American Revolution

•Zan Sullivan •April 26, 2007

•Battles Lexington and Concord

Shot heard around the world Bunker Hill

British withdrew from Boston Saratoga

Battle where continentals surrounded general Borgoyne’s army surrendered

Turning point Yorktown

Battle that ended the war

•Generals

• WashingtonVictory after crossing the Delaware

• John Paul Jones• American naval commander • “I have not yet begun to fight”

• Howe• British General who fought at Bunker Hill

• Burgoyne• British General who fought at Saratoga

• Cornwallis• British General who surrendered at Yorktown

Women in the war

• Abigail Adams• Wrote letters argued for freedom• Offered room to orphans from the war

• Martha Washington• Traveled with her husband during the war

• Molly McCauley• Gave water to soldiers during battle of Monmouth• Took place of husband when he died

• Phillis Wheatley• Wrote poetry

• Mercy Otis Warren• Wrote patriotic poems and plays

Africans in War

• 5,000 fought for Continental Army• First Rhode Island Regiment• James Armistad

• Virginia slave spy for Washington

People who helped the American Army• the Marquis Marie Joseph de Lafayette

• Helped Continental army

• Jorge Farragut• Came from Spain to fight for Americans

• Bernardo De Galvez• Governor of Spainish Louisana who sent guns, food

and money

• Tadeusz Kosciuszko• Built defense during battle Saratoga

• Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben • Trained and organized soldiers

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Economic hardships

• Rapid inflation• Low tax income• Shortages of goods• profiteering

Continental Congress

• sale of western lands• Pay debts

• the Northwest Ordinance of 1787• Set up laws, plan for Northwest Territory• Ohio, Minnisota, Wisconsin, Michaigan, Illinois,

& Indiana• Did not allow slavery in those states

• those policies' impact on American Indians' land.

• Lost land to Americans

Founding fathers

• John Adams• Benjamin Franklin

• Negotiated for Treaty of Paris

• Thomas Jefferson• Wrote constitution

Fun Facts

• General John Sullivan fought for US along with Washington.

• The War didn’t end at the in1776.• Several people from different

countries like Poland fought with us.• Benedict Arnold was a double

agent.

Comprehension questions

• Name two battles in the revolutionary war.

• Name two generals in the War.• How did women help in the war?• Name two people from another country

that fought in the war.• How did African Americans contributer

to the war?

Causes of the American Revolution

• No representation• Taxes• Coersive acts

Work Cited

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