The Revolutionary War Continues 6.2 By: David And Andrew

Objectives At the end of the section each student MUST be able to: Tell how the Patriots receive help from other nations T Tell how Washington's troops survived the winter at Valley Forge D Describe the challenges Americans faced at home as a result of the war

Terms To Know

Gaining Allies

France  N News of the American victory at Saratoga caused a shift in Frances policy. FFrance announced support for the U.S. openly after realizing the Americans could have a chance at beating Great Britain. FFebruary 1777, the French and the Americans worked out a trade agreement and an alliance. FFrance declared war on Britain and sent money, troops, and equipment to aid the American Patriots.

 O Other European nations helped the American cause, mostly because they hated the British  1779, the Spanish declared war on Britain.  Bernardo de Galvez was the Spanish governor of Louisiana.  Galvez sent money, rifles and other supplies to American troops in Virginia and Ohio.  The Netherlands then went to war with Britain and Dutch bankers lent money to the American troops Spain and the Netherlands

Winter at Valley Forge

Winter at Valley Forge

Help from over seas

Help from over seas

Money Problems Getting money to finance the war was a huge concern The Continental Congress had no power to raise money through taxes Much more money was needed than what they were getting for other countries To pay for the war, Congress printed paper money These money lost their value after a while This happened because the circulation grew faster than the amount of gold and silver

Money Problems This led to inflation or more and more money to buy the same amount of goods Congress stopped making this money cause no one was using it Americans had no other way of finance for the war

Changing Attitudes Women questioned their role in society Judith Sargent Murray argued that women's minds were just as good as men's Girls then received the same education boys did Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband, John Adams, about equality

Treatment of Loyalists Thousands of loyalists fought for the British against the Patriots There were loyalists in every state Some loyalist spied and informed the British of information upon the patriots Some loyalists fled the American colonies Loyalists who remained faced difficult times Loyalists who helped the British were then called traitors Some were tortured beaten, or even killed

Hopes for Equality The war inspired some Americans to question slavery The Boston town meeting voted to condemn slavery 1778, Governor William Livingston of New Jersey as to free all enslaved people African Americans had the same argument Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania tried to end slavery However the issue of slavery would remain unsettled

Objectives At the end of the section each student MUST be able to: Tell how the Patriots receive help from other nations? T Tell how did Washington's troops survive the winter at Valley Forge? Describe the challenges Americans face at home as a result of the war?