Ch 8 lesson 2

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Ch 8 lesson 2
Life During the War
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Taking Sides

• Loyalists
• 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
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Women in the War
Martha Washington stayed at George Washingtons
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 husbands cannon
after he was hurt
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Molly Pitcher

• http//www.newton.k12.ks.us/tech/ar.htm

(click on online movies, go to Molly Pitcher)
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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.

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Lesson 2 Vocabulary
neutral

• Not taking sides
• Someone who was still
• loyal to the king
• A rise in prices

Loyalist
inflation
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Vocabulary Review

• The crime of fighting against ones
• 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