Winning Independence

What major battle or event did the Americans win that determined them winners of the Revolutionary War?

• Cowpens, SC
• Charles Town, SC
• Yorktown
• Guilford Courthouse

What was the effect of the signing of the Treaty of Paris?

• The French and the British would fight a new war to beat the patriots
• The French and the Americans would now fight the war together
• The British government gave more rights to the Americans
• The United States became a new nation

Who won the Revolutionary War?

• British
• Americans

Where was the war won at?

• Saratoga
• Trenton
• Lexington & Concord
• Yorktown

How did colonists use the physical geography to win the final Battle at Yorktown?

• Mountains to have a better vantage point
• peninsula to trap British and force them to surrender
• Ocean to run the British end to

What helped the Americans beat the British?

• Being a stronger more trained army
• Better technology for weapons
• Having the French help

What was signed to officially end the Revolutionary War?

• Treaty of Paris 1783
• Declaration of Independence

What did the Treaty of Paris give to the Patriots?

• Independence & weapons
• Independence & Land

The Continental Army was able to win the American Revolution all on their own.

• True

• False

The British hoped to get help from the Loyalists that lived in the southern colonies.

• True

• False