Fort Ticonderoga and the American Revolution

American Revolution Continued.. Part 2.

Fighting spreads & The Turning Point of the War

1. Loyalist

2. Orator

3. Statesman

4. Clause

5. Revolution

6. Siege

7. Hessian

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Important Vocabulary Terms

Match

Match the Following Vocab Words

• Loyalist

• Orator

• Statesman

• Clause

• Siege

An Army isolates a location

Someone who is good a Public Speaking

A rule in a legal document

Someone who is loyal to a government

Political Leader

• An Army isolates a location

• Someone who is good a Public Speaking

• A rule in a legal document

• Someone who is loyal to a government

• Political Leader

Fighting Spreads...

​Conflicts in New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southern Colonies.

• Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Bunker Hill (1775) British Victory

• Capture of Fort Ticonderoga (1775) American Victory

• Naval Superiority

• Strong and Experienced Army

​British Strengths

• Strong Motivation/Will

• Land Familiarity

​Colonists Strengths

American Colonists Vs British
Strengths and Weaknesses

• Fighting in a Distant Land (Not familiar with Land)

• Low Morale and Harsh Conditions

​British Weaknesses

• Limited Resources

• Divisions among colonists (Patriots vs Loyalists)

​American Colonists Weaknesses

British vs American Colonists Weaknesses

Open Ended

Name at Least one strength and one Weakness that the British had during the American Revolutionary War.

Open Ended

Name at least one strength and one weakness that the American Colonists had during the American Revolution.

Multiple Choice

Which Battle of the American Revolution is considered the Turning Point of the War?

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Cow Pens

Open Ended

Which two sides were at war during the American Revolution?