Chapter 4, Section 3: Life in the Middle Colonies EVENT Supporting the War Effort Canada (Montreal & Quebec) New York New Jersey (Battle of Trenton) OUTCOME/SIGNIFICANCE • Typical soldier young and poor • Free African Americans could serve The military needed soldiers to fight in the Continental Army. in the war and people to keep things • Women ran farms and businesses. running back at home. They also gathered money and supplies or served as messengers, nurses, and spies. Patriots invaded British-­‐controlled • While fighting in a fierce blizzard Canada to make it the “14th colony”. Patriots were quickly defeated. After taking Montreal, Quebec was • Patriots’ hopes of taking Canada the next target, but Patriots were failed. unsuccessful at capturing it. • A better equipped British force made the patriots retreat into New Jersey. • Howe’s revenge for his defeat at Boston was complete. The one-­‐year contract for many DESCRIPTION Patriot solders was about to expire. Washington needed a convincing victory to keep the army going. On Christmas night, 1776, the Patriots attacked the Hessians at Trenton, NJ and then again shortly after attacked Cornwallis’s British troops. Saratoga Help from France & Spain France: Spain: DESCRIPTION OUTCOME/SIGNIFICANCE France: Spain: Winter at Valley Forge War at Sea War in the West Thinking About Writing: Q: Thinking back, Britain seemed to be an obvious favorite to win the Revolutionary War. They had the numbers, supplies, and weapons. What are examples from 4.3 that help explain how the Patriots were able to win the war?