1. Chapter 8, Lesson 2
ACOS #8: Identify major events sof the American Revolution, including the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Trenton, and Yorktown
ACOS #8a: Describe the social and political impact of the Declaration of Independence
ACOS #8d: Locate on a map major battle sites of the American Revolution

2. Taking Sides Loyalists Patriots
Loyal to the king
Wealthy business men thought war would hurt business
Some slaves were Loyalists because of the offer of freedom
Native Americans wanted Britain to win and stop the settlers from taking their land
Patriots
Wanted independence
Some joined the Continental Army
African American slaves joined the Patriots for the promise of freedom
Neutral: some colonists did not take either side

3. Women in the War
Martha Washington stayed at George Washington’s camp and helped the soldiers.
Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a man and fought in the Continental Army
Phillis Wheatly wrote poems that praised George Washington
Nancy Morgan Hart had to defend her home against Loyalist fighters.
Mary Ludwig Hays took over her husband’s cannon after he was hurt

4. An Unlikely Hero
Do you know who warned the Patriot militia of the Redcoats’ plan to march to Lexington (to capture John Hancock and John Adams), and the plan to march to Concord to seize the militia’s weapons?

5. The Challenges of War People had to leave their homes.
Houses were destroyed & farms robbed.
Prices of food, clothing, and supplies increased.
Some merchants would not sell their goods, they waited for prices to go higher.
Congress made it illegal for merchants to hold goods back to increase profits.

6. Lesson 2 Vocabulary neutral Loyalist inflation Not taking sides
Someone who was still
loyal to the king
A rise in prices
Loyalist
inflation

7. Vocabulary Review The crime of fighting against one’s own government
Freedom from being ruled by
someone else
Freedoms that are protected
by law
A statement that declares, or
announces, an idea
treason
independence
rights
declaration