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UNIT 2.2

UNIT 2.2. THE WAR. EXPANDS. MR LANGHORST. 20. Which European country began to secretly help the colonists starting in 1776?. France secretly began to help the colonies starting in 1776. 21. At what point did European nations begin to officially help the colonies?.

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UNIT 2.2

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  1. UNIT 2.2 THE WAR EXPANDS MR LANGHORST

  2. 20. Which European country began to secretly help the colonists starting in 1776?

  3. France secretly began to help the colonies starting in 1776

  4. 21. At what point did European nations begin to officially help the colonies?

  5. European countries began to officially help the colonists after the victory at Saratoga

  6. 22. Which other European nations were persuaded to help the colonists in 1779?

  7. Spain also helped along with France

  8. 23. What role did French General MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE play in the war?

  9. MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE helped by giving supplies to the colonists and convincing the King to send more French troops

  10. MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

  11. MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

  12. 24. How did German BARON VON STEUBEN help Washington’s troops?

  13. BARON VON STEUBEN helped by training Washington’s men to be efficient soldiers

  14. BARON VON STEUBEN

  15. 25. What is a BAYONET?

  16. a BAYONET is a long steel knife attached to the ends of guns

  17. 26. Describe some of the problems Washington’s men faced at VALLEY FORGE in the winter of 1777:

  18. Washington’s men had few supplies, lacked food and had poor shelters Disease also affected the men in camp

  19. RECONSTRUCTED CABINS AT VALLEY FORGE

  20. WASHINGTON’S HEADQUARTERS AT VALLEY FORGE

  21. 27. What caused 25% of Washington’s troops to die at Valley Forge that winter?

  22. 25% of Washington’s men at Valley Forge died of: • malnutrition • exposure to cold • disease – small pox and typhoid fever

  23. 28. Which frontiersman took a group of colonial troops to claim control of the Ohio River?

  24. GEORGE ROGERS CLARK took a group of colonists to gain control of the Ohio River Valley

  25. THE GEORGE ROGERS CLARK NATIONAL MEMORIAL Vincennes, Indiana

  26. CLARK AND HIS MEN CROSSED 240 MILES OF FLOODED LAND TO GET TO FORT VINCENNES

  27. 29. Why was the colonists’ capture of FORT VINCENNES (also called Fort Sackville) important?

  28. The capture of FORT VINENNES gave the colonists control of the Great Lakes region and the Ohio River Valley

  29. FORT VINENNES (FORT SACKVILLE)

  30. 30. What is a PRIVATEER?

  31. a PRIVATEER is a privately owned ship that a wartime government gives permission to attack an enemy’s merchant ships

  32. 31. How did JOHN PAUL JONES help the war effort?

  33. JOHN PAUL JONES started the first U.S. navy JOHN PAUL JONES

  34. JOHN PAUL JONES

  35. JOHN PAUL JONES IN BATTLE

  36. 32. What was John Paul Jones’ famous quote from the battle with the British navy?

  37. John Paul Jones yelled “I have not yet begun to fight!” when the British asked him if he wished to surrender during a sea battle

  38. REVOLUTIONARY WAR SEA BATTLE BETWEEN COLONIAL AND BRITISH FORCES

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