2-2 The War of Independence
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U.S. History
Chapter 2 – Revolution and the Early Republic
2-2 The War for Independence
The War for Independence
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The War for Independence
CA Standards:
11.1.2 Analyze the ideological
origins of the American Revolution
Objectives:
•Trace the war through the winter at Valley
Forge
• Examine civilian life during the Revolution.
• Trace the war in the South through the siege of Yorktown.
• Recognize the symbolic value of the Revolution
Homework
Write definition of terms & names found on
page 19 in workbook and page 66 of textbook
Republic
Articles of Confederation
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Shay’s Rebellion
James Madison
Checks & Balances
Ratification
Federalists
Anti-federalists
Bill of Rights
Federalism
Read pages 66-73
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st
Century
The War for Independence
Main Idea
Key American victories reversed British advanced
during the America Revolutionary War
The War for Independence
Why It Matters Now
The American Revolution is today a national, even
international symbol of the fight for freedom.
The War for Independence
Terms & Names page 58
Loyalists
Charles Cornwallis
Patriots
Saratoga
Yorktown
Treaty of Paris
Valley Forge
Inflation
Marquis de Lafayette
Egalitarianism
Notes: 2-2 Guided Reading
The War For Independence
Read Pages 17 & 18
Reading Study Guide
Notes: 2-2 Guided Reading
1. Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?
It proved the Americans could beat the British
and convinced the French to support the
Americans.
Notes: 2-2 Guided Reading
2. How did the war affect different groups of Americans?
Inflation affected all Americans. Many men left
their farms & jobs to fight in the war. Many
woman took their husbands’ places on farms &
in businesses. Many slaves escaped – some
fought for the Continental Army
Notes: 2-2 Guided Reading
3. How did the French help the Americans win the war?
The French sent officers to help train American troops. They
also sent soldiers & their navy to help the Americans.
Notes: 2-2 Guided Reading
4. Whom did the rise in egalitarianism apply to?
It only applied to white males.
Battle of Saratoga
10 minutes
Clip from America- The Story of Us
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