US History Project

Victory!

In September of 1781, General George Washington and the Continental Army arrived at Yorktown, Virginia along with French Lieutenant General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau and his troops. The combined forces defeated Lord Cornwallis and the British forces during the Battle of Yorktown (also known as the Siege of Yorktown). England officially surrendered to General George Washington in Yorktown, Virginia on October 19, 1781. America was victorious!

In 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. Under the terms of this treaty, England recognized the independence of the thirteen states of America and agreed to remove all of its troops from this new nation.

The Continental Army defeated the English Army in the Revolutionary war even though the 14,000 soldiers under the command of General George Washington had no uniforms, had little training, and not even every soldier had a gun. The English army was the most powerful army in the world. How did it happen?

Assignment

Your assignment is to create a victory poster explaining the reasons the Americans were victorious. You may create your poster on the computer or you may draw it on a sheet of paper or poster board, if available.

If you choose to create your poster on the computer, open this template and save the file to your My Documents folder. You may use the heading that is on the template, or you may create your own. You may add clip art to your project, if you wish. Click here for a tutorial on using clip art with Word 2007. You may use the following search terms if you wish to add clip art to your project (spelling counts!):

Colonial Flags, Betsy Ross, Revolution, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, Colonists, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, Paul Revere, Boston Tea Party, John Hancock, King, England, London

If you choose to draw your own victory poster, you may draw pictures and use color, if you wish. Be sure to include reasons for America's victory in the war. Make sure your work is neat and easy to read!

You may use your notebook, textbook, or the internet to help you. Here are some links you may find useful:

The American Revolution - Scroll down to section after last image on page

Social Studies Webpage - Scroll down to section entitled "The Continental Army"

From Colonization through Revolution