Revolutionary+War

Revolutionary War
 * Three Phases
 * New England Phase
 * Called because everything happens in New England
 * Started in Boston
 * Brits thought it was the center of the revolution
 * Shows that the brits understood that for the most part it was a regional conflict
 * Doesn't work out well
 * Geographic
 * Hills
 * Miscalculated the number of rebels in the area
 * Underestimated the level of discontent
 * Brits were to cautious
 * Didn't see it as a war
 * Soldiers weren't really into it
 * But colonists had a lot more stake in it
 * This was there home
 * Brit Army
 * Used to very formal war
 * Colonists use guerilla warfare
 * Brits view it as cheating
 * Think ppl will just give up
 * Phase ends when the brits sail off the Halifax
 * Phase 2
 * Shift in strategy
 * Separately deal with the north and south
 * Why is the north more rebellious
 * Economic
 * South was much more tied to England for stuff than the north
 * South was Isolated
 * North traded amongst themselves
 * Also were the ones hit with the taxes
 * Religions
 * South more Anglican
 * Ends with the defeat of the Brits at Saratoga
 * Phase 3
 * The French get involved
 * See that the colonists win at Saratoga
 * Decide that they might have a shot at winning
 * Don't want to get in a war with UK if US loses
 * If they can tip the balance it's money well spent
 * B/c then the colonies can be trading partners with France
 * TONS OF MONEY
 * US Army
 * Washington was trying to keep his army together
 * Was going to lose 2/3 of his army on Dec 31, 1776
 * Crossing of the Delaware river
 * Trying to convince the people to not leave the army
 * Morale booster
 * Washington
 * Did what needed to be done
 * REALLY IMPORTANT after the war
 * Not a great general
 * Brits Change strategy
 * Recruit the southern colonies to help
 * They're popular down there
 * But then they go and enforce marital law
 * Their presence erodes away the popularity
 * Slavery is dying
 * b/c expensive
 * British fail b/c at every stage they misapprehend the situation