Fighting the War by Klea Gjoka https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls Klea, Tyler, Catherine en-us 2018-09-07 14:47:02 UTC 2025-12-11 15:43:03 UTC hello@padlet.com FIGHTING THE WAR gjokak20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278887064 2018-09-07 15:01:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278887064 Advantages of the British gjokak20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278887841 2018-09-07 15:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278887841 Advantages of the Americans gjokak20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278888396 2018-09-07 15:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278888396 Disadvantages of the British gjokak20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278889581 2018-09-07 15:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278889581 Disadvantages of the Americans gjokak20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278890506 2018-09-07 15:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278890506 gjokak20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278949300 • world's strongest army and navy 
• many colonists were still loyal to Britain 
• hired German "Hessians" to aid them in the war 
• received help from Native Americans ]]> 2018-09-07 17:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278949300 gjokak20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278951854 2018-09-07 17:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278951854 gjokak20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278956430 • fighting on hometurf  
• alliance with French
• had a greater motivation to win the war 
• strong military leaders ]]> 2018-09-07 17:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/278956430 gjokak20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279122193 2018-09-09 02:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279122193 gjokak20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279122509 • lack of support for the war
• weapons and materials had to be transported across the Atlantic 
• Germans were not as loyal as hoped
• lack of knowledge of land/terrain ]]> 2018-09-09 02:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279122509 gjokak20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279122697 • had a smaller and inexperienced army
• lack of supplies and money (inflation) 
• did not have an army, had to create one 
• colonies were not united as one due to Loyalists ]]> 2018-09-09 02:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279122697 gjokak20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279122789 2018-09-09 02:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279122789 “Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.” -John Parker gjokak20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279122975 2018-09-09 02:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279122975 "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” -Thomas Paine gjokak20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279123138 2018-09-09 02:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279123138 The Continental Army giordanoce20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279157729 2018-09-09 13:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279157729 Who were they? giordanoce20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279157970
  •  The army was a mix of many people, so there really was no “typical guy”
    • ]]>     2018-09-09 13:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279157970     Age giordanoce20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279158041 Avg: mid 20s
    Some teenagers, some above 40]]>     2018-09-09 13:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279158041     Ethnicity giordanoce20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279158066 Avg: English decent
    Some natives; free African Americans; other European decenters ]]>     2018-09-09 13:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279158066     Status giordanoce20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279158078 Avg: farmer 
    Some slaves assisted masters when fighting]]>     2018-09-09 13:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279158078     Guerrilla warfare giordanoce20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279158791 2018-09-09 13:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279158791 So...How exactly did the Continental Army beat the British? giordanoce20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279158941 2018-09-09 13:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279158941 Historical Debate giordanoce20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279159023
  • Lucky “strategy” 
  • No strategy 
  • Fabian Strategy 
    • ]]>     2018-09-09 13:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279159023     Perseverance giordanoce20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279159079
  • Valley Forge
    • ]]>     2018-09-09 13:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279159079     giordanoce20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279159230 2018-09-09 13:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279159230 giordanoce20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279159263 2018-09-09 13:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279159263 Women in the War thompsontd20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279209349 2018-09-09 22:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279209349 Role in Economics thompsontd20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279209644 2018-09-09 22:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279209644 Role in Battle thompsontd20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279209687 2018-09-09 22:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279209687 Economic Influences thompsontd20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279210114
    • Major role in “non-importation” movement
    • Essential in the protest against taxation with no representation 
    • Carried subscription lists (pledge to abstain from buying parliamentary taxed items) 

    ]]>     2018-09-09 22:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279210114     Military Influence thompsontd20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279210284
  • Actively supported the war 
  • Seen making cartridges and running bullets 
  • Supporting husbands and sons going into battle 
  • Abigail Adams (2nd, First Lady of the United States) outspoken (letters gave a look at home life during the war; influential letters on women’s rights)
  • Local militia (cooks/nurses) 

    • ]]>     2018-09-09 22:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279210284     Role in Education thompsontd20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279210708
  • Considered the primary educators 
  • Caretaker 
  • Efforts glorified 
    • ]]>     2018-09-09 22:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279210708     thompsontd20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279210859 2018-09-09 22:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279210859 thompsontd20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279210925 2018-09-09 22:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279210925 thompsontd20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279210999 2018-09-09 22:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279210999 thompsontd20 https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279211051 2018-09-09 22:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/gjokak20/m5dhk45eu1ls/wish/279211051