Objectives

Students will:

1. Determine why some Americans supported the British.
2. Explain how the Battle of Saratoga marked a turning point in the war.
3. Tell why other nations helped the Patriots.
4. Describe how Washington’s troops survived the winter at Valley Forge.
5. Recognize the challenges Americans faced at home during the war.
6. Identify how the war involved Native Americans.
7. Outline Washington’s change in strategy and how the Americans won the war despite many disadvantages.