Winning the Revolution

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Winning the Revolution

• Patriots at War
• Chpt 9 Lesson 2
• Pages 302/308

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Washington Takes Command

• Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
• Green Mountain Boys (Vermont Militia)
• Led by Ethan Allen
• British Fort targeted by General Washington
• Source of cannons for Continental Army

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• Army of Revolution
• Shortcomings
• poorly trained, equipped, and fed.
• short term enlistments
• short on war supplies
• Advantages
• fighting for homeland/ideals
• fighting in homeland

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British Army
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British Army

• Advantages
• well trained
• well equipped
• strongest navy in world
• very experienced
• professional soldiers
• Weaknesses
• not defending homeland
• long lines of supply
• lack of support from home

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Loyalists

• -people who remained loyal to England
• -fought on the side of England during this War
• -about one out of every three people in America
  were Loyalists
• Link to WWW

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Patriots

• supported the fight for independence
• 1/3 of citizens were Patriots
• supported cause with
• money
• efforts
• life

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George Washington

• born in 1732
• in Virginia
• Never went to college
• joined Virginia milita in 1752
• wanted military career to bring him honor
• joined Virginia House of Burgesses
• retired from military in 1759 to manage his lands
• married Martha Curtis
• lived at Mount Vernon
• link to WWW

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Victory at Trenton

• Surprise attack on Hessian troops in Trenton
• XMass Day, 1776
• Patriots were successful

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Battle of Saratoga

• Saratoga, NY
• British were attacking out of Canada to split the
  Patriots in two
• Saratoga overlooked road to Albany
• Patriots fortified the cliffs
• Link to WWW

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Battle of Saratoga (Cont.)

• Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Polish engineer, helped
  fortify the cliffs
• battle raged for two months
• Patriots outnumbered the British
• British general, John Burgoyne surrendered

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Marquis de Lafayette

• French Nobleman
• served as a volunteer at his own expense
• taught Patriot troops how to perform like
  soldiers
• Link to WWW

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Winter at Valley Forge

• Winter Camp of Continental Army 1777/1778
• 2,500 died
• Troops trained and improved
• Continental Army became powerful

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Assignment Information

• Review notes with a parent.
• Politely ask that parent to sign off as proof.
• Read pages 302/308
• Signature
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