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3 Major Battles of the 3 Major Battles of the American RevolutionAmerican Revolution

By U.S. History TeamBy U.S. History Team

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Bellringer – Day 2 – Mean of Casualties in 3 Bellringer – Day 2 – Mean of Casualties in 3 Major Battles of the American RevolutionMajor Battles of the American Revolution

Academic LanguageAcademic Language Data Set: Data Set: a group of information put together for a reasona group of information put together for a reason MeanMean: Average: Average

Add up all important information and divide it by the number of Add up all important information and divide it by the number of things added upthings added up

Casualties: Casualties: Number of service people who stopped participating Number of service people who stopped participating because of death, illness, being captured because of death, illness, being captured oror injury injury

Battle of Lexington and ConcordBattle of Lexington and Concord

11stst battle of the American Revolution battle of the American Revolution Battle of SaratogaBattle of Saratoga

Considered the “turning point” in the American RevolutionConsidered the “turning point” in the American Revolution

French joined forces with colonists American colonists’ victoryFrench joined forces with colonists American colonists’ victory

Helped out tremendously in war effortHelped out tremendously in war effort Battle of Yorktown Battle of Yorktown

Final battle of the American Revolution where British General Final battle of the American Revolution where British General Cornwallis surrenders to General George WashingtonCornwallis surrenders to General George Washington

Bellringer – Day 2 – Mean of Bellringer – Day 2 – Mean of Casualties in 3 Major Battles of the Casualties in 3 Major Battles of the

American RevolutionAmerican Revolution

Using the data set Using the data set about the about the battles of battles of Lexington and Lexington and ConcordConcord, , SaratogaSaratoga, , and and YorktownYorktown, what , what was the was the meanmean of of casualtiescasualties for the for the British and the British and the meanmean of of casualtiescasualties for the for the American Colonists?American Colonists?

Casualties –

American Colonists

Casualties –

British

Battle of Lexington

and Concord

88 300

Battle of Saratoga

130 6,570

Battle of Yorktown

252 8,642

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American RevolutionAmerican Revolution

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the American Revolutionthe American RevolutionHow the U.S. History Team would do How the U.S. History Team would do itit

American Colonists first:American Colonists first: 88+130+252 = 47088+130+252 = 470 470/3 = 156.67470/3 = 156.67

British British 300+6,570+8,642 = 15,512300+6,570+8,642 = 15,512 15,512/3 = 5,170.6715,512/3 = 5,170.67

The Americans lost approximately The Americans lost approximately 157 casualties on average and the 157 casualties on average and the British lost approximately 5,171 British lost approximately 5,171 casualties on average in the three casualties on average in the three major battles of Lexington and major battles of Lexington and Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown.Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown.

Casualties –

American Colonists

Casualties –

British

Battle of Lexington

and Concord

88 300

Battle of Saratoga

130 6,570

Battle of Yorktown

252 8,642