1. When the Revolutionary War broke out, Americans reacted in different ways. Use the chart to take notes on the opinions and actions of three groups of Americans: Patriots, Loyalists, and African Americans. The first row has been completed for you as an example. Group
Opinions
Actions
Patriots
Patriots believed that Americans should be able to set up their own government. Patriots didn't think they should have to follow British laws, since they had no representation in the British government.
Many Patriot men served as soldiers or helped supply the Continental Army. Patriot women ran farms and businesses to support their families. Some women worked as spies.
Loyalists

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Teens as young as 15 enlisted in the Continental Army.
Washington knew militia volunteers couldn't fight a long war, so he recruited "regular" soldiers who would be paid and stay for years. Many were poor young men who needed jobs. Teens as young as 15 enlisted in the Continental Army.
Washington knew militia volunteers couldn't fight a long war, so he recruited "regular" soldiers who would be paid and stay for years. Many were poor young men who needed jobs. Teens as young as 15 enlisted in the Continental Army.
Washington knew militia volunteers couldn't fight a long war, so he recruited "regular" soldiers who would be paid and stay for years. Many were poor young men who needed jobs. Teens as young as 15 enlisted in the Continental Army.

Revolutionary women in battle: During the Revolutionary War, many women cooked, washed and mended clothes, and worked as nurses for the army. Some served as soldiers, and many disguised themselves as men in order to do so.

African Americans