Ch 6 outline
Ch 6 Outline
I. Hearts and Minds: The Northern War, 1776-1777
A. The British offensive
1. After Declaration of Independence, British determination to subdue and retain colonies increased
2. During spring of 1776, patriot assaults on Canada stalled
3. British assaults on New York in the fall sent Continental Army reeling
4. Efforts to negotiate peace floundered on British refusal to acknowledge U.S. independence
5. British swept across New Jersey as far south as Burlington in Dec 1776
6. Many patriots despaired and advised suing for peace
B. The Trenton-Princeton campaign
1. George Washington realized that he needed to do something drastic to encourage his soldiers to reenlist
2. Led surprise assault against occupied Trenton, which he captured easily
3. Then went on to win stunning victory at Princeton
4. Victories had enormous impact on war, though they inspired few enlistments
5. British and Hessions lost hearts and minds of New Jersey citizens
II. The Campaigns of 1777 and Foreign Intervention
A. The loss of Philadelphia
1. After Trenton and Princeton, Washington received a virtually new army in 1777
2. Congress never came close to raising the 75,000 men it hoped, but it did create a solid foundation for the Continental Army
3. Continental Army came to acquire its own distinctive character
4. British captured Philadelphia in Sept 1777
5. Washington headed west, where army spent a miserable winter at Valley Forge
6. Worked to make Continentals far more soldierly
B. Saratoga
1. British captured Fort Ticonderoga in June, but little went right for them in New York after that
2. Entire British force surrendered at Saratoga in Oct
C. French intervention
1. French had been secretly funneling aid to the Americans since May 1776
2. Without French aid in 1776 and 1777, Americans could not have continued the war
3. Fall of Philadelphia and British surrender at Saratoga convinced French to intervene openly
4. Two treaties signed with
I. Hearts and Minds: The Northern War, 1776-1777
A. The British offensive
1. After Declaration of Independence, British determination to subdue and retain colonies increased
2. During spring of 1776, patriot assaults on Canada stalled
3. British assaults on New York in the fall sent Continental Army reeling
4. Efforts to negotiate peace floundered on British refusal to acknowledge U.S. independence
5. British swept across New Jersey as far south as Burlington in Dec 1776
6. Many patriots despaired and advised suing for peace
B. The Trenton-Princeton campaign
1. George Washington realized that he needed to do something drastic to encourage his soldiers to reenlist
2. Led surprise assault against occupied Trenton, which he captured easily
3. Then went on to win stunning victory at Princeton
4. Victories had enormous impact on war, though they inspired few enlistments
5. British and Hessions lost hearts and minds of New Jersey citizens
II. The Campaigns of 1777 and Foreign Intervention
A. The loss of Philadelphia
1. After Trenton and Princeton, Washington received a virtually new army in 1777
2. Congress never came close to raising the 75,000 men it hoped, but it did create a solid foundation for the Continental Army
3. Continental Army came to acquire its own distinctive character
4. British captured Philadelphia in Sept 1777
5. Washington headed west, where army spent a miserable winter at Valley Forge
6. Worked to make Continentals far more soldierly
B. Saratoga
1. British captured Fort Ticonderoga in June, but little went right for them in New York after that
2. Entire British force surrendered at Saratoga in Oct
C. French intervention
1. French had been secretly funneling aid to the Americans since May 1776
2. Without French aid in 1776 and 1777, Americans could not have continued the war
3. Fall of Philadelphia and British surrender at Saratoga convinced French to intervene openly
4. Two treaties signed with