The Revolutionary War 1775-1783

I said it! “Join or Die” - Ben Franklin “The British are coming! The British are coming!” - Paul Revere and William Dawes “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” - Nathan Hale “These are the times that try men’s souls”- Thomas Paine

Who Am I? I am called the Guider of the War. - G. Washington I told my husband to “remember the ladies”. -Abigail Adams I was shot during the attacks at the Boston Massacre. -Crispus Attucks I was a spy hung by the British. - Nathan Hale I am the author of Common Sense. -Thomas Paine The Americans took me to court and charged me with murder. -Captain Thomas Preston

Continued……. I was the great ruler in charge of England. -King Geogre III Although others were present, I really wrote the Declaration of Independence. -Thomas Jefferson I will forever be known as a traitor to the Americans, because I went to the British side. -Benedict Arnold I was born in Germany, but I was the person who trained some Americans how to march, aim guns and use bayonets. -Friedrich von Steuben

Continued…... I was the native of France who helped the colonists. –Marquis de Lafayette Although I was a leader in the French and Indian War, I am most proud of having the city of Pittsburgh named after me. –William Pitt During the revolution I was a seamstress. My most famous work is the 1st American Flag. –Betsy Ross The Battle of Yorktown is where I as commander of the British Army surrendered. –Charles Cornwallis

Continued…... Just when the British thought they were going to take over Georgia, I pushed those Redcoats out!! -Nathanael Greene Everyone thought I was a man, but I was really a woman in soldier's attire. -Deborah Sampson Paul gets all the credit, but I also warned them that the British was coming. -William Dawes I always love riding my pony in the midnight to spread news about the British. -Paul Revere

It’s Relevant! France and Britain was in debt…. b/c of French and Indian war Stamp Act….placed tax on paper items Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians….carried out Boston Tea Party George Washington was only 21 years old when he was selected to…..lead troops in both F and I War and Revolutionary War At the 1st Continental Congress, Georgia was...the only colony not to attend

It Still Relevant….. America’s first sneak attack took place during the winter in….Trenton, nJ America’s second sneak attack happened in….Princeton, NJ Saratoga was a major turning point of the war and convinced the French that the Americans might win. Mercenaries were paid to fight the colonists Valley Forge was located in Pennsylvania

It’s Remains Relevant….. Thin soup & dry bread patties were the menu options for soldiers at Valley Forge. Food, medicine and clothing were collected by women for soldiers at Valley Forge. British troops were trapped by Americans and French at the Battle of Yorktown. It took the British 3 weeks to surrender after the Battle of Yorktown.

“Protection of Natural Rights” We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

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