America-The Story of Us-Revolution



America: The Story of Us -- RevolutionWhat advantages did the British have over the colonists?Today, New York is the financial capital of the world, with a population of million.In 1776, New York has a population of .TRUE OR FALSE: The British Invasion of America is the biggest in U.S. History. are defending New York.Previously, Washington drove the British out of , a surprise victory against superior forces.On June 29, there are British war ships massing off Staten Island.The ultimate of its day was the British ship-of-the-line.Each ship is made of year old trees, carries more soldiers in the fight against the colonies.Each ship is armed with up to heavy cannons that fire a pound cannonball at the speed of to targets over a mile away.TRUE OR FALSE: In today’s money these ships cost as much as a modern aircraft carrier.What were some British and American motivations for fighting the war?The British want to the rebels into submission. Instead, they inspire them to resist.On July 2nd, there’s a crisis meeting in Philadelphia made of 50 elected to the Continental Congress from the .Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams are all participating in high treason by debating on from England. The penalty is death.On July 4, 1776, the delegates a document known as the . “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created , that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable , that among them are , liberty, and the pursuit of .July 12, two British ships begin to on New York.New York up until that point had been a quiet city, a city. British ships carry more fire power than all the colonial fire power in New York. Joseph Reed: “When I look down and see the prodigious fleet they have collected, I cannot help being astonished that a people should come miles at such risk, trouble, and expense to and destroy another people who will not lay their and at their feet.”The British army was fighting for their ; the American army was fighting for their .What disadvantages did the colonists face as they fought the British?British soldiers have times more combat experience than the patriots.Washington’s army collapses at a Native American path that later will be known as .By September 20 is in British hands, and fires destroy of the city in two day.More than Patriot POW’s are held on prison ships in harbor. patriot POW’s die on prison ships, times more than are killed in battle.The loss of New York is Washington’s defeat.Washington relies a new type of soldier, with new and new rules of .By June, British troops are moving south, trying to kill of the Revolution once and for all. The British are led by General John Burgoyne, who is one the best calvery oone of the greatest cavalry officers in the Royal Army.The Red Coats are accompanied by over servants, wives, and mistresses.What are some disadvantages the British soldiers faced as they fought against the colonists?The British General’s plan is to cut the colonies into parts by defeating Patriots in Saratoga and New York City.The American becomes the British Army’s worst enemy.The British soldiers create counter-insurgency by passing through the land and create enemies by farmers.The Patriots were using new tactics and not “playing by the ” that the British soldiers were trained in, like fighting in open . Daniel Morgan was the colonel of riflemen who was “ready and willing to when the time called.”The route taken by General Burgoyne is full of dense wilderness, over larger than all of England. once used to build British ships now became rebel .American sharpshooters have an advantage: they know the and have American rifles. After months of guerrilla , all the scouts who were trying to protect their ancestral lands are dead or behind enemy lines—and any knowledge of the terrain the British had goes with them. Without leadership the British lose men, twice as many soldiers as the Patriots.After Saratoga, France joins the war against the British, forcing the redcoats to fight a war on and . Why is Valley Forge so difficult for colonial rebels?In freezing temperatures, the rebels build huts in just days. The Continental Congress doesn’t send any help or resources to and his troops at Valley Forge.With no clean water, spreads through the camp.At Valley Forge, of troops have no shoes and men are sick within weeks.The rebel army is a melting pot made up of , and .Small pox is a virus that is spreading through Valley Forge. in of its victims die.Surgeons learned about inoculation from . TRUE OR FALSE: Inoculation is when small pox is introduced into a healthy body, so the body builds up antibodies to fight the virus. TRUE OR FALSE: Washington’s gamble to inoculate soldiers was successful—only a few dozen small pox cases remain.TRUE OR FALSE: Washington failed to motivate his soldiers to push through the difficult winter at Valley Forge. ................
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