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Chapter 6: The Revolutionary War. Open notebooks: Write Marking Period 2. Chapter 6: Revolutionary War. Open your books to Chapter 6. Follow these instructions. Colonists hope to avoid break with Britain Olive Branch Petition- declared loyalty to king, asked to repeal the Intolerable Acts.
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Open notebooks: • Write Marking Period 2. Chapter 6: Revolutionary War. • Open your books to Chapter 6 Follow these instructions
Colonists hope to avoid break with Britain • Olive Branch Petition- declared loyalty to king, asked to repeal the Intolerable Acts • Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga • Set up Continental Army- 2nd Continental Congress Peace vs. War
Patriots • Fighting for Freedom and Homeland • Owned Rifles • Determined to defend homes and property • George Washington a good leader • Knew the land British • Powerful Army and Navy • Highly trained and experienced • Many colonists supported them Advantages
Patriots • Poorly organized and untrained • Few supplies • Only wanted to fight near homes. • Few willing to enlist for a long period of time • No navy British • 3,000 miles away from home • News and supplies took months • Risked being attacked when they left town Disadvantages
1/3 wealthy merchants & former officials of the royal government. Loyalists (or Tories)
1st year of war fighting concentrated around Boston Fascinating Fact Each colonist only had five musket balls a piece. Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill)
Make a list of facts pertaining to the Battle of Bunker Hill including number of troops, location, leaders, and a detailed account of event. • Using colored pencils draw a map of the battle. On your map include troop movements, troop positions, where it took place, a map key, and compass rose. • On the back include a description of the event and place your name. Your Assignment:
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense • January 1776 • Pamphlet telling colonists it was time to make break with the British
What decisions did the congress have to make?What were the consequences?
Declaration of Independence • Preamble- Introduction • Natural Rights • British Wrongs • Declaring Independence
He has refused to assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
What should a Women’s role be when it comes to warfare? • Iraq/Afghanistan • Vietnam • World War II • Revolutionary War?
Planted & Harvested Crops • Made Uniforms • Joined Husbands on the Front • Cared for Wounded, Washed Clothes, & Cooked Women in the Revolution
Betsy Ross • Credited with sewing first flag
Mary Ludwig Hay (Molly Pitcher) • Carried water out to the battlefield.
Deborah Sampson • Pretended she was a man so she could fight.
Had to decide who to fight with during the war. African Americans
British had a lot of Indian support. • Indians attacked settlers • Continental army destroyed Indian villages • Patriots won a victory at Vincennes War in the West
Valley Forge • Winter 1777-1778 • Terrible conditions • Poor shelter, little food, diseases
Benedict Arnold • Tried to turn West Point over to the British • Most famous traitor in American History
Battle of Yorktown • Cornwallis was trapped on the peninsula. • British under siege for months • October 19, 1781: British surrendered
Treaty of Paris • Recognized the US as a nation. • Border from Atlantic to Mississippi. • Had to pay money to loyalists who lost property.
Geography • Foreign Aid • Growing Patriotism • Strong generals Reasons why the Patriots Won?