American Reaction to the Revolutionary War

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American Reaction to the Revolutionary War
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George Washington Appointed To command
American Army !
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Reasons to pick Washington?

• He had military experience in the French Indian
  War
• He wore his uniform to the Second Continental
  Congressnobody else did !

• Helped save defeated troops in Wilderness Battle
  !

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Reasons to pick Washington?

• He was rich and had influence with many people
• His wife was even richer than he was!

• He was widely respected !

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Reasons to pick Washington ?

• He was a Southerner and they needed the help of
  the South to fight in New England
• All the early battles were in Massachusetts
  they were afraid the other colonies wouldnt help
  them

• He was a Southern plantation owner

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33. Write what Washington would Say about being
The commander in chief
32. George Washington
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Thomas Paine Author of Common Sense The Crisis

• Stupid for a small island to rule a continent !
• Does Britain love the colonies or their money?
• Why do they protect us from France???
• BECAUSE WE MAKE THEM !

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Thomas Paine The right man at the right time !

• Common Sense published in 1776 convinced people
  to vote for independence !

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Paines The American Crisis

• Winter of 1776
• Army reduced to 4000 from 20000
• Paine wrote again to influence people to keep
  fighting for independence
• These are the times that try mens souls

• Washington leads surprise Christmas attack on
  Trenton, New Jersey and wins!

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35. Write what Thomas Paine is Telling the
colonists To do.
34. Author Thomas Paine writes the Common
Sense Pamphlet. It tells people that it is
Common Sense To become INDEPENDENT from Britain.
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Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence

• He was chosen b/c he was a good writer
• He included the ideas of John Locke
• and other Enlightenment thinkers
• It took two weeks to
• write

Jefferson
Adams
Franklin
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Jeffersons words

• When in the course of human events
• All men are created equal
• they are endowed by their creator with certain
  unalienable rights
• life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness

• When in history
• All start out equal
• God gives us our rights NOT THE GOVERNMENT
• Unalienable cant be taken away

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37 Write what this person Might say about the
Declaration of Independence
36 Written by Thomas Jefferson on July 4th,
1776. The 13 Colonies announce they are a nation!
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39. Taxed without representation
38. Grievances
40. Parliament
41. Troops
42. Magna Carta The English Bill of Rights
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Congress Approved the Declaration on July 4th,
1776
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Revolution Booklet Quiz 3

• Circle T for true and F for false
• 1. Thomas Jefferson was the American commander.
• 2. George Washington wrote Common Sense.
• 3. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of
  Independence.
• 4. Thomas Paine wrote the American Crisis.

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Revolution Booklet Quiz 3 Key

• 1. False
• 2. False
• 3. True
• 4. True