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1 Mr. Condry’s Social Studies Class
Road to Independence Mr. Condry’s Social Studies Class

2 Lexington and Concord 1st battle of the American Revolution
British troops were sent to confiscate colonial weapons in Concord Paul Revere and William Dawes warn the colonist

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4 Lexington and Concord 700 British soldiers were defeated by a ragtag army of angry and untrained militia This surprise victory bolsters confidence in a war. Known as the “Shot heard around the world” No one is actually sure who fired the first shot or if it was an American or British soldier.

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7 Lexington and Concord The militia will grow from 80 at the battles of Lexington and Concord to 15,000.

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9 Second Continental Congress
Meet in 1775 in Philadelphia

10 Second Continental Congress
Establishes: Olive Branch Petition Continental Army Declaration of Independence (separate PowerPoint)

11 Olive Branch Petition Sent petition to King George III asking to restore peace. King refuses petition Petition urged a return to the “former harmony” between Britain and the colonies King ordered a naval blockade of the American coast

12 Continental Army created an army to prepare for war under the command of George Washington.

13 The Continental Army Made up of:
Farmers Frontiersmen Townspeople At first they had to provide their own weapons, ammunition, and uniforms Overtime, they would be formed into regular units with uniforms and proper equipment Many believed the war would be short

14 What colonist thought of the idea of an American Revolution
Advantages Disadvantages Fighting for their homes, families, lives, and freedom. George Washington Home ground Ben Franklin got the French to help Many of the English generals were afraid to make mistakes The English people would get tired of a long war. Poorly trained army and no navy No money to fight a war Weak, inexperienced government 2/3 of population wee wither Tories or didn’t care. Professional English army, Hessians, and Indians against them. Poor Equipment and lack of food. Soldiers could leave at will.

15 What the British thought of the idea of an American Revolution
Advantages Disadvantages Professional army and navy Factories to make war materials Money to feed and supply an army A government to make decisions 2/3 of the American Population were Tories or neutral Hessians and Indians on British side Americans were poorly supplied and trained England had a 3000 mile supply line English Soldiers were fighting because they were told to fight America is a large piece of land and not easy to control or conquer. Many of the English generals were afraid to make mistakes

16 What did the Army Eat? Continental Army British Army
1 ½ pounds of flour or bread 1 pound of beef or fish OR ¾ pounds of pork 1 gill (5 oz.) of whiskey 1 ½ Pounds flour or Bread 1 pound of beef or a ½ pound of pork ¼ pint of canned Peas or 1 ounce of rice 1 ounce of butter 1 ½ gills (8 oz) of Rum

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18 Battle of Bunker Hill Fought on June 17, 1775
1,200 colonial troops under the command of William Prescott stealthily occupy Bunker Hill British army attacks rebels to drive them back. Beaten back twice “Don’t shoot until you see the white of their eyes” Third attack took the hill after the colonist run out of ammunition.

19 Casualties of Bunker Hill
Continental Army British Army 115 killed 305 wounded 30 Captured 20 POWs died 5 out of 6 Cannons Total: 450 19 officers killed 62 officers wounded 207 soldiers killed 766 soldiers wounded Total 1,054

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24 Battle of Saratoga (New York)
The British planned a 3 pronged attack to capture the Hudson River Valley and cut off New England from the rest of the Colonies

25 Battle of Saratoga General St. Leger would march east from the Great Lakes to Albany. Was defeated at Battle of Oriskany

26 Battle of Saratoga General Howe would march north from New York City to Albany Never moved north

27 Battle of Saratoga General Burgoyne would march south from Canada to take Albany. Was on his own when he met the American army

28 Battle of Saratoga British Army Colonial Army
Commander: General John Burgoyne Force: 7200 Killed: 140 Wounded: 370 Captured: 390 Commander: Benedict Arnold, Daniel Morgan, Horatio Gates Force: 9000 Killed: 60 Wounded: 260 Captured: 0

29 Battle of Trenton (New Jersey)
General George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware. Let the main body of the Continental Army against the Hessian soldiers garrisoned at Trenton. After a brief battle, nearly all the entire Hessian force was captured

30 What is a Hessian? 30,000 German troops hired by the British to help fight during the American Revolution

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32 Battle of Trenton British Army Continental Army Commander: Johann Rall
Force: 1520 Killed: 22 Wounded: 86 Captured: 906 Commander: George Washington Force: 2400 Killed: 2 Wounded: 5

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35 Battle of Yorktown Begins September 28, 1781 Ends October 19, 1781
A decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army and the French Army This will end the war

36 Benjamin Franklin Living in France
Convinced the French to Help Americans

37 Battle of Yorktown British Army Continental Army
Commander: Lord Charles Cornwallis Force: 8980 Killed: 309 Wounded: 326 Captured: 8007 Commander: George Washington Force: 20600 Killed: 72 Wounded: 180 Captured: 0

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42 Casualties of the War United States: 6,824 Killed in Battle 25,000-70,000 dead from all causes Overall casualties up to 50,000 Great Britain: 4,000 army troops killed in Battle 27,000 army troops died of disease 1,243 killed in naval battles 42,000 deserted 18,500 died from disease At least 51,000 dead from all causes

43 Casualties of the War France: 10,000 battle deaths (75% at sea)
Spain: 5,000 killed Netherlands: 500 Killed Germans: 1,800 killed in battle 4,888 deserted 7,774 dead from all causes

44 Britain's Cost of War Spent about £80 million ($129,60,000,000.00)
National debt of £250 million ($40,500,000,000.00) £9.5 million a year in interest. ($1,539,000,000.00)

45 France’s Cost of War Spent 1.3 billion livres (about £56 million) ($9,072,000,000.00) Their total national debt was £187 million ($30,294,000,000.00)

46 America’s Cost of War spent $37 million at the national level plus $114 million by the states. This was mostly covered by loans from France and the Netherlands, loans from Americans, and issuance of an increasing amount of paper money

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