1. Chapter 6 The American Revolution

2. Ch 6-1 I Can Statement I can understand how many colonists favored declaring independence

3. Ch 6-1 Bullet Points Bullet Point #1: Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense convinced more Americans to support independence from Britain Bullet Point #2: The Declaration of Independence used Enlightenment ideas and careful logic to show why Americans wanted to be free of British rule

4. Ch 6-1 Vocab Words Thomas Paine Richard Henry Lee Resolution Preamble Grievance

5. Ch 6-2 I Can Statement I can understand why the early years of the war were a critical time

6. Ch 6-2 Bullet Points Bullet Point #1: As fighting moved from New England to the Middle States, American troops faced many setbacks Bullet Point #2: The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the war Bullet Point #3: As a result of the American victory at Saratoga, France decided to aid the American cause

7. Ch 6-2 Vocab Words Nathan Hale Marquis de Lafayette Cavalry Friedrich von Steuben

8. Ch 6-3 I Can Statement I can understand the effects of the war widened

9. Ch 6-3 Bullet Points Bullet Point #1: African Americans fought on both sides of the revolution, often in hope of gaining freedom Bullet Point #2: As men went to war, women took on added responsibilities Bullet Point #3: Important battles took place on the western frontier and at sea

10. Ch 6-3 Vocab Words Enlist Civilian George Rogers Clark Bernando de Galvez John Paul Jones Privateer

11. Ch 6-4 I Can Statement I can understand how the Americans won the war and made peace

12. Ch 6-4 Bullet Points Bullet Point #1: In the final stages of the war, fighting shifted to the South, ending in the British surrender at Yorktown Bullet Point #2: In the Treaty of Paris, Britain recognized American independence Bullet Point #3: The American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence have inspired people in other nations who sought freedom

13. Ch 6-4 Vocab Words Charles Cornwallis Guerilla Francis Marion Nathanael Greene Traitor