Designer:Gabbi Beck

Revolutionary War Museum

Causes of the

Revolution

The Quartering Act- 1765

• England forced colonists to house and feed British troops. This angered the colonist because they felt that it was tyrannical and took away some freedom.

The Stamp Act- 1765

• England imposed a tax on all printed items.

The Townshend Acts- 1767

• The acts imposed even more taxes on the colonists.

The Boston Massacre-1770

• Soldiers fired at townspeople when they felt threatened by a protest. It was made to look like entirely the soldier’s fault, but the colonists had been throwing snowballs at and threatening the soldiers.

The Tea Act-1773

• This was used to trick colonists into buying British tea. The price was lowered, but colonists were no longer allowed to smuggle their own tea. Colonists didn’t fall for the trick.

The Boston Tea Party- 1773

• Rather than using and paying for the British Tea, Boston colonists dumped it overboard.

The Coercive Acts- 1774

• Also known as the “Intolerable Acts,” these acts were made to punish Boston for destroying East India Company Tea.

The American Patriots

Continental Soldier

The American army was called the Continental Army. They dressed in blue, and the group consisted mostly of farmers and other regular men who were forced into becoming soldiers

Weapons

Bayonets attached to muskets, and were used as knives and spears.

Cannons were effective, but took a lot of man-power to load and fire.

Muskets were common weapons, but they took about 20 seconds to load, and weren’t very accurate.

Pistols were typically only used by officers and Calvary, and were only good at close range.

Clothing Continental soldiers wore clothes similar to the British soldiers, just in blue instead of red. This included a white linen shirt, neck stock or neck cloth, a coat made of dark blue wool with red wool facings, white breeches, white stockings, plain civilian shoes, and a blue tricorn hat.

American GeneralsMajor Generals Brigadier Generals

George Washington(Commander in Chief)

Benedict Arnold

Henry Knox (chief artillery officer)

Among many, many others….

George Clinton

William Irvine

Hugh Mercer

The British

British Flag

King George III King George III was born in London on June 4, 1738. He was the son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and the grandson of George II. He was the longest reigning of the male British monarchs. He was so upset by the loss of the colonies that he considered giving up the throne, but ended up remaining king until sometime after 1801 when he fell ill with an illness sometimes identified as porphyry. This illness caused blindness and insanity, and he was forced to resign from the throne.

Redcoat SoldierThe British soldiers (also known as “Redcoats,” “Lobsters”, and “Regulars.”) wore clothing similar to the Continental army. However, the Redcoats were typically more ordered and regimented than the continental soldiers, and wore red instead of blue. There were quite a few more Redcoats than continental soldiers, so they were the favored side in the Revolutionary war.

British Generals

Thomas Gage

William Howe

John Burgoyne

Sir Henry Clinton

And many, many more…

Patriots in

Petticoats

Betsy Ross1752-1836

Betsy Griscom was born on January 1st, 1752. She married John Ross in 1773. When he was killed while serving in the militia,(1776) she took over his upholstering business. She is rumored to have created the first American Flag.

“Molly Pitcher”

Mary Ludwig was born on October 13th, 1774. She became famous during the Battle of Monmouth. She would run back and forth across the battle field giving water to soldiers, and she was nicknamed Molly Pitcher. Later in the battle, her husband collapsed near his cannon and was unable to continue fighting. Molly Pitcher took over, and continued firing until the end of the battle. She became a legend because of her heroic actions.

1754-1852

Deborah SampsonDeborah Sampson was the first known woman to impersonate a man and take part in the combat. She cut her hair and dressed as a man, and soon enlisted in the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental Army at Bellingham. She called herself Robert Shurtleff. She performed her duties as well as any man, until she was privately and honorably discharged at West Point in October 1783 by Henry Knox. A doctor attending to a wound in her leg had discovered her secret, and make arrangements for his discharge. She died on April 29, 1827, and her children were awarded compensation by a special act of Congress "for the relief of the heirs of Deborah Gannett, a soldier of the Revolution, deceased."

Battle Gallery

The Battles of Lexington and Concord~ “The Shot heard round the world” ~

April 19th, 1775

The battles of Lexington and concord were the first of the Revolutionary War. After “Paul Revere’s Ride,” the Minute Men were ready and waiting for the arrival of the British troops coming to seize the leaders and munitions of the rebels. At an armed standoff between the Minutemen and the Regulars, someone pulled the trigger, firing the, “Shot heard round the world.” A battle began, and things escalated enough to eventually become the Revolutionary War.

Battle of Bunker Hill~ June 17, 1775 ~

The Battle of Bunker Hill mostly took place on Breed’s Hill, although it was named after the nearby bunker hill. the leaders of the colonial forces attacking Boston learned that the British generals were planning to send troops out from the city to occupy the unoccupied hills surrounding the city. In response to this intelligence, 1,200 colonial troops stealthily occupied Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill. When the British found out, they attacked. The colonist s put up a good fight, but the British defeated them, forcing them to retreat to Cambridge.

Siege of Boston~April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776 ~

New England militiamen, who later became part of the Continental Army, surrounded the town of Boston, Massachusetts, to prevent movement by the British Army within. The Americans eventually forced the British to withdraw from the town after an 11-month siege.

Battle of Yorktown~ September 28 to October 19, 1771~

This is considered to be the last battle of the war. Washington’s troops, along with some aid from the French, cornered General Cornwallis and his troops in Yorktown. When they ran out of supplies and realized that they were to receive no help, the British surrendered and the Treaty of Paris was signed. America won!

Flags of the

Revolution

“An Appeal to Heaven”This flag was common on the seas as the ensign on ships commissioned by General Washington

Rattlesnake flags were popular during the Revolution, and often symbolized the South Carolina Navy.

This flag is similar to the South Carolina Navy flag, and symbolized the “Minutemen of Culpepper.”

The Moultrie flag was the first distinctive American flag displayed in the South. It was being flown over the fort on Sullivan’s Island when the British attacked on June 28, 1776.

The Maritime Colony of Rhode Island had its own flag, which was carried at Brandywine, Trenton, and Yorktown. It was is believed the have influenced the American Flag.

The Declaration

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