Do Now: Important People

• Find and explain the following important

people (use the index to find the people, then
go to that page.)
• George Washington
• Benedict Arnold
• Horatio Gates
• Marquis de Lafayette
• Lord Cornwallis
 Revolutionary War Timeline Cartoon
• Directions: With ONE partner, create
a timeline of the revolutionary war!

• On each sheet, you will write the

name of the event, a brief description
(2-4 sentences), and draw a picture.
 Events:
Must include: Your choice! (Pick 3)

• Declaration of • Lexington and Concord

Independence • Battle of Saratoga
signing • Valley Forge
• Battle of Yorktown • France and Spain
  entering the war
• Battle of Charles Town
 Key Terms
• Treaty of Paris
• Disputes
• Outpost
• Nondenominational
• Redoubt
Revolutionary War (1775-1781)
 Start of the war
• Intolerable Acts
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea party
• Battle of Lexington and
Concord (1775)
• Declaration of
Independence (1776)
 Colonists take sides
• Patriots • Loyalists
– Sided with – Sided with
colonists England
– Pro Revolution – Pro colonies
– Wore Blue – Wore red
• Neutral
– Sided with neither
– Pacifists (did not
want to fight)
 Continental Army
• Led by George
Washington
• Mostly untrained
soldiers
• Fewer than British
soldiers
• Men fought
• Women assisted with
other things
 Strategy
• British • Colonial
– Marched in a line – Guerrilla Warfare
– Bright outfits – Hide in trees and
– Fire from a distance ambush troops
– Good at this! – Run away
– Colonists good at this
– Bad at face to face
battles
 How did America win?
• American strengths
– Fought for a good
reason
– Many people actively
supported cause
– Generals learned from
mistakes
– France and Spain chip in
• Send troops, guns, ships
– Knew land
– Local militia helped out
• British Weaknesses
– Soldiers fought for
money
– Unprepared for uprising
– Generals were
overconfident
– No allies (on your side)
– Fighting from far away
– Fewer overall fighters
 Revolutionary War strategies
• Secret codes
• Spies
– Hercules Mulligan
• Tailor who infiltrated the
British and sent secrets to
Sons of Liberty
• Encouraged/ scouted
young people
• Inspirational Poetry
 The Battle of Yorktown
• Ended the war