the early years of the war
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The Early Years of the War. Warm-Up (IN Page 138 TOP). General Washington & his troops in their winter camp at Valley Forge. Describe the weather and the men’s clothing & physical condition in the painting. How might physical hardship affect a soldier’s loyalty & ability to fight?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WAR
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WARM-UP (IN PAGE 138 TOP)• Describe the
weather and the men’s clothing & physical condition in the painting.
• How might physical hardship affect a soldier’s loyalty & ability to fight?
General Washington & his troops in their winter camp at Valley Forge
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VOCABULARY (IN PAGE 139)Vocabulary
TermDefinition Illustration
MercenaryBayonetPrivateerGuerillas Pacifist Republicanism
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SET-UP CORNELL NOTES (IN PAGES 140-141)
Title: The Early Years of the War
Essential Question: How well did the British & American war strategies work during the beginning of the war?
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AMERICANS DIVIDED
Patriots• ‘Merica!!!
• New England & Virginia had lots of Patriots
Loyalists• Supported the King
• Large cities, New York & the South had lots of Loyalists
• Many worked for the British government or were clergy for the Church of England
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NATIVE AMERICANS
• Some fought with the British and others with the Patriots
• Many feared they would lose their land if the British lost
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AFRICAN AMERICANS• Slave owners initially feared
their slaves would revolt if they were given guns to fight so they were not allowed to enlist
• After the British offered freedom to any slave willing to fight, many ran away in hopes of gaining freedom
• Once the British began using African American soldiers, the Continental Army enlisted 5,000 African Americans
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CREATING AN ARMY• The Continental Army
never numbered more than 17,000 men
• Men were inexperienced & the army was short on supplies
• Women followed their husbands into the battlefield and cooked, did laundry & nursed sick or wounded soldiers Deborah Sampson