5-American Revolution

1. Why did Great Britain tax the colonists?

2. Why did Great Britain have a huge debt?

3. Where did Great Britain get the funds to pay the troops?

4. How did Parliament influence the colonists?

5. How did the Stamp Act affect the leaders of the colonies?

6. What did “No taxation without representation mean?”

7. How did Great Britain respond to the protests and boycotts?

8. What threatened the colonists after the Stamp Act was repealed?

9. How did Great Britain react to colonists’ boycotts?

10. Explain why it was or was not fair for Great Britain to tax the colonists, but not the English? 

1. What was the cause of the Boston Massacre?

2. What was the cause of the Boston Tea Party?

3. What was the effect of the Boston Tea Party?

4. Who were the Patriots?

5. Who were the Loyalists?

6. What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

7. What was Patrick Henry’s stance on the “Boston” situation?

8. What was Paul Revere’s role in the uprising?

9. How did the American Revolution begin?

10. Why was there a need for a militia and minutemen?  Explain using details from this lesson.  Complete sentences.

What events led up to the American Revolution?

• economical

• political

• civil

Geography

1. Lexington and Concord

2. Boston

Vocabulary

1. massacre

2. quarter

3. martial law

4. neutral

5. militia

People

1. Crispus Attucks

2. Samuel Adams

3. Paul Revere

4. Sons of Liberty

5. Patriots

6. Loyalists

7. minutemen

8. Patrick Henry

Events

1. Boston Massacre

2. Boston Tea Party

3. Tea Act

4. Intolerable Acts

5. First Continental Congress

6. Battle at Bunker Hill

1. What was George Washington’s role in the American Revolution?

2. How did the Second Continental Congress hope the King would respond?

3. How did Thomas Paine’s Common Sense sway the Patriots?

4. What made Thomas Jefferson the best candidate to write the Declaration of Independence?

5. How were John Locke’s writing inspirational to Thomas Jefferson?

6. What was one of John Hancock’s role in American independence?

7. Why is July 4, 1776 celebrated in the United States?

8. What fear did the signers of the Declaration have?

9. Which groups were not meant to enjoy the equality mentioned in the Declaration?

10. What were the main tenets of the Declaration of Independence?  Use Complete sentences to answer this question.

What events led up to the Declaration of Independence?

• economical

• political

• civil

Vocabulary

1. continental army

2. petition

3. independence

4. rights

5. treason

People

1. George Washington

2. King George III

3. Thomas Paine, Common Sense

4. Thomas Jefferson

5. John Hancock

Events & Legislation

1. Second Continental Congress, 1775

2. Olive Branch Petition

3. Declaration of Independence

1. What were some problems that the Patriots faced against the British?

2. What effect did the Hessian and Princeton battles have on the Patriots?

3. What is the Battle of Saratoga known for?

4. What is Benedict Arnold famous for?

5. Where did the fighting take place?

6. What role did women play in the war for independence?

7. What is Phyllis Wheatley famous for?

8. What is Abigail Adams famous for?

9. Why would the Native Americans fight with the British?

10. Would you betray your country?  Explain.  Use complete sentences.

What were key turning points in the American Revolution?

• geography

• resources

• allies

Vocabulary

1. mercenaries

2. retreat

3. Hessians

4. morale

5. enlisted

6. alliance

People

1. George Washington

2. Benedict Arnold

3. Benjamin Franklin

4. Women of the Revolution: Martha Washington, Mary Ludwig Hayes, Deborah Sampson, Phillis Wheatley, and Abigail Adams

5. Native Americans of the Revolution: Cherokees, Mohawks, Oneida, Tuscarora

Events

1. Battle of Saratoga

1. What gave the Patriots an advantage in the War for Independence?

2. Why did some French, Germans, Dutch, and Spanish join the war?

3. How was Spain able to regain control of Florida from the British?

4. Why would Africans fight with the British?

5. Why did Peter Salem fight against the British?

6. What was James Armistead’s role in the War for Independence?

7. What was Nathaniel Greene’s strategy against the British?

8. Which battle signaled the end of the war, and defeat of the British?

9. What was the Treaty of Paris?

10. What were America’s new borders?  How did this affect Native Americans?

How did the colonists win their independence from Great Britain?

• geographically

• economically

• politically

• civilly

Vocabulary

1. strategy

2. negotiate

People

1. French, German, Dutch, and Spanish allies: Marquis de Lafayette, Friedrich Von Steuben, Bernardo de Galvez

2. General Nathaniel Greene

3. John Paul Jones

4. African Americans: Peter Salem, James Armistead

5. General Cornwallis

Events

1. Treaty of Paris, 1782

What were the causes and effects of the War for Independence?

• economical

• political

• geographical

• social

Events

1. Boston Massacre                         

2. Battles of Lexington and Concord

3. Continental Congress

4. Declaration of Independence

5. Treaty of Paris

Geography: Where was the war fought?                          

People: 

1. Loyalists, Patriots, and their allies 

2. Enlightened thinkers: Thomas Paine and John Locke

Essay.  Explain the causes and effects of the American Revolution.  Include the following:

1.   What were the acts/happenings that led up to the American Revolution?

2.  Why did the colonists rebel against Great Britain?

3.  Which was the major battle that signaled the beginning of the Revolution?

4.  When did the Revolution begin?

5.  How did they declare independence?

6.  What were some states in which it was fought?

7.  Which was the major battle that signaled the end of the Revolution?

8. When did the Revolution end?

9.  What was the outcome?

10.  What was the aftermath?