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Chapter 6

Chapter 6. The American Revolution. Ch 6-1 I Can Statement. I can understand how many colonists favored declaring independence. Ch 6-1 Bullet Points . Bullet Point #1: Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense convinced more Americans to support independence from Britain

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Chapter 6

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  1. Chapter 6 The American Revolution

  2. Ch 6-1 I Can Statement I can understand how many colonists favored declaring independence

  3. Ch 6-1 Bullet Points • Bullet Point #1: Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense convinced more Americans to support independence from Britain • Bullet Point #2: The Declaration of Independence used Enlightenment ideas and careful logic to show why Americans wanted to be free of British rule

  4. Ch 6-1 Vocab Words • Thomas Paine • Richard Henry Lee • Resolution • Preamble • Grievance

  5. Ch 6-2 I Can Statement I can understand why the early years of the war were a critical time

  6. Ch 6-2 Bullet Points • Bullet Point #1: As fighting moved from New England to the Middle States, American troops faced many setbacks • Bullet Point #2: The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the war • Bullet Point #3: As a result of the American victory at Saratoga, France decided to aid the American cause

  7. Ch 6-2 Vocab Words • Nathan Hale • Marquis de Lafayette • Cavalry • Friedrich von Steuben

  8. Ch 6-3 I Can Statement I can understand the effects of the war widened

  9. Ch 6-3 Bullet Points • Bullet Point #1: African Americans fought on both sides of the revolution, often in hope of gaining freedom • Bullet Point #2: As men went to war, women took on added responsibilities • Bullet Point #3: Important battles took place on the western frontier and at sea

  10. Ch 6-3 Vocab Words • Enlist • Civilian • George Rogers Clark • Bernando de Galvez • John Paul Jones • Privateer

  11. Ch 6-4 I Can Statement I can understand how the Americans won the war and made peace

  12. Ch 6-4 Bullet Points • Bullet Point #1: In the final stages of the war, fighting shifted to the South, ending in the British surrender at Yorktown • Bullet Point #2: In the Treaty of Paris, Britain recognized American independence • Bullet Point #3: The American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence have inspired people in other nations who sought freedom

  13. Ch 6-4 Vocab Words • Charles Cornwallis • Guerilla • Francis Marion • Nathanael Greene • Traitor

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