1. CHAPTER SIX The American Revolution

2.  Recall:  Declaration  Common Sense  Republicanism  Self-govt. RESISTANCE

3. PLAYERS

4.  “Whigs”  Americans  Mortality %  350K eligible, 200K soldiers PATRIOTS

5.  20% of Americans  Fought for British, fled America  Benedict Arnold LOYALISTS

6.  Local militia  Minutemen  Professional  Continental Army SOLDIERS

7.  15 miles/day, 60 lbs.  Little provisions  Death  Disease instead of battle  Primitive medical care  Discipline  Whip, beat SOLDIERS

8.  Most illiterate  Gambling, drinking popular  Camaraderie, loyalty SOLDIERS

9.  Run farms, businesses  Military camps  Wives, girlfriends  Prostitutes  Few in battle WOMEN

12.  British: recruit slaves  5K fought for Americans  Arming Blacks AFRICAN-AMERICANS

13.  Most neutral  Fought with British  Few with Americans NATIVES

14. TALE OF THE TAPE AMERICANS  “Home field” advantage  The “cause”  Leadership: Washington BRITISH  Military  Global power  Loyalists

15.  Protect civilians  “Guerrilla” tactics  Prolong war AMERICAN STRATEGY

16.  European powers join Americans  Cautious  Naval battles  French vs. British  Instrumental in success, esp. French FRENCH AND SPANISH

17.  Several stages  North to south  Initial British victories  Americans survived WAR

18.  First U.S. constitution  Independent states.  Limited central powers The Articles of Confederation

19.  U.S.  Independence  British troops leave  To Mississippi River  Fishing rights in N.E. INDEPENDENCE

20.  Virginia: freedoms  Important for later Const.  1776, New Jersey: women’s suffrage  States abolished  inheritance customs Declaration of Rights

21.  50K left South  Others fought for independence  Contradictions of slavery  Northern states: abolish slavery  Emerging free African-American communities African Americans and the Revolution

22.  Prominent during war  New role: nurture wise, virtuous, public-spirited men WOMEN

23. NATIVES

25.  Disaster  No voice in postwar negotiations  Floodgates open to white settlers NATIVES