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Chapter 6 – Revolutionary War

Chapter 6 – Revolutionary War. 1776-17 77. Review. GB's Reaction. GB had many advantages Lgr population Access to $$ generated from the South Atlantic System & Industrial Revolution Existing standing arm and navy w/ trained soldiers Support of Loyalists and many Native tribes.

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Chapter 6 – Revolutionary War

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  1. Chapter 6 – Revolutionary War 1776-1777

  2. Review GB's Reaction

  3. GB had many advantages • Lgr population • Access to $$ generated from the South Atlantic System & Industrial Revolution • Existing standing arm and navy w/ trained soldiers • Support of Loyalists and many Native tribes

  4. First Months of War War Effort and bringing on Hamilton • Lord North wanted to demonstrate British military superiority • Battle of Long Island • By the end of 1776 GB had pushed rebels into Pennsylvania from NY • British stopped forward attacks as was customary for the winter • Washington crossed the Delaware and won at Trenton, NJ → minor victory, more for moral than military dominance

  5. General Howe (GB) wanted to find a solution → did not push as hard against the rebels as he could • Washington was conservative, especially at the start of the war • Never had a full army as expected • Local militias were more popular so • Radical Whig – feared standing army • Why?

  6. Saratoga • Goal was to keep NE isolated • Use troops in Quebec and converge on Albany • Howe attacked Philly (home of the Continental Congress) to issues a military and moral blow to rebels • Slowed progress to aid at Saratoga • Fueled desire to fight • At Saratoga Burgoyne (GB) was forced to surrender • Arguably the turning point of the war • Captured troops and ensured an alliance with France

  7. Economic warfare • British blockade of NE and Chesapeake was felt by most • People moved out of occupied cities → making it harder to enlist their aid • Women became more important to war effort • Similar to during the boycotts prior to the revolution • Divided consumers and producers • People unwilling to allow govt. to step in and regulate prices • Continental Congress unable to finance war, and states unable to pay for efforts • Caused more fracturing w/in society .

  8. Review • What accounted for British military superiority in the first years of the war? How did the Americans sustain their military effort between 1776-1777? • Evaluate who was to blame for Britain’s failure to win a quick victory over the American rebels: General Howe, General Burgoyne, or the ministers in London?

  9. Homework: Revolutionary War “Tavern Discussion” • You are NOT to simply read your notes, but instead, put yourself in the shoes of someone who agrees with the author of your assigned document. Your group has about 15 or 20 minutes to converse about your views relating to the American Revolution. Be sure to mix in key quotes and outside knowledge terms during your “tavern discussion”. Have some root beer too if you like. • The British (or Loyalist) Perspective on the Revolutionary War • The American Patriot (or Whig) Perspective on the Revolutionary War • The American Women’s Perspective on the Revolutionary War • The African-American Perspective on the Revolutionary War

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