HIST 386 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Carlisle Peace Commission, Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben, Olive Branch Petition
Conclusion: The Fight for Independence
Conclusion: The Fight for Independence
Though the Continental Army faced funding and supply disruptions, the Patriots were
able to win the fight for independence due to their strength of resolve, knowledge of
terrain, more effective military leadership, and powerful alliances.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Summarize the general arc of the war and the reasons for colonial victory
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Key Points
• King George III denied the colonists’ Olive Branch Petition and in August 1775,
issued a Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition, declaring the 13
colonies to be in a state of revolt and calling upon British officers and loyal
subjects to suppress the uprising.
• By June 1776, the Second Continental Congress had appointed a “Committee
of Five” to draft the Declaration of Independence, which was presented to
Congress on June 28, 1776.
• The Second Continental Congress established the Continental Army in June
1775, and elected George Washington as its commander-in-chief.
• For the British, maintaining effective leadership was a greater challenge than
raising troops, leading them to crippling losses.
• The Patriot victory at the Battle of Saratoga, a major turning point in the war,
effectively ended the British military presence in the North.
• On February 6, 1778, France and the United States signed the Treaty of
Alliance, a defensive alliance promising military support in case of attack by
British forces.
• The siege of Yorktown by combined French and American forces in the autumn
of 1781 was the decisive battle of the American Revolutionary War.
• With the crippling surrender at Yorktown, the British war effort ground to a halt.
Negotiations between the United States and Great Britain began, resulting in
the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
Key Terms
• Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition: Officially titled “A
Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition,” this was the response of
King George III of Great Britain to the news of the Battle of Bunker Hill at the
outset of the American Revolutionary War.
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Document Summary
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