The Revolutionary War Continues

6.2

By:David And Andrew

ObjectivesObjectives• At the end of the section each student MUST be

able to:

Tell how the Patriots receive help from Tell how the Patriots receive help from other nationsother nations

• Tell how Washington's troops survived Tell how Washington's troops survived the winter at Valley Forgethe winter at Valley Forge

• Describe the challenges Americans faced Describe the challenges Americans faced at home as a result of the warat home as a result of the war

Terms To KnowTerms To Know

Gaining AlliesGaining Allies

FranceFrance

News of the American victory at Saratoga caused a shift in Frances policy.

France announced support for the U.S. openly after realizing the Americans could have a chance at beating Great Britain.

February 1777, the French and the Americans worked out a trade agreement and an alliance.

France declared war on Britain and sent money, troops, and equipment to aid the American Patriots.

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 Spain and the Netherlands

Winter at Valley ForgeWinter at Valley Forge

Winter at Valley ForgeWinter at Valley Forge

Help from over seas Help from over seas

Help from over seas Help from over seas

Money ProblemsMoney Problems

• Getting money to finance the war was a huge Getting money to finance the war was a huge concernconcern

• The Continental Congress had no power to raise The Continental Congress had no power to raise money through taxesmoney through taxes

• Much more money was needed than what they Much more money was needed than what they were getting for other countrieswere getting for other countries

• To pay for the war, Congress printed paper To pay for the war, Congress printed paper moneymoney

• These money lost their value after a whileThese money lost their value after a while

• This happened because the circulation This happened because the circulation grew faster than the amount of gold and grew faster than the amount of gold and silversilver

Money ProblemsMoney Problems

• This led to inflation or more and This led to inflation or more and more money to buy the same more money to buy the same amount of goodsamount of goods

• Congress stopped making this Congress stopped making this money cause no one was using itmoney cause no one was using it

• Americans had no other way of Americans had no other way of finance for the warfinance for the war

Changing AttitudesChanging 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 LoyalistsTreatment of Loyalists

• Thousands of loyalists fought for the British against Thousands of loyalists fought for the British against the Patriotsthe Patriots

• There were loyalists in every state There were loyalists in every state • Some loyalist spied and informed the British of Some loyalist spied and informed the British of

information upon the patriots information upon the patriots • Some loyalists fled the American colonies Some loyalists fled the American colonies • Loyalists who remained faced difficult times Loyalists who remained faced difficult times • Loyalists who helped the British were then called Loyalists who helped the British were then called

traitorstraitors• Some were tortured beaten, or even killed Some were tortured beaten, or even killed

Hopes for EqualityHopes for Equality

• The war inspired some Americans to question The war inspired some Americans to question slaveryslavery

• The Boston town meeting voted to condemn slaveryThe Boston town meeting voted to condemn slavery• 1778, Governor William Livingston of New Jersey as 1778, Governor William Livingston of New Jersey as

to free all enslaved peopleto free all enslaved people• African Americans had the same argumentAfrican Americans had the same argument• Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and

Pennsylvania tried to end slaveryPennsylvania tried to end slavery• However the issue of slavery would remain unsettledHowever the issue of slavery would remain unsettled

ObjectivesObjectives• At the end of the section each student MUST be

able to:

• Tell how the Patriots receive help from Tell how the Patriots receive help from other nations?other nations?

• Tell how did Washington's troops survive Tell how did Washington's troops survive the winter at Valley Forge?the winter at Valley Forge?

• Describe the challenges Americans face at Describe the challenges Americans face at home as a result of the war?home as a result of the war?