It lulled the British into a false sense of security

The victory ensured the French would join an alliance with the Americans

The British captured more than 5,000 troops

The loss showed the need for better training for the troops

nearby citizens were left unharmed

British troops frequently attacked civilian targets despite patriots efforts to protect them

British troops followed laws of war, but Patriots harassed loyalists

Both British and American troops were known to loot farms, harass and rape women

Paper currency made it easier for American families to buy good

It caused many Loyalists to switch their allegiance to the Patriot side

The printing of additional bill made many Americans rich

The paper bills quickly fell in value, becoming nearly worthless

The Continental army was ill equipped, the British army also suffered.

Through the training from Baron Von Steuben the Continental army emerged a better more disciplined army

Out of 30,000 1/3 deserted, and another 1/3 died of malnutrition and disease

The suffering of the Continental Army was mostly a myth created to win greater sympathy for the Patriot cause.

exact revenge on Britain for the French and Indian war

defend Catholics in Maryland and Quebec against hostile Patriots

annex Maine and regain Quebec

persuade Americans to accept King Louis XVI as France's new monarch

Americans would not interfere with French troops Catholic masses

French would aid America but not seek any new territory in the West Indies

If Americans won they would not interfere with any French territory west of the Mississippi

Neither side would sign a separate peace that failed to recognize American independence

they doubled the size of their army

tried to broker a negotiated peace with Americans

formed a military alliance with Spain

They retreated to ships in the New York Harbor to consider their options

The Brit East India Co had re-surged to the American market was no longer needed

British tea merchants succeeded in convincing Parliament that they needed the American market

The British blockade of the Atlantic coast prevented trade and the Tea Act was no longer necessary

Parliament hoped it would aid Britain's efforts to seek a negotiated peace with the Continental Congress.

Saratoga

New York

Yorktown

Quebec

The British were out numbered and cut off from reinforcement or retreat by sea

The army was depleted after sending reinforcement troops to General Benedict Arnold

General Cornwallis had already suffered a number of defeats as his army moved through VA

The British planned to continue the war on the American mainland as soon as they had additional supplies

British officers were inexperienced and committed several mistakes

Guerrilla fighters in the Patriot militias wore down British troops, even thought he Continental Army rarely won a battle.

About one third of the population strongly supported the war and was willing to finance the fighting through inflation

the number of Loyalists and Indians who supported the British was never large enough to provide critical support

His ability to maintain the support and morale of Continental Congress, state governments, and the Continental army

His strong personality, which enabled him to keep persistent pressure on the Continental Congress to supply the army

The advanced military training he gained during his years fighting with the British Navy in the North Atlantic

His willingness to overlook the actions of discontented soldiers, which endeared him to his troops

Americans sought delays so that state governments could coordinate their demands.

France and Spain stalled, hoping for some major naval victory or territorial conquest before the official peace

Members of Parliament could not reach agreement on the concessions that they were willing to make

The lengthy periods necessary for transatlantic travel and communications required a long process.

The lands between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River

Rights to fish off the coast of British Newfoundland

Britain's formal recognition of the thirteen colonies independence

Forgiveness of their debts to British merchants

Patriots greatly admired it, but they also expressed reluctance to adopt all of its features

It reflected the ideas of John Adams articulated in his book, Thoughts on Government.

Its radicalism went unnoticed by leading Patriots in other states, whose attention was focused on local concerns

Many leading Patriots found its radically democratic elements quite alarming.

She publicly denounced most Patriot leaders as tyrants because they held power over women.

Adams was married to the Patriot John Adams and helped him with his work.

She criticized Patriots like her husband John and Insisted on equal legal rights for married women.

She became the only woman to take part in the deliberations of of the Continental Congress

Suffrage in New York State

Equal access to public education in Massachusetts

The right of entry into college in VA

The right to hold office in Rhode Island

The Continental Congress auctioned off Loyalists' lands to raise money to fund the war

State governments seized Loyalist lands and redistributed them among Patriot landowners

Most of the lands of wealthy Loyalists were seized by local governments and redistributed among Patriot tenant farmers.

Most Loyalist property was not seized because doing so would have violated America's republican principles.

Bills required a unanimous vote to become laws.

Congress could tax the states and individuals, if necessary.

Amendments could be passed with a majority of states approving.

Most of the power remained with the states

the land ordinance recognized the newly organized states of Kentucky and Tennessee as members of the Confederation.

The ordinance mandated the forced removal of Native Americans from the Confederation's new western lands.

It prohibited slavery in the territory and earmarked funds from land sales for public schools.

It created the Bank of North America and changed it with overseeing the sales of western lands.

The institution of slavery posed a threat to the American republic.

A stronger national government was needed to solve the nation's monetary problems

Patriots in MA had always been more radical than those in the other states

Unless they gained the right to vote, property less men would destroy the American republic.

A bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives and a Senate.

The separation of powers between the states and the national government

A division of powers between the states and the national government

Interstate and foreign trade controlled by the national government

Interstate trade

Presidential terms

Slavery

Voting qualifications

Henry objected to provisions that protected the interests of slaveholders

He feared high taxes, a large bureaucracy, and a standing army

As an American from VA, he objected to provisions that ran counter to the interests of slaveholders

He was concerned that it would deprive the central government of necessary powers.

Geoprge Washington woudl become the first president

a bill of rights would be added to the Constitution

New York City would be the national capital

New York and VA would regain their former western claims