https://padlet.com/evelyn_239762/jxptenypbgv5 by Evelyn Arambula en-us 2016-12-02 01:04:45 UTC 2025-10-16 17:11:56 UTC hello@padlet.com evelyn_239762 https://padlet.com/evelyn_239762/jxptenypbgv5/wish/141287022 They planned to have a small battle. Its impact on the rest of the war was great. They also hoped to use sea power and the support of the Loyalists to win important victories in the Southern states. At first, the strategy worked. ]]> 2016-12-02 01:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_239762/jxptenypbgv5/wish/141287022 evelyn_239762 https://padlet.com/evelyn_239762/jxptenypbgv5/wish/141287055 The patriot’s tactic that helped them defeat British troops was to convince the British that bringing their old colonies back into the empire would not be easy. As a result, the British came up with a new plan to finish the war.]]> 2016-12-02 01:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_239762/jxptenypbgv5/wish/141287055 evelyn_239762 https://padlet.com/evelyn_239762/jxptenypbgv5/wish/141287093 The first way that Spain supported Patriots in the South was that they declared war on Britain in 1779. The second way was that Galvez’s forces drove the British out of the Gulf of Mexico region.]]> 2016-12-02 01:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_239762/jxptenypbgv5/wish/141287093 evelyn_239762 https://padlet.com/evelyn_239762/jxptenypbgv5/wish/141287145 They formed a militia army and set out to force killed or captured a British-led Loyalist force of about 1,000. The Patriot victory brought new support for independence from Southerners.]]> 2016-12-02 01:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_239762/jxptenypbgv5/wish/141287145 evelyn_239762 https://padlet.com/evelyn_239762/jxptenypbgv5/wish/141287235 General Cornwallis realized the British had to act quickly to win the war. More French troops were coming to North America, and the Patriots held Virginia. Troops and supplies were moving south. In April of 1781, Cornwallis marched north to Virginia. His troops carried out raids throughout the region. General Washington sent Lafayette and General Anthony Wayne south to push Cornwallis back. Meanwhile, Cornwallis took shelter at Yorktown, on the Virginia coast. The battle for the South was entering its final phase.]]> 2016-12-02 01:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_239762/jxptenypbgv5/wish/141287235