American Strengths and Weaknesses

Haym Salomon

Helped convince German soldiers to leave British Army and collected money for the Continental Army

Patriot Weaknesses

1. No money to pay troops, pay for uniforms, weapons, or supplies 2. military made mostly of volunteers, untrained and undisciplined

British Strengths

1. most powerful navy in the world 2. money for supplies, soldiers, mercenaries 3. well trained British army

Patriot Strengths

1. soldiers were defending their homes 2. they knew the land 3. leadership of George Washington 4. fighting for a cause they believed in

British Weaknesses

1. the war was unpopular in Britain 2. it was expensive support a war being fought across an ocean 3.soldiers lacked the personal desire to fight for a cause

Mary Ludwig Hayes

Carried water for the soldiers at the battle of Monmouth. She earned the nickname "Molly Pitcher"

George Washington

Commander in Chief of the Continental Army

Ester DeBerdt Reed

Formed a committee to go door to door asking women to contribute money to the soldiers.

Martha Washington

George Washington's wife. She helped her husband with his paperwork. She also sewed socks and cooked soup for the soldiers.

Mulligan Spy Ring

One of Washington's spy rings that used spy codes to send messages about the British

Margaret Corbin

Took over at her husband's cannon when he was wounded in battle.

surveyor

a person who measures land

mercenaries

a soldier paid to fight for another country. During the American Revolutionary war, German mercenaries fought for the British.