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Revolutionary War

Revolutionary War. Essential Questions. Who were the opponents in this war and why were they fighting? What was Maryland’s importance in this war? Name the four Marylanders who signed the Declaration of Independence? How do you know the colonist did not like the tea tax?

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Revolutionary War

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  1. Revolutionary War

  2. Essential Questions • Who were the opponents in this war and why were they fighting? • What was Maryland’s importance in this war? • Name the four Marylanders who signed the Declaration • of Independence? • How do you know the colonist did not like the tea tax? • Why is Maryland called “The Old Line State?” • What supplies were necessary for this war? • Who won this war? Do you think this is who should have won? • Why do we celebrate July 4 as our Independence Day?

  3. England vs. American Colonists 1775-1781

  4. Causes of War • The American colonists felt that the English King was taxing • them unfairly. • The American colonists wanted to rule themselves and not be • subjects of an English King.

  5. Maryland's Four Signers CharlesCarroll Samuel Chase William Paca Thomas Stone

  6. Maryland's Rebellion The Chestertown Tea Party The burning of the Peggy Stewart

  7. Maryland's Soliders • No major battles were ever fought on Maryland soil. • Many Marylanders left their families and jobs to join the military. • Maryland’s government chose the military leaders. They were usually land owners. • Farmers, craftsmen, shopkeepers, and slaves fought as soldiers. • Maryland soldiers fought battles in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, and New York. • Maryland got its nickname, “The Old Line State,” from the Battle of Long Island, New York.

  8. Maryland's Help Marylanders did many things to help win the war. They built ships in Baltimore. Ship captains from Maryland became privateers. They attacked and captured enemy ships. They also took the cargo from British ships. They kept what they captured, some privateers became quite rich this way. Farmers raised grain and cattle for the army. The state also supplied cannons and gunpowder. Iron made in several parts of the state were used for weapons and tools. Women sewed clothing for the soldiers.

  9. Effects Of War • The American colonies became The • United States of America. • The Treaty of Paris, the peace treaty • between England and the United • States, was signed in 1783 in Paris. • The United States became an • independent nation.

  10. Essential Questions • Who were the opponents in this war and why were they fighting? • What was Maryland’s importance in this war? • Name the four Marylanders who signed the Declaration • of Independence? • How do you know the colonist did not like the tea tax? • Why is Maryland called “The Old Line State?” • What supplies were necessary for this war? • Who won this war? Do you think this is who should have won? • Why do we celebrate July 4 as our Independence Day?

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