try mens souls Thomas Paine and the Crisis The American Crisis is a series of 16 pamphlets The first 13 were written in 17761777 The last three were published 17771783 Key quotes from dec 23 1776 ID: 661761
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The Crisis
“These are the times that try men’s souls”Slide2
Thomas Paine and the Crisis
The American Crisis is a series of 16 pamphletsThe first 13 were written in 1776-1777The last three were published 1777-1783Slide3
Key quotes from dec. 23, 1776
“These are the times that try men’s souls.”
“The summer soldier and sunshine patriot, will in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country”
“…but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman…”
“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”Slide4
inspiration
Washington’s troops after the Battle of Long Island “sick, dirty, ‘so thinly clad as to be unfit for service’”
Every day soldiers are deserting the army
How does Washington try and stop the desertion?
Read “The Crisis” to his army.Slide5
Crossing the Delaware:
the night of December 25, 1776
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The battle of
trenton: Eye witnesses“The route was easily traced as there was a little snow on the ground which was tinged, here and there, with blood from the feet of the men who wore broken shoes.” –Major James Wilkinson
“The force of the current, the sharpness of the frost, the darkness of the night, the ice which made during the operation rendered the passage of the river extremely difficult.” –Major James Wilkinson
“The River was also very full of floating ice, and the wind was blowing very hard and the night was very dark and cold and we had great difficulty crossing.”—Captain Thomas RodneySlide7
African Americans
British: 20,000 joinedAmerican: 5,000 joined
James ArmisteadSlide8
Native Americans
Americans and British pushed for neutrality at firstEthan Allen began recruited Iroquois
British then began and urged Iroquois "to feast on a Bostonian and drink his Blood.
Joseph BrantSlide9
Women in the revolution
"Actuated by the most glorious cause that mankind ever fought in, I am to defend this post to the very last extremity.“—Margaret Corbin
Sewed uniforms, took over businesses, established hospitals, boycott British goods, very few fought in the war.
Molly Pitcher
Sybil Ludington’s ride through ConnecticutSlide10
The actual battle
Crossed the Delaware in 4 groups but only Washington made it across
Landed 10 miles upstream wanted to attack at 5am but the schedule failed
Attacked anyways and won!
None killed but 4 were woundedSlide11
The significance of Trenton
Trenton not strategically located
Why would Washington take it?
Hope and Actual Victory for Continental Army
Captured 1400 Hessians