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The Home Front

The Home Front. A Women’s Role. Women would take over the men’s jobs. Some fought in the war. African A mericans. Those who fought the British were freed Those who fought for America fought in all-black regiment. Valley Forge. Washington set up camp in Valley Forge. Long, hard winter

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The Home Front

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  1. The Home Front

  2. A Women’s Role Women would take over the men’s jobs. Some fought in the war.

  3. African Americans • Those who fought the British were freed • Those who fought for America fought in all-black regiment

  4. Valley Forge • Washington set up camp in Valley Forge. • Long, hard winter • Ran low on decent food. • Many deserted. • Eventually built shelter • Left after Winter

  5. Heroes during the war • Marquis De Lafayette, a French general, sent a ship full of soldiers • Fredrich Von Steuben, a German general, trained the continental army • Juan De Miralles, representative of Spain, sent funds to the colonies. • Phyllis Wheatly wrote poems for the army. • Bernando de Galvez raised an army that captured British forts.

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