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Learning Goal. The students will understand the events of the Revolutionary War including why it happened, who was involved, who won and why, the significance of the victory, and how it affected and continues to affect the United States. Anticipation Chart.

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  1. Learning Goal • The students will understand the events of the Revolutionary War including why it happened, who was involved, who won and why, the significance of the victory, and how it affected and continues to affect the United States.

  2. Anticipation Chart What I Already Know What I Want To Know What I Learned

  3. Chapter 2 Section 2 • Revolutionary War 1775-1778 (Loyalty vs. Independence) • Loyalists – People loyal to the king • Patriots – Supporters of Independence • The Revolutionary War in America (1775-1783) led to the birth of a new nation. The war began on April 19, 1775 with the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

  4. Chapter 2 Section 2 •   For about a decade, tension had been mounting between Great Britain and the American Colonies. • The British government had passed a series of laws in an attempt to increase control over the colonies. But Americans had become used to having control over their local government. • They objected to the new laws and protested being taxed without their consent. • In 1775, Britain's Parliament declared Massachusetts, the center of most of the protests, to be in rebellion. • British troops were placed in Boston to take swift action against the rebels. Shortly afterwards, war broke out.

  5. Chapter 2 Section 2 • The Colonies were largely unprepared for war. They lacked a central government and had neither an organized army or navy. • Delegates from the colonies formed the first Continental Congress, which took on the duties of a national government. • Congress directed the war effort and voted to organize an army and a navy. George Washington, a wealthy Virginia landowner and former military officer, was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army. • On July 4, 1776, the Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, in which the colonies declared their freedom from British rule.

  6. Chapter 2 Section 2 • Tension had been building between Great Britain and the American Colonies for more than 10 years before the Revolutionary War began. • Starting in the mid-1760's, the British government passed a series of laws to increase its control over the colonies. • Americans had grown used to a large measure of self-government. They strongly resisted the new laws, especially tax laws. • Fierce debate developed over the British Parliament's right to tax the colonies without their consent.

  7. Chapter 2 Section 2 • Great Britain with its larger and better trained army and navy launched a huge land and sea effort to crush the revolution. • However, they had to transport and supply its army across the Atlantic Ocean. • As the war continued, the British won many battles but gained little from their victories. • The American patriots always formed new forces and continued the fight.

  8. Chapter 2 Section 2 • Beginning of War • Britain takes New York in summer of 1776 • Washington led Colonials win battle at Trenton • British recover and take Philadelphia in Sep. 1777 • Burgoyne surrenders to colonials at Saratoga in October 1777 • 1778 French start helping Patriots

  9. Chapter 2 Section 2 • Life during Revolutionary War • Money and supplies scarce • 2000 people die at Valley Forge • Men gone for long times at war, women had to run everything at the • Homesteads • Several thousand slaves escaped

  10. Chapter 2 Section 2 • Winning the Revolutionary War • Late 1778 British move south and take Savannah Georgia • French fleet defeat British fleet then block Chesapeake bay • British surrender at Yorktown in October 1781. • Treaty of Paris • Confirmed US independence from Britain and set boundaries of the country.

  11. 1.) What years were the Revolutionary War a.) 1775-1778 b.) 1776-1779 c.) 1780-1790 2.) Who were the loyalists? a.) People who supported the colonies b.) People who supported the Queen of Spain c.) People who supported the king of Britain 3.) Who were the Patriots? a.) People who supported the king of Britain b.) People who supported the colonies c.) People who supported the Queen of Spain 4.) What was life like during the Revolutionary War? a.) Very tough b.) Very comfortable c.) All colonists became enslaved by the British 5.) What did the Treaty of Paris do? a.) It confirmed the colonies independence from Britain b.) It allowed Britain to keep control of colonies c.) It gave control of the Colonies to the Spanish 6.) What decision did many colonists have to make about the Revolutionary War? a.) Loyalty vs. Independence b.) Whether or not they wanted to trade with anybody other than themselves c.) Whether to adopt the Native Americans way of life or keep theirs 7.) What city did the British take first? a.) Boston b.) Philadelphia c.) New York 8.) Name a famous Colonial General in the Revolutionary War. a.) Benedict Arnold b.) George Washington c.) Abraham Lincoln 9.) Name one unintended benefit of the Revolutionary war for slaves. a.) Many were able to buy the plantations they were enslaved at b.) Many slaves escaped c.) Many slaves were able to go back to their homeland 10.) Who helped the Colonists defeat the British? a.) The French b.) The Spanish c.) The Italians Chapter 2 Section 2 Quiz

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