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U.S. History Chapter 7: The American Revolution Section 3: Dark Hours for the Revolution

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U.S. History

Chapter 7: The American RevolutionSection 3: Dark Hours for the Revolution

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The Crisis

By

Thomas Paine

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Comparing Strengths & Weaknesses

British Advantage• More money and

resources

• Organized & Well trained Army

• Most powerful Navy in the world

American Disadvantage

• Fewer resources

• Poorly trained local militias

• No navy at beginning of war

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Comparing Strengths & Weaknesses

American Advantage

• Fighting on home turf

• Many Americans supported the Revolution

• Fought for cause they believed in

British Disadvantage

• Had to ship supplies long distances

• Harassed by local citizens

• Hired mercenaries

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Comparing Strengths & Weaknesses

•Mercenaries—hired foreign soldiers

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Hessian Mercenaries

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A Call to Arms

•Washington’s first task: organize & raise an army

•230K in Continental Army, 145K in local militias

•Few had combat experience

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A Call to Arms

•Southerners objected to African Americans serving

•Washington banned blacks from serving

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A Call to Arms

•Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation—offered freedom to any slave who fought for the British John Murray

aka Lord Dunmore

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A Call to Arms

•Ban lifted

•5,000 African Americans served

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Other Sources of Help

•Thayendanega aka Joseph Brant—Mohawk leader who persuaded the Iroquois to support the BritishThayendanega

aka Jospeh Brant

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Other Sources of Help

•Women:

–Ran businesses–Raised money–Sewing groups–Spies & Messengers

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Deborah Sampson

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Mary Ludwig Hays

aka

Molly Pitcher

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British Victories

•Offensive vs. Defensive War

•Make Canada “14th Colony”

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British Victories

•General Richard Montgomery leads forces into Canada

General Richard Montgomery

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•November 1775: Patriot forces capture St. John’s & Montreal

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British Victories

•Benedict Arnold leads forces to Quebec

Benedict Arnold

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British Victories

•Arnold waits for Montgomery

•No cannons

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British Victories

•Wait for snowstorm to provide cover

•December 31, 1775: attack launched

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British Victories

•Crushing defeat

•More than half of Patriot soldiers captured, killed, or wounded

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•General Richard Montgomery killed

British Victories

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British Victories

•Washington moves troops to New York

•July 1776: British fleet arrives in NY Bay

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British Victories

•British troops led by William Howe

William Howe

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• Continentals driven off of Long Island

• Retreat to Manhattan Island

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British Victories

•Washington continued to retreat in a series of battles

•Many Patriots captured or killed

•Washington pushed into New Jersey