The American Nation Section 1: Fighting Begins in the North Section 2: The Colonies Declare Independence Section 3: Struggles in the Middle States Section 4: Fighting for Liberty on Many Fronts Chapter 6: The American Revolution 1775–1783 Section 5: Winning the War in the South

Chapter 6, Section 4 Women Played a Role in the War Women took on added work at home. Some women joined their husbands at the front. Betsy Ross sewed flags for Washington’s army. A few women took part in battle, for example, Mary Ludwig Hays, known as Molly Pitcher.

Chapter 6, Section 4 Fighting for Liberty on Many Fronts What role did women play in the war?

Chapter 6, Section 4 African Americans Faced Hard Choices Some African Americans served in the United States Army. Some served in the newly formed United States Navy. Some were minutemen. Some enslaved African Americans looked for freedom by following British troops.

Chapter 6, Section 4 Fighting for Liberty on Many Fronts What choices did African Americans have?

Chapter 6, Section 4 The War in the West and at Sea Northern Frontier Mohawk Indians and Loyalists raided settlements in Pennsylvania and New York. Patriots struck back by destroying Iroquois villages. Middle FrontierGeorge Rogers Clark led Virginians against the British in the Ohio Valley. The British surrendered the fort at Vincennes. Southern FrontierThe governor of Spanish 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 SeaCaptain John Paul Jones captured the British warship Serapis.

Chapter 6, Section 4 The War in the West

Chapter 6, Section 4 Fighting for Liberty on Many Fronts How was the war fought on the frontier and at sea?

Chapter 6, Section 4 Section 4 Assessment 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.

Chapter 6, Section 4 Section 4 Assessment 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.