2. What Was the
Revolutionary War?
The Revolutionary War was a war between the
thirteen original colonies and Great Britain.
3. Why Did the Revolutionary
War Happen?
The Revolutionary War happened because Great
Britain was not giving the colonies freedom from King
George II. Plus, he was over-taxing them on
EVERYTHING! Then, the Boston Massacre happened.
The colonies had enough!
4. When Did the Revolutionary
War Start?
The war started in 1775 and ended in 1783. That’s
eight years of a terrible war! Can you imagine that?!
WOW!
5. Before the war started the Colonies needed a
general. You know him, you love to watch him
fight, he’s GEORGE WASHINGTON!
They also needed more soldiers than they had. So
blacks, Indians, and even pirates, called privateers,
fought to keep the Red Coats away.
Preparations for the War
6. The End of the War
The treaty of Paris officially
ended this war. British, Dutch,
Spanish, and colonial
representatives got together in
Paris to sign the document that
officially ended the war. The
treaty was signed on the morning
of September 3rd, 1783 (see next
page for full picture of the
treaty).
8. Who Fought in This War?
The brave, notorious soldiers who fought for the colonies were
called Patriots. The cruel, evil British soldiers where called Red
Coats because of their red uniforms (duh!). For most of the war,
the Patriots wore their regular clothes as uniforms, because the
Colonies didn’t have the money to pay for all those uniforms. Of
course, when recruiting men for the war, there were those people
who didn’t want to fight, so our good friend Benjamin Franklin
hung up this sign to tell those people, “Hey! If you don’t fight the
British, they’re going to kill you!” (see next page for sign)
10. Where Were These Battles
Fought?
There were more than two hundred battles in this war.
Some of these battles were fought in these locations:
Boston, Canada, New York, New Jersey, Saratoga
(Florida), Philadelphia, Yorktown, the Gulf Coast, and
lastly the Caribbean.
11. Bet You Didn’t Know
Want to see some cool stuff I bet you didn’t know?
Look up this video called “Bet you didn’t know --
Revolutionary War”!
