VICTORIES AND DEFEATS

Those darn Tories■ There were those, despite everything, that believed

because they had sworn a solemn oath to the king, they should remain loyal to him

■ The radicals treated these Tories with cruelty including tarring and feathering them

■ Loyalists or tories formed their own armies to help the British

■ Is this America’s first civil war?

African American Soldiers

■ George Washington (who owned slaves) at first did not want enslaved men fighting on his side

■ He changed his mind when Britain began promising slaves their freedom if they joined the British side

■ How could the colonies continue to enslave African Americans who were willing to fight and die for the freedom of all Americans?

Patriot Spies■ Washington’s spies risked death if caught

■ A man named Haym Salomon who spoke many languages spoke with a group of German soldiers and got them to leave the British army!

Revolutionary Women■ Many women supported their men by becoming nurses

during the war

■ When Margaret Corbin’s husband died in battle, she took over at the cannon until she was wounded herself

■ Deborah Sampson was among a few women who disguised themselves as men to fight

Crisis Mode■ The Patriots won and lost several important battles, but

they faced their greatest challenge in a time of no combat

■ The winter at Valley Forge near Philadelphia was one of the toughest moments of the war

■ 2,500 soldiers died of disease

■ Thomas Paine wrote The American Crisis No. 1 to boost spirits

Native Americans pick sides■ The Oneida and the Tuscarora valued trade with the

Americans and sided with them

■ The other tribes (Mohawk, Seneca, Onodaga) sided with the British

■ Their leader Joseph Brant hoped the British would keep the colonists from moving onto Indian lands

■ The losing side lost all land…the winning side got a small portion

■ Most left for Canada

Assignments for the Timeline■ Battle of Trenton- Gonzalo and Ashyln

■ The British Take Philadelphia- Hannah B. and Hannah R.

■ The Battle of Saratoga- Joseph and Wesley

■ Von Steuben trains the colonists at Valley Forge- Sasha and Jacob

■ John Paul Jones raiding England’s coast- Quinn and Sam

■ The British take South Carolina- Haley and Maddy

■ Battle at Guilford Court House- Catherine and Christiana

■ Battle at Yorktown- Joe, Naomi, and Olivia