1. Women in Revolutionary War
When men were fighting
harvested crops
Made clothes and shoes
One woman even made guns and cannons

2. Women in Revolutionary War
At front they:
Cared for wounded
Washed clothes
cooked

3. Betsy Ross

4. Betsy Ross
From Philadelphia
Sewed flags for Washington’s army
She may have sewn the first flag with stars and stripes.

5. Mary Ludwig Hays

6. Mary Ludwig Hays
Who do we know her as?

7. She carried water to her husband and others on the battlefield
She took her husband’s place on the battlefield when he was wounded loading and firing the cannon

8. Hopefully you guessed already
She was involved in the Battle of Monmouth
Her nickname was…….

9. Molly Pitcher

10. Other Women in the Revolution

11. Deborah Sampson Dressed as a man named Robert Shurtleff
Was outed when she was wounded and got yellow fever

12. Sybil Ludington Nicknamed female Paul Revere
At 16 she called the militia to arms in 1777.

13. African Americans in Revolutionary War

15. African Americans in War
In 1776 there were over half million African Americans
At beginning of war, African Americans were not allowed to enlist

16. What the British Offered
British offered freedom to some male slaves who would serve the King.

17. Washington changes policy
In response to King’s offer, Washington asked congress to allow free African Americans to enlist

18. 5,000 African Americans joined Army and 2000 joined navy
Some formed special regiments
Some served as:
Drummers
Fifers
Spies
guides

19. Tough Choices
If they join army or work on Patriot plantations, British might capture them
If they tried to join British to become free, and were found out, they risked being hanged by Patriots

20. African Americans were hoping war would bring an end to slavery
Quakers spoke out against slavery
Some Northern states moved to make slavery illegal

21. American Indians and the Revolutionary War

22. Who do American Indian side with?
Both sides try to win over American Indians
British more succesful
Why you may ask?

23. I’m glad you asked……
British convinced American Indians that if the Patriots won, they would cross over Appalachians into their land.

24. British convinced tribes down South to attack Americans.
After hard fight, Americans drove them into the mountains

25. Joseph Brant

26. Joseph Brant
Mohawks joined with loyalists in 1778 to raid villages in Pennsylvania and New York.
Patriots fought back next year and destroyed many Iroquois villages.

27. CAPTURING OF FORT VINCENNES
Group of Virginia frontier fighters and Southern American Indians led by George Rogers Clark devise capture key forts in midwest

28. George Rogers Clark

29. His Plan
With 130 men, he marched back and force in front of the British held Fort Vincennes
This made appearance of having a lot more men.
Used sharpshooters to shoot into fort

30. He captures the fort when loyalists get scared.
He never quite finishes getting midwest but this was key victory

31. Governor of Spanish Louisiana
Bernardo de Galvez
Governor of Spanish Louisiana
Was neutral at beginning but aids Americans with supplies

32. Bernardo de Galvez Spain entered war in 1779.
Galvez seized British held forts along Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico as well as West Florida.

33. The American Navy and John Paul Jones

34. John Paul Jones

35. Greatest American sea victory took place in 1779.
Captain John Paul Jones gets into a battle with British warship Serapis on the North sea

36. The British Captain calls out to Jones and asks if he gives up
Jones says his famous words “I have not yet begun to fight”

37. Bonhomme Richard and Serapis

38. The British Captain ends up losing the battle and John Paul Jones takes over the ship, leaving their ship sinking and badly damaged