Chapter 7 History Alive Summary

Leo Polonsky
History Alive Chapter 7
“The American Revolution
Date: October 25, 2011

| |Revolutionary war begun in 1775 |
|How and when did Revolutio- |British landed 25000 troops in New York |
| nary war begun? |The Declaration of Independence was just signed when the war begun |
| |Troops in New York were badly trained and no well equipped.
British army were opposite, they had equipment, food |
| |They were well trained to fight. 400 British ships were stationed in harbor. |
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|What were the pros/cons for |Patriots began the revolution in weak position. They were not organized. |
| |The army was not trained. They did not have enough men. |
|Continental Army? |George Washington had only 20000 in Continental Army.
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| |Congress printed money for the war but merchants demanded gold. |
| |Despite the weaknesses the army had strengths by patriotism. |
| |People willingly gave their lives for liberty. There was overseas help |
| |From France in particular who hated English. |
| |Also George Washington was an experienced military leader. |
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