American Revolution

Who faced this challenge fighting a war so far from home? Supplies, military orders, and soldiers took three months to get to shore/America.

• Continental Army

• British

What is one way the American women helped support the Continental army?

• Spied on the British

• Ate their food

• Shared untrue stories

What advantages did the Continental army have by fighting at home?

• Knew their land well

• Lived with their families

• At home cooked meals

What was one reason that the Continental soldiers were motivated to win the war?

• It was their job

• They were fighting to make a better future for themselves and their families

• They got paid more money to win

What was a reason the British soldiers had less motivation to fight in the war?

• They missed their families

• They did not have enough equipment to set them up to succeed

• British were unhappy about paying for a war in other parts of the world

What was another challenge the British faced by fighting a war so far from home?

• Privateers seized supplies from British ships

• Get weapons and supplies from local citizens

• Spied on the British

One person or nation united with another for a common purpose

• Ally

• Enlist

• Home front

To agree to serve in an army or navy

• Volunteer

• Turning Point

• Enlist

Areas away from the fighting in a country at war

• Mercenary

• Strategies

• Home Front

A soldier hired to fight for a foreign army

• Mercenary

• Volunteer

• Ally