{"id":2131,"date":"2015-06-17T19:15:52","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T23:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=2131"},"modified":"2026-04-04T22:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T02:50:13","slug":"ten-interesting-facts-the-revolutionary-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=2131","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Facts about the American Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2131\" class=\"elementor elementor-2131\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41de764 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41de764\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e79864\" data-id=\"0e79864\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-247e551\" data-id=\"247e551\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da55eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6da55eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ten-Interesting-Facts-Revolutionary-War.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13639\" alt=\"Interesting Facts about the American Revolution\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ten-Interesting-Facts-Revolutionary-War.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ten-Interesting-Facts-Revolutionary-War-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ten-Interesting-Facts-Revolutionary-War-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ten-Interesting-Facts-Revolutionary-War-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ten-Interesting-Facts-Revolutionary-War-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ten-Interesting-Facts-Revolutionary-War-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ba2c39\" data-id=\"9ba2c39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e8aa53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e8aa53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c44068\" data-id=\"4c44068\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb27854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb27854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><p>Students love discovering surprising details and interesting facts about the American Revolution. These ten quick facts offer a fun way to introduce the era or review key ideas. At the bottom of the post, you\u2019ll find links to a printable version and a foldable timeline organizer you can use in your classroom.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5fa94 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4d5fa94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/american-history\/american-revolution\/blog\/american-revolution-handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handouts here.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996aec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"996aec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><!--StartFragment --><\/h2><h2>1. Population in 1775<\/h2><p>In 1775, the thirteen colonies had a combined population of about <strong>2.4 million people<\/strong>.<br \/>For comparison, <strong>London alone had nearly 1 million residents<\/strong> at the same time.<\/p><p>About <strong>20% of colonists remained loyal to Britain<\/strong> during the war. Roughly <strong>100,000 Loyalists<\/strong> fled to Canada, England, or the Bahamas.<\/p><p>General George Washington never commanded more than <strong>15,000 soldiers at one time<\/strong>.<\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea5eb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7ea5eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"data-table\">\n  <caption>Enslaved Population in America in 1775<\/caption>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Colony<\/th>\n      <th>Percentage Enslaved<\/th>\n      <th>Number of Enslaved People<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Virginia<\/td>\n      <td>40%<\/td>\n      <td>186,000<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>New York<\/td>\n      <td>14%<\/td>\n      <td>Over 26,000<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Connecticut<\/td>\n      <td>8%<\/td>\n      <td>Over 15,000<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Rhode Island<\/td>\n      <td>6%<\/td>\n      <td>Over 3,000<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a64a190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a64a190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><!--StartFragment --><\/h2><h2>2. The Boston Tea Party<\/h2><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-55e038b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55e038b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f654295\" data-id=\"f654295\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d8109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68d8109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/american-history\/american-revolution\/images\/lesson-3-boston-tea-party.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"The Boston Tea Party\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-529273c\" data-id=\"529273c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b11ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74b11ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On <strong>December 16, 1773<\/strong>, the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians and dumped <strong>342 chests of tea<\/strong> into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.<\/p><p>A second, smaller protest took place on <strong>March 7, 1774<\/strong>, when <strong>16 more chests<\/strong> were destroyed.<\/p><p>Altogether, the lost tea would be worth <strong>over $3 million today<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c102a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4c102a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><!--StartFragment --><\/h2><p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><h2>3. Borrowing Money for War<\/h2><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977ca67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"977ca67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/american-history\/american-revolution\/blog\/borrowing-money-chart.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Chart Showing Money Britain Borrowed to Pay for French and Indian War\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f754d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f754d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><!--StartFragment --><\/h2><p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><p>The British government had to borrow enormous sums of money to pay for the war effort.<br \/>The cost of transporting troops, supplying the army, and fighting across the Atlantic was staggering.<\/p><h2>4. Tar and Feathering<\/h2><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b0d220 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b0d220\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b0f86c\" data-id=\"6b0f86c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-127e79e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"127e79e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/american-history\/american-revolution\/images\/lesson-2-paying-the-excise-man.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Paying the Excise Man\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9592661\" data-id=\"9592661\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4cc9a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4cc9a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tar and feathering became a common punishment in New England.<\/p><p>Because tar had to be heated to <strong>140\u00ba<\/strong> to pour, the punishment was extremely painful.<\/p><p>The <strong>Daughters of Liberty<\/strong> sometimes used <strong>molasses and feathers<\/strong> instead \u2014 a far less painful version.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93cce5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93cce5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><!--StartFragment --><\/h2><p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><h2>5. Invisible Ink<\/h2><p>Both sides used <strong>invisible ink<\/strong> to send secret messages.<br \/>Writers used acidic liquids such as <strong>lemon juice, milk, vinegar, or lime juice<\/strong>.<\/p><p>When heated, the weakened paper fibers darkened faster than the rest of the page, revealing the hidden message.<\/p><p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><h2>6. Spies and Secret Networks<\/h2><p>The most famous American spy was <strong>Nathan Hale<\/strong>, executed by the British on September 22, 1776. His reported last words were:<\/p><p><em>\u201cI only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2471769 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2471769\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4777720\" data-id=\"4777720\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1381b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1381b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/american-history\/american-revolution\/images\/george-washington.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"George Washington\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e30111\" data-id=\"0e30111\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d0640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14d0640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>George Washington was an excellent spymaster. One of the first large expenses in his account book was <strong>$333.33<\/strong> \u2014 paid to a spy sent into Boston.<\/p><p>The British had more spies overall because they had more money to fund espionage.<\/p><p>One of Washington\u2019s most valuable discoveries was that <strong>10,000 British troops were marching toward White Marsh<\/strong>. Because of this intelligence, the Continental Army avoided a major defeat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899bbaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"899bbaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><!--StartFragment --><\/h2><p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><h2>7. Benedict Arnold<\/h2><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cda8362 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cda8362\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e136da2\" data-id=\"e136da2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea9b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ea9b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/american-history\/american-revolution\/blog\/benedict-arnold.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Benedict Arnold\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cf1823\" data-id=\"0cf1823\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72878f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a72878f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before becoming a traitor, <strong>Benedict Arnold<\/strong> was one of the Continental Army\u2019s best generals.<br \/>He played a key role in the <strong>Battle of Saratoga<\/strong>, a turning point that convinced France to join the war.<\/p><p>Arnold later switched sides, partly because he opposed French involvement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d0b740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d0b740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><!--StartFragment --><\/h2><p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><!--StartFragment --><\/p><h2>8. Smallpox and the Army<\/h2><p>Smallpox was a deadly threat during the war.<br \/>After George Washington ordered his troops to be <strong>inoculated<\/strong>, the death rate dropped from <strong>17% to just 1%<\/strong>.<\/p><h2>9. Casualties <!--StartFragment --><\/h2><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4da686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a4da686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"data-table\">\n  <caption>American Revolutionary War Casualties<\/caption>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Category<\/th>\n      <th>Number<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Battle Casualties<\/td>\n      <td>6,824<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Americans Wounded<\/td>\n      <td>8,445<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Deaths from Disease<\/td>\n      <td>Approximately 10,000<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Died in British Prisons<\/td>\n      <td>8,500<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Americans Captured<\/td>\n      <td>18,152<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Casualties from Battle and Disease<\/td>\n      <td>24,000<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92724f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92724f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><!--StartFragment --><\/h2><p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><!--StartFragment --><\/p><h2>10. The End of the War<\/h2><p>General Cornwallis surrendered at <strong>Yorktown in 1781<\/strong>, effectively ending major fighting.<br \/>However, the war did not officially end until the <strong>Treaty of Paris<\/strong> was signed in <strong>1783<\/strong><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c546731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c546731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/american-history\/american-revolution\/images\/lesson-10-surrender-of-lord-cornwallis.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Surrender of British forces at Yorktown\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c779337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c779337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><!--StartFragment --><\/h2><h2>Free Classroom Resources<\/h2><h2><!--EndFragment --><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-94ea641 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94ea641\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f53ed2\" data-id=\"9f53ed2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264d4c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"264d4c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/american-history\/american-revolution\/blog\/timeline-of-the-american-revolution.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Interesting Facts about the American Revolution Handout\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f4773d\" data-id=\"6f4773d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed2d8a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed2d8a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><p><strong>Explore More American Revolution Resources<\/strong><\/p><p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/american-history\/american-revolution\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>American Revolution pages at Book Units Teacher <!--StartFragment --><\/strong><\/a>for articles, organizers, activities, and interactive content, including more <em>interesting facts about the American Revolution<\/em> to support your lessons.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/american-history\/american-revolution\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><!--EndFragment --><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li><strong>Printable Version:<\/strong><ul>Download a student\u2011friendly printable of these ten facts.<\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Foldable Timeline Organizer:<\/strong> Use this free organizer to help students visualize key events of the American Revolution.<\/li><\/ul><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b144695 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b144695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/american-history\/american-revolution\/blog\/american-revolution-handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handouts here.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f6e12b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f6e12b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9187fc5\" data-id=\"9187fc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fd94c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fd94c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4682bfc\" data-id=\"4682bfc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f212778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f212778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"col-sm-9\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">See the product that 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src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/american-history\/american-revolution\/images\/american-revolution-unit.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"American Revolution Lessons, Activities, &amp; Organizers\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-90b6175\" data-id=\"90b6175\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be53963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be53963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you need additional teaching materials for the American Revolution?<\/p><div>Make teaching the Revolutionary War simple, engaging, and organized with this complete 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This resource includes 8 structured lessons with everything you need to guide students from introduction to assessment\u2014no extra planning required.<\/div><div>Perfect for upper elementary classrooms, this unit follows a consistent read \u2192 respond \u2192 write format that helps students build understanding while staying actively engaged.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6311dc9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6311dc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/American-Revolutionary-War-Lapbooks-Interactive-Notebook-Google-Slides-961275\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit TPT to shop.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dd040c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dd040c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4986a5b\" data-id=\"4986a5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b16c83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b16c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"644\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2320\" alt=\"Gay Miller\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png 644w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-600x637.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4282eec\" data-id=\"4282eec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students love discovering surprising details and interesting facts about the American Revolution. 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