dark hours for the revolution. comparing strengths and weaknesses great britain’s advantages:...
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Dark Hours for the Revolution
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Comparing Strengths and Weaknesses
• Great Britain’s advantages:–More money and resources
–Powerful army
–Largest Navy (US does not have one)
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Comparing Strengths and Weaknesses
• Colonists’ Advantages:– Americans supported Revolution so
British army deals with angry citizens
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Comparing Strengths and Weaknesses
• Colonists’ Advantages:–We fight on home ground but British
have to ship supplies across ocean
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Comparing Strengths and Weaknesses
• Colonists’ Advantages:–British were mercenaries or hired
foreign soldier while Patriots fighting for cause they believed in
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A Call to Arms
• American Soldiers–230,000 American soldiers
–145,000 join local militias
–Many teenagers
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A Call to Arms
• Should African Americans join army?–Washington bans African Americans
because southerners say NO!!
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A Call to Arms
• Should African Americans join army?
–Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation – freedom for any slave who fights for British
Thousands of slaves agree!!
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A Call to Arms
• Should African Americans join army?–American army in trouble and will now
let free African Americans serve
5,000 African Americans join
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Other Sources of Help
• American Indians– Indian leader Thayendanegea
persuades Iroquois Indians to help British
–Patriots try to keep Indians neutral
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Other Sources of Help
• Women–Ran farms and businesses while men
fought
– raise money for supplies or start sewing groups
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Other Sources of Help
• Women“At every house Women and children are making cartridges, running Bullets…and at the same time animating (encouraging) their Husbands and Sons to fight.”
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Other Sources of Help
• Women–Also serve as messengers, nurses
and spies
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Other Sources of Help
• Women–Mary Ludwig Hays, aka Molly Pitcher,
brings water to thirsty troops and loads cannons when husband is injured
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British Victories
• Canada–Patriots capture St. Johns and
Montreal, Canada
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British Victories
• Canada–British defeat Americans when they
try to attack them in Quebec during snow storm
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British Victories
• New York –British drive Americans off of Long
Island
–British take all American’s supplies and Americans forced to retreat