The War Widens Chapter 6-3 Review

African-Americans in the War estimated that at least 5,000 black soldiers fought on the patriot side during the Revolutionary War –5% of soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill were black Congress and Washington resisted allowing blacks, free or slave to serve –Fear of slave revolts in the south

African-American Soldiers and the British Slaves were encouraged to run away and join the British army Tens of thousands escaped to the British but about 1,000 actually served as soldiers –Others as teamsters, cooks, nurses, laborers British tried to scare southerners by encouraging slaves to join, strategy backfired

Battle of Rhode Island Slaves and freemen enlisted. Slaves were granted their full freedom Hessians refused to ever fight against black soldiers again. One of the few segregated units during the revolution

War at Home Supported the army in the field –Nursing/first aid –Cooking –Laundry –Water carriers Ran homes/farms and businesses while men were at war

Molly Pitcher Women were on the battlefield Supplied the artillery with water Often had to fire the cannon when the men were killed

Deborah Sampson

Fighting in the West George Rogers Clark Fought in the west to secure Virginia land claims His victories allowed the U.S. to claim land in the Ohio Valley at the end of the war

War at Sea Start of the war, America had no navy Practiced PRIVATEERING –Private ships attacked British ships, on behalf of the United States –“Legal Piracy” © ors.mp3http:// ors.mp3

John Paul Jones jones-mn #no-js

“Sir, I have not yet begun to fight!”