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How did the Revolution Lead the Colonies Towards Independence?Pages 171-176
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It Begins!• British an American
soldiers met on Lexington Green in Massachusetts
• British commander told the Americans to leave and told his soldiers not to fire
• Someone fired!- called the shot heard round the world as this was the start of the Revolutionary war
• ITS ON!
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The Continental Army• Revolutionaries were able
to put together a sizable force to combat the trained British soldiers
• George Washington was made commander of the Continental army
- Later he would become the first president of the US
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Women in the Revolution
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Supporting the Boycotts• Instead of wearing or
purchasing clothing made of imported British materials, Patriot women continued a long tradition of weaving, and spun their own cloth to make clothing for their families.
• Served the Continental Army by producing needed clothing and blankets
• Betsy Ross made the American flag
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Camp Followers•These women
followed the Continental Army; serving the soldiers and officers as washerwomen, cooks, nurses, seamstresses, supply scavengers, and occasionally as soldiers and spies.
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Women at War•They would often
disguise themselves as men to fight in battle
•Fought with muskets, bow and arrows, or a cannon.
•Others used pitchforks to fight hand to hand
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Why Stay Loyal?• Americans wanted to
secure the Northern boarder from a British attack
- convince Quebec to join them or attack Quebec and take it over
• 1775 American armies attacked yet failed to take Quebec
• This failure helped to convince Canadians to stay loyal to Britain
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Declaration of Independence
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Declaration of Independence• A revolutionary document
that proposed that a new nation, the US, would be based upon the belief that all people have rights that no government can take away
• announced that the 13 regarded themselves as independent and no longer a part of the British Empire
• Declared all men are created equal
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Declaration of Independence: Legacy• Inspired the French
Revolution to overthrow King Louis XVI less than 20 years later in 1792
• It would be used to support the rights of women, workers , and minority groups in the US
• It would be used to support the abolition of slavery in the US
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The End of the American Revolution•The Declaration did not end the war•The war continued for another 7 years!
- The balance tilted in favor of the Americans when Spain and France joined on the side of the Americans
- The British lost a whole army at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 and surrendered soon after