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NAME_____________________________ Chapter 6 The American Revolution (1776-1783) Section 2 The War Continues After Saratoga •Saratoga was a turning point, Patriot ___________________ now seemed possible •European nations, especially ___________________ saw that the Americans might actually win •Ben Franklin went to Paris, France to seek French support •The French gave to the Americans ___________________, but were not their allies…..yet France •After Saratoga, France ___________________ announced their support of the United States •February 1778- France and the US worked out a trade agreement and an alliance •France declared ___________________ on Britain •Also sent ___________________, equipment, and troops to aid (help) the Patriots Spain •Other European nations helped as well, mainly because they ___________________ the British •Spain did not recognize American ___________________, but still declared war on Britain in1779 •The Spanish governor of Louisiana, Bernardo de Galvez raised an ___________________ •This army forced the British out and captured ___________________ at Mobile and Pensacola •This diverted British troops from other ___________________of the war Winter of 1777-1778 •Howe and the British spent the winter in ___________________ in Philadelphia •About 20 miles west, Washington set up his camp at ______________________________________ •Washington and the army endured terrible ___________________ •Lacked ___________________, clothing, shelter, and medicine •Washington’s biggest challenge was keeping the army ___________________ Valley Forge •Due to snowstorms and damaged roads, it was hard to get ___________________ in •The Continental army build ___________________ and gathered supplies from the countryside •Volunteers, including Martha Washington, made ___________________ and cared for the sick •Washington said no army had ________ suffered “such uncommon hardships” with such “patience and fortitude.” Joseph Martin at Valley Forge •Joseph Martin, a young private from Connecticut wrote; • “Most of the men lacked ___________________, ___________________, and ___________________.” •Martin made a pair of rough moccasins and later wrote •“The only alternative I had, was to endure this inconvenience and go ___________________, as hundreds of my companions had to, till they might be tracked by their blood upon the rough frozen ground” More of Valley Forge •Many men ___________________ (left without permission) •Some ___________________resigned •The army was falling ___________________ •With strong determination, the Continental Army ___________________ the winter •Conditions improved and new ___________________ joined •“The army grows ___________________ everyday” •April 1778, Washington told the troops of the alliance with France •The Army celebrated with a ___________________ festival and a parade Help From Overseas •Among the leaders at Valley Forge was a French nobleman- the Marquis de ___________________ •Lafayette offered his help to Washington and became a trusted ___________________ to him •Others also helped the American cause including ___________________ engineer Thaddeus Kosciusko and cavalry officer Casimir Pulaski More Help From Overseas •Prussian officer Friedrich von ___________________ helped drill the Patriot troops at Valley Forge •Taught the soldiers ___________________ discipline •Turned the ragged group into an ___________________ fighting force •Spaniard Juan de Miralles befriended the Patriot leaders and loaned ___________________ to the cause •Other Europeans who had recently moved to the United States joined the ___________________ cause •Even with help, the Continental Army still needed large amounts of ______________ to continue to fight the war Money Problems •Getting money to finance the war was a ___________________ problem •Continental Congress had no power to raise money through ___________________ •Some money came in from the ___________________ and other countries, but much more was needed •Congress and the states printed hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of paper ___________________ •There was not enough ___________________ or ___________________ backing them and they lost value •This led to ___________________ •No one would take the ___________________ and Congress stopped making them Changing Attitude •Ideals of liberty and ___________________ inspired the American Revolution •These same ideals caused some ___________________ to question their place and treatment in American society •Judith Sargeant Murray argued that women’s minds are as good as men’s •Therefore women should also get an ___________________ •Abigail ___________________ also stood up for women’s interests Hopes For Equality •The ideals of the Revolutionary War led some white Americans to question ___________________ •Governor Livingston of New Jersey asked the legislature to free all ___________________ people in the state •Livingston said slavery was “utterly inconsistent with the principles of ___________________ and humanity” •Many other states attempted to end ___________________ •The issue (matter) of slavery would remain ___________________ for many years Treatment of Loyalists •Thousands of Loyalists fought for the British •Some ___________________ on Patriots •Many ___________________ the colonies •Those that remained faced ___________________ times •Shunned by neighbors •Became victims of ___________________ violence Essential Question •How did the United States gain allies and aid during the Revolutionary War? •Britain had many European ____________ •Benjamin Franklin convinced ___________________ to send money •After __________________, other British rivals joined