ch 6, sec 1-the early years. early ideas about the revolutionary war in july 1776 britaincolonists...
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Ch 6, Sec 1-The Early Years
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Early Ideas about the Revolutionary War in July 1776
Britain Colonists
•Quick War•Crush the colonists by military force
•Quick War•British soldiers would give up and leave if they lost a few battles
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Advantages for each countryBritain Colonists
•Powerful/bigger army/navy•More money•Bigger population (8 million to 2.5 million)•Had Gen. Cornwallis leading the troops
•Home field advantage•Inspired by a cause•Had militias to fight•Had Gen. Washington leading the troops
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Disadvantages for each countryBritain Colonists
•Fighting on foreign land•some soldiers forced into• military-not very loyal•Used mercenaries called the Hessians from Germany to fight-not very loyal•Some soldiers lacked motivation to fight•Had to ship soldiers/supplies to the fight
•Did not have a regular army/navy•Had very little military experience•Bad training•Not a lot of weapons/ammo•Militias only fought for short periods of time•Not all people were Patriots
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Should I be a loyalist or a patriot?• People went back and forth on the issue
throughout the whole war• Some chose sides depending on what army
was closest to them at the time• Split families up when members took different
sides
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Who were the loyalists?
• People that stayed with King George III• Known as Tories• 1/3rd-1/5th of colonists• Most lived in the Carolinas and Georgia
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Reasons to stay with the king
• Feared him/consequences for rebelling• He offered jobs• Wanted to stay in the Anglican Church• They didn’t understand why people were so
upset with the king’s actions
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Who were the Patriots?
• People who rebelled against the king• 2/3rd-4/5th of the colonists• Lived mostly in the middle colonies/northern
colonies
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Reasons to break away from the King
• Had more negative contact with the British troops
• Received the biggest consequences from the king
• Taxation without representation• Unfair laws/treatment by the king/parliament
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African Americans in the war• Loyalists wanted their support• Were promised freedom for joining the British
cause• Some were freedom and others were sent to
Canada and to the British colony of Sierra Leone in Africa
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Big Problem
• Colonists did not trust a strong, centralized gov’t
• Continental Congress had little power • Congress could not make citizens fight in the
war or raise money to pay for it
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Raising an army• Colonists needed state militias and a regular
army• Started the Continental Army but had the
states recruit soldiers for it• Soldiers could sign up for 1 yr, 3 yrs, or for the
whole war
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Role of Women• Women came with their husbands for the war• Used as spies, cooks, nurses, and for laundry• Margaret Corbin-fought in her husband’s place
after he died in battle• Molly Pitcher (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) gave
water to troops in battle• Deborah Sampson- dressed up like a man and fought
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Early Battles• Mostly won by the colonists• Small fights with less then 2,500 troops on
each side• Britain sent Gen. Howe over with 32,000
troops to attack NY
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Battle of Long Island
• 32,000 British troops vs. 20,000 Continental Army troops
• Aug 2014 in NY• Colonists ran out of supplies• Colonists were pushed out of NY to Pennsylvania
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New Problem
• By the end of 1776, most of the soldiers in the Continental Army served their time and went home
• Other soldiers went AWOL• Running out of soldiers
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African Americans save the day
• Gen Washington asked for slaves to be allowed to fight• States ignored the ban against using slaves• South Carolina is the only state to not allow slaves to fight• 5,000 slaves joined the war• Some joined to get paid• Others ran away to fight for their freedom • Rhode Island was the first colony to have an all black
unit
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Colonial victories in New Jersey
• British army remained in NY• British had two army camps in NJ• Most armies did not fight during winter
time• Gen. Washington attacked the bases in
Trenton and Princeton on Christmas 1776• Colonial army won both battles
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British Plan for 1777
• Needed a new war plan after early defeats by the colonists
• Split the colonies in two at the Hudson river• Separate the New England and Middle
Colonies with 3 large armies coming together• British soldiers defeated and took over
Philadelphia-one of the last major colonial cities in the North
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British plan failed• Gen. Howe remained in Philadelphia and refused to meet up at the Hudson• Gen. Burgoyne’s moved too slow and his route was destroyed by colonists• Green Mountain Boys forced British troops who
were looking for food/supplies to retreat• Benedict Arnold led several successful battles in
NY• Gen. Gates forced Gen. Burgoyne to surrender at
Saratoga