THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1775-1783

LEXINGTON AND CONCORD 1775

● No one knows who fired first but the Revolutionary War started here.

● The battles at Lexington and Concord had ended any hope of stopping the war.

WHO WAS FIGHTING WHO???

● THE AMERICANS WITH THE HELP OF THE FRENCH, SPANISH AND DUTCH FOUGHT AGAINST ENGLAND (BRITAIN)

● GREAT BRITAIN WITH THE HELP OF GERMAN MERCENARIES FOUGHT AGAINST THE AMERICANS

MAJOR BATTLES

BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL

● The British soldiers had won the battle. The British army had lost a lot. At the beginning of the battle, there were almost 2,400 British soldiers. At the end, almost 1,100 had been killed or hurt. The Battle of Bunker Hill was the first large battle of the American Revolution. It showed the British that the Americans were not afraid to fight.

BATTLE OF SARATOGA

● THE AMERICAN VICTORY IS THE TURNING POINT OF THE WAR. AFTER THIS VICTORY, THE FRENCH DECIDE TO JOIN THE AMERICANS

THE BRITISH SURRENDER TO THE AMERICANS AT YORKTOWN

● A combined French and American force of over 14,000 men marched toward Yorktown. They fanned out and formed a semi-circle around Yorktown. British troops awoke to the sight of over 17,000 forces surrounding them.

WOMEN IN THE REVOLUTION

● Women also fought in the war

● When the men left, women had to do their jobs

● Women gained some independence after the war. More were allowed to go to school. Some women went to work

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE WAR

● Britain let black men fight. Britain said that they would be free if they helped them in the war

● There were about 5,000 free African Americans that fought against Britain.

● The black men were also drummers and spies.African Americans also served in the navy.

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE WAR

● The war helped and hurt African Americans. In the North, many states outlawed slavery. In the South, slavery became worse

DID NATIVE AMERICANS DO ANYTHING DURING THE WAR?

● Yes, though a few tribes were on friendly terms with the Americans, most Native Americans opposed the United States as a potential threat to their territory. Approximately 13,000 Native Americans fought on the British side,

HOW DID THE WAR END??

1783 TREATY OF PARIS - THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR IS OVER

● Americans had won the war. Britain was shocked that they had lost. They just couldn't believe that the colonists could beat their army

● The talks started in Paris. It was 1782. Some colonists went to England

● Britain just wanted everything to be over. They gave the Americans almost everything that they wanted.