The American Fight for Independence

The American Fight The American Fight for for IndependenceIndependence

The Revolutionary WarThe Revolutionary War

1.1.

The The American American ColonistsColonists

(aka Patriots)(aka Patriots)

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The The BritishBritish Empire Empire

THE BRITISH ARMYTHE BRITISH ARMY

THE COLONISTSTHE COLONISTS

2. 2. THE COLONISTS WON THE WARTHE COLONISTS WON THE WAR

There were many There were many conflicts that occurred conflicts that occurred which led up to the which led up to the Revolutionary WarRevolutionary War

BOSTON TEA PARTYBOSTON TEA PARTY

BOSTON MASSACREBOSTON MASSACRE

THE STAMP ACTTHE STAMP ACT

THE SUGAR ACTTHE SUGAR ACT

4. CRISPUS ATTUCKS4. CRISPUS ATTUCKS

5. Declaration of 5. Declaration of IndependenceIndependence

The American The American colonists colonists leaders wrote leaders wrote The Declaration The Declaration of of Independence Independence to send to the to send to the King of England.King of England.

6. 6.

The The authorauthor of the of the Declaration of Declaration of Independence was Independence was Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson, the , the eventual 3eventual 3rdrd President of President of the United States.the United States.

7. CONTROVERSY7. CONTROVERSY

The original The original draft of the draft of the Declaration of Independence had Declaration of Independence had a section that a section that spoke against the spoke against the enslavement of African Americans enslavement of African Americans BUT was taken out because BUT was taken out because Americans from the Americans from the South South vehemently opposed and vehemently opposed and protested against it. protested against it.

8. 8. African Americans fought African Americans fought ON ON

BOTH SIDES OF THE WAR.BOTH SIDES OF THE WAR.

______________________________________________________________ The British and the American Colonists The British and the American Colonists

both both promised the African slaves promised the African slaves freedomfreedom if they helped to win the if they helped to win the war. war.

Some slave masters even sent their Some slave masters even sent their slaves to fight in their place.slaves to fight in their place.

FYI

MANY Southerners were very reluctant however to give African slaves the right to bare arms, even if it was to fight in the war.

Why?

PETER SALEMPETER SALEM

Killed a Killed a British British Major Major in in the famous the famous Battle at Battle at BunkerhillBunkerhill

JAMES ARMISTEADJAMES ARMISTEAD

Was a Was a SPY for SPY for the American the American colonistscolonists. Was . Was able to secretly able to secretly get important get important information to information to defeat the defeat the British.British.

9. WHY FIGHT ???9. WHY FIGHT ???

African African Americans Americans believed that believed that by fighting by fighting they would they would eventually gain eventually gain their freedom. their freedom.

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10. CONTRADICTION10. CONTRADICTION

The The contradictioncontradiction behind behind Americans fighting for their Americans fighting for their independence is that while independence is that while they were they were fighting to be free fighting to be free from the Britishfrom the British; they were ; they were denyingdenying freedomfreedom to millions of to millions of African slavesAfrican slaves..

BONUSBONUS

TWO AFRICAN AMERICANS THAT TWO AFRICAN AMERICANS THAT HELPED THE AMERICAN HELPED THE AMERICAN COLONISTS DEFEAT THE BRITISH COLONISTS DEFEAT THE BRITISH AND HELPED AMERICA WIN ITS AND HELPED AMERICA WIN ITS INDEPENDENCE WERE………..INDEPENDENCE WERE………..

PETER SALEMPETER SALEM

Killed a Killed a British British Major Major in in the famous the famous Battle at Battle at Bunker Hill.Bunker Hill.

JAMES ARMISTEADJAMES ARMISTEAD

Was a Was a SPY for SPY for the American the American colonistscolonists. Was . Was able to secretly able to secretly get important get important information to information to defeat the defeat the British.British.