U.S. History
Chapter 2 – Revolution and the Early Republic
2-2 The War for Independence
The War for Independence
3 minutes
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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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notebook quiz