HW for 12/9

Please read pages 138-149.


# Why did the British decide to launch a campaign against the southern colonies in 1778? What advantages and disadvantages did each side have in this region?
# Why did the British "Southern Strategy" backfire?
# How was Spain an obstacle to the American hopes for peace with independence?How did this affect American diplomacy before the Battle of Yorktown?
# What was the significance of the Yorktown victory for the colonists? for the British?
# What were the provisions of the Treaty of Paris in 1783? How did the Treaty affect relations among the United Sates, France, and Spain?
# Who were the Loyalists? What elements in America remained loyal to the King, and for what reasons?
# What happened to the Loyalists?
# What effect did the war have on other minorities? How was its significance to African-Americans both limited, and yet significant?
# How did the Revolution affect the way American women thought about their status? What changes resulted from this new awareness?
# What changes did the Revolution produce in the structure of the American economy?