Fighting for Liberty on Many Fronts The American Revolution The American Nation Chapter 6 – Section 4 Fighting for Liberty on Many Fronts The American Revolution 1775–1783 Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved.

Fighting for Liberty on Many Fronts Chapter 6, Section 4 Objectives to learn: What role did women play in the war? What choices did African Americans have? How was the war fought on the frontier and at sea?

Onlevel - Roles of women, African Americans, and Native Americans during the war Read and complete “Battle of Monmouth” worksheet Read and complete “John Paul Jones: The Battle at Sea” worksheet

Honors - Roles/Life for women, civilians, African Americans, and Native Americans during the war Read and complete “Battle of Monmouth” worksheet Read “Civilians” and summarize what life was like for them. Read and complete “John Paul Jones: The Battle at Sea” worksheet

Women Played a Role in the War Chapter 6, Section 4 Women took on added work at home. Some women joined their husbands at the front (Martha Washington). Betsy Ross sewed flags for Washington’s army. Legend claims she made the first American flag of stars and stripes. A few women took part in battle, for example, Mary Ludwig Hays, known as Molly Pitcher, carried water to her husband and other soldiers at the Battle of Monmouth of 1778. Results: New attitudes to liberty and freedom for women

The Story of Betsy Ross

The Story of Molly Pitcher – Battle of Monmouth Discussion questions for Battle of Monmouth

Life for Civilians

African Americans Faced Hard Choices Chapter 6, Section 4 Some African Americans served in the United States Army. (At first were not allowed to serve, but Washington changed this.) Some served in the newly formed United States Navy. Some were minutemen. Some were spies (James Armistead and Saul Matthews). Some enslaved African Americans looked for freedom by following British troops. Hope of Revolution ending slavery – in the 1770s and in the Revolution, there is a decline

The Conway Cabal What was it? – An aleged plot to remove George Washington as Commander-in-Chief in 1777. Who was suppose to replace Washington? – General Horatio Gates or Charles Lee Why? – Washington had lost most of his battles; where Gates won Saratoga Other facts: 1. A lot of criticism by Thomas Conway 2. Critics of Washington: Benjamin Rush, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Thomas Mifflin 3. Movement was uncovered by General James Wilkinson revealing details of a letter to Gate from Conway that was critical of Washington. 4. Issue was discussed on the Continental Congress, but Washington emerged stronger than ever

Critics of Washington

The War in the West and at Sea Chapter 6, Section 4 Northern Frontier Mohawk Indians and Loyalists raided settlements in Pennsylvania and New York in 1778. Patriots struck back by destroying Iroquois villages. Middle Frontier George Rogers Clark led Virginians against the British in the Ohio Valley in 1778. The British surrendered Vincennes in Feb. 1779. Southern Frontier The governor of Spanish (Bernardo de Galvez) Louisiana supplied the Patriots. Later, he seized British forts along the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico. He drove the British out of West Florida. At Sea Captain John Paul Jones captured the British warship Serapis.

History Channel - American Revolution DVD – 2 – World at War Watch the accounts of the following battle areas and answer questions: Monmouth War on Frontier DVD 3 – England’s Last Chance The Privateers

War on the Frontier

Fighting on Indian Lands on the Western Frontier

War at Sea with John Paul Jones

Early American Navy

Early American Navy

Fighting at Sea with John Paul Jones

The War in the West Chapter 6, Section 4

Section 4 Assessment Which statement is true of the Patriot army? Chapter 6, Section 4 Which statement is true of the Patriot army? a) All African Americans could join. b) African Americans could not join at all. c) Free African Americans could join. d) Free African Americans could join, but they could serve only as spies. Which statement is true of the war in the West? a) Native Americans fought for both sides in the war. b) Native Americans were chased into the hills and stayed until after the war. c) Native Americans sided only with the British. d) Native Americans sided only with the Americans. Want to connect to the American Nation link for this section? Click here.

Section 4 Assessment Which statement is true of the Patriot army? Chapter 6, Section 4 Which statement is true of the Patriot army? a) All African Americans could join. b) African Americans could not join at all. c) Free African Americans could join. d) Free African Americans could join, but they could serve only as spies. Which statement is true of the war in the West? a) Native Americans fought for both sides in the war. b) Native Americans were chased into the hills and stayed until after the war. c) Native Americans sided only with the British. d) Native Americans sided only with the Americans. Want to connect to the American Nation link for this section? Click here.

Homework Read Revolutionary Battles Complete multiple choice questions that go along with it