July 1775, moderates in Congress draft the Olive Branch Petition, asking the king to restore peace then. king rejects the petitionSends British Navy to block American ships from leaving ports
The Costs of the War
In 1777, France begins to give secret aid to the Americans France also convinces Spain to join and help the Americans
A Change in Ideas
25,700 Americans died in the war1,400 remained missing8,200 were woundedThousands of Loyalists lost their propertyThose who survived the war left the army with little or no
The American Revolution was not just a war, but a change in ideas about government
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