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Fighting the Revolution
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British flee Boston
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Different Armies, Differnt Ideals
1) Even though he was young, how was Israel Trask like many other Patriots? 2) How did the British army perceive (view) the Patriot army? 3) What were some of the British troubles in fighting the war, and what was the Patriots’ greatest strength? 4) Explain how women fought for the Patriots. -
British take Long Island
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A Nation Divided
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War in the North
Battle at Fort Washington1) How did the British try to win the war? 2) What was Washington’s strategy? -
Battle at Trenton
Battle at Trenton
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Winning the Revolution
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Help From Europe
1) Who had been sending supplies to the Patriots since May 1776? 2) What was the deciding factor for the French to join the Patriots? When did they arrive to formally enter the war? 3) How did the French entering the war affect the British army? -
Baron von Steuben
4) What was Baron von Steuben's effect on the army? -
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Spain Enters the War
2) What country joined the war in June 1779, and from where did they come? -
Battles of the South
3) Why did the British want to move the war south? Were they correct in their strategy? 4) Who was the “Swamp Fox” and why were he and his people successful against the British? 5) Why did the tactics of Francis Marion, Nathanael Greene, and other Continental army leaders frustrate the British army? -
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The Impact of the Revolution
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A Different Fighting for Colonies
3) What were “freedom suits?” 4) Who was one of the first people to win a “freedom suit” and where was it won? 5) Were slaves allowed to be free after the war? Why were many slaves not given their freedom? -
Surrender at Yorktown
6) Where did British General Cornwallis surrender and why did they lose that particular battle? -
Treaty of Paris
1) What did the first part of the Treaty of Paris state? 2) Who were the American diplomats that gathered to negotiate the Treaty of Paris with Britain? 3) What were the new boundaries of the United States? -
The War Changes America
1) Where were some of the places Loyalists fled to? What was a popular place in Africa to flee to? 2) Describe the effect of the results of the war on Native American tribes. -
A New Nation
6) What was one way African-Americans began to stand up for their rights? 7) What do you think was meant by Mercy Otis Warren when they wrote that America was “as a child just learning to walk?”
