1. The Early Years
Chapter 6 Section 1

2. Advantages and Disadvantages
American Advantages
British Disadvantages
1. Home Advantage
Far from home
2. Could recruit troops easily
Took time to transport troops
3. Fighting for Freedom!
Fighting for the $$$
4. George Washington
Underrated Colonists

3. Advantages and Disadvantages
American Disadvantages
British Advantages
1. No navy
Most powerful navy
2. Not well trained
Strong army
3. Lack of Supplies
Plenty of Supplies
million people
8 Million people
Hired mercenaries

4. Loyalists
Strongest population in North Carolina & Georgia.
Anglican Church
Jobs
Not justifiable reason to fight

5. Neutral
Taking neither side of conflict
Example: Quakers

6. Other reasons- $$$, Patriot Cause Some joined British & American sides
African Americans
Main reason- Freedom!!!!
Other reasons- $$$, Patriot Cause
Some joined British & American sides
Lemuel Hayes & Peter Salem
Fought Battle of Concord
Over 5,000 enlisted

7. Women
Margaret Corbin- Joined Continental Army with husband. At Battle of Fort Washington, her husband died. She replaced him and manned a cannon against the British. Molly Pitcher- Carried pitchers of water to soldiers Deborah Sampson- Disguised as a boy and enlisted

9. Raising An Army
States’ attitudes Hesitated at first Congress Problems Difficult recruiting Difficult to raise $$$

10. Raising An Army
Congress depended on states to enlist Enlist- recruit One Year Contracts George Washington- Convince men to enlist for 3-4 years or til’ end of war

11. Battle of Long Island
Americans 20,000 troops George Washington British 32,000 troops William Howe
Nathan Hale- Connecticut school teacher Spied on British soldiers Caught and hung “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”

12. Battle of Long Island
Americans lost - Short on supplies (No clothes, shoes, shirts, bullets, blankets, etc)

13. Americans lowest point
Lots of soldiers completed term of service and went home.
Lost New York
George Washington- “I think the game is pretty near up”

14. Crossing of Delaware
Winter of 1776 George Washington led 2,400 men in the night of Christmas Trenton- Surrounded town and captured nearly 1,000 Hessians Princeton- Took it from the Brits

16. British Strategy
Take New York, Albany, & Control of Hudson River
- Separate New England from Middle colonies
John Burgoyne- South from Canada
Barry Leger- East from Lake Ontario
William Howe- North from New York

18. Philadelphia
On the way to Albany, William Howe attacks capital of America… On September 1777 Philly is taken and Continental Congress run!

19. Patriots slow the Brits!
British General Leger tried to take Fort Stanwix, but Benedict Arnold forced British to retreat!
2. British General Burgoyne took Fort Ticonderoga
a. Reasons to why slowed down
i. Carried loads of good food & fine clothing.
ii. Americans chopped down trees

20. Patriots slow the Brits!
British General Burgoyne sent 800 men and Native Americans to take supply base in Bennington, Vermont. -Green Mountain Boys attacked them and won battle. Low on troops and supplies, Burgoyne forced to retreat to Saratoga.

21. Battle of Saratoga
Barry Leger isolated in Saratoga (No reinforcements) General Horatio Gates- American surrounded Leger with army three times the size of British army. Leger attempted to attacked but failed… 5,700 British soldiers handed weapons to Americans.