The War for Independence Game

Chapter 8 The War for Independence 4th Grade At War with the Homeland • Fighting at Lexington and Concord • Meeting of the Second Continental Congress • Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III • Colonies asked to send soldiers • George Washington to lead army At War with the Homeland • • • • • • Continental Army Battle of Bunker Hill, Boston Training of the army Continentals British Advantage Mercenaries The Decision for Independence • • • • • • • Thomas Paine Common Sense Revolution Independence Allegiance Declaration grievances Americans Take Sides • • • • • • • Neutral Religion Society of Friends (Quakers) Pacifists The movement Unmarried Ladies of America Loyalists Americans Take Sides • • • • Native Americans Encroach Africans Regiment Samuel’s Choice • Choosing sides Victory and Independence • • • • • • • Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Patriots declare independence Soldiers from other countries Victory at Saratoga Siege Other countries help the colonists American Heros Victory and Independence • • • • Victory at Yorktown The Treaty of Paris Treaty Negotiated