-By July 1775, moderates in Congress draft the Olive Branch Petition, asking the king to restore peace-King rejects the Petition
The Battle of Yorktown
In early 1776, most Americans still wanted to avoid a final break from Britain. Common Sense(Thomas Paine)- A complete break from Britain was necessary
The Treaty of Paris
A series of smaller battles have been fought between the British and Americans, Americans have lost every single battle October 1777- Battle of Saratoga European nations decided to help Americans in its struggle for independence
The Costs of the War
- Americans were able to defeat the British because of battle tactics used to overpower them- Then the British surrendered causing the Americans to win the Battle of Yorktown
- It officially ended the Revolutionary War- Made the United States independent- The boundaries would be the Mississippi River on the west, Canda on the North, and Spanish Florida on the South
Treaty of Paris 1783
- 25,700 Americans died in the war- 1,400 remained missing - 8,200 were wounded - Those who survived the war left with little to no money, and America was in a national debt of $27 million dollars
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