Vocabulary:
covering a large area
Extensive
Why did the British want to expand their control into the Ohio Valley in the mid-1700s? (Lesson 1)
to gain access to the region’s natural resources
Based on the table, which statement summarizes one result of the French and Indian War?
It gave British colonists more freedom.
How did Patriots and Loyalists differ?
Patriots were American colonists who saw the continuous taxinous by Parliament to be unjust and unnecessary. They wanted to separate from the British monarchy and form their own free, independent nation. While the Loyalists were colonists who sided with the British, and believed their aide would help the nation grow. They believed that the colonists should stay with the British monarchy.
Which events led to American victory in the war? Choose the THREE correct answers.
Battle of Saratoga
Battles of Trenton and Princeton
a formal written request to someone in authority, signed by a group of people
petiton
How did the Stamp Act contribute to the Boston Massacre? (Lesson 2)
Colonists angered by British taxes took out their frustrations on British troops, which eventually led the troops to fire at the colonists.
Which event caused the action shown in the image?
The British were building farms and forts on American Indian lands.
Summarize the events of the Boston Tea Party. (Lesson 3)
The Boston Tea Party began because Patriots were angry over another British tax - this time on their tea. Members of the Sons of Liberty decided to dress as American Indians, head down to the Boston harbor, and then dumped crates of British tea into the water. This act of civil disobedience caused other colonists to join the Patriot cause.
troops on horseback
cavalry
2. legal documents that allowed a ship’s cargo to be inspected without any given reason
Writ of assistance
What event led to the first shots being fired at the battles of Lexington and Concord? (Lesson 3)
The attempt by the British to seize colonial military stores.
Which description identifies the role of the people in the table?
Europeans who aided Patriot forces
How did the Stamp Act help fuel the Boston Massacre? (Lesson 2)
Angered by the relentless taxes, colonists began protesting outside British headquarters. One colonist manages to injure a British soldier causing shots to be fired resulting in lives of the colonists lost.
Which factors helped the Patriots win the war? Choose the TWO correct answers. (Lesson 5)
alliances with European countries
familiarity with American geography
to refuse to buy certain goods and services
boycott
Which of the following excerpts is a grievance of the American colonists that was included in the Declaration of Independence? (Lesson 4)
“He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.”
Which of the following was a result of these actions?
A new American identity developed.
What are the four parts or sections of the Declaration of Independence? (Lesson 4)
The preamble (intro), the unalienable human rights, the grievances, and the declaration
What effect did the capture of Fort Ticonderoga have on the fighting in Boston between the American colonists and the British?
The British left Boston when they saw the fort’s cannons positioned on Dorchester Heights above Boston.
a nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one considers unjust
Civil disobedience
What motivated most African American soldiers to fight in the Revolutionary War with the Patriots? (Lesson 5)
the hope that the war would also bring an end to slavery
Read the quote from the Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III after Lexington and Concord. (Lesson 3)
“We . . . beseech [beg] your Majesty . . . to procure [get] us relief . . . and to settle peace through every part of your dominions . . . measures . . . taken for preventing the further destruction of the lives of your Majesty’s subjects; and that such statutes [laws] as more immediately distress [upset] any of your Majesty’s colonies may be repealed.”
Which actions resulted from this document? Choose the TWO correct answers.
The fighting in the colonies continued.
The king sent more troops to the colonies.
*Bonus: List some well-known Patriots who played a significant role in the American Revolution.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Patrick Henry, Paul Revere, William Dawes, Nathan Hale, Alexander Hamilton
Which of the following would be considered an example of Prime Minister George Grenville’s use of the mercantile system? (Lesson 2)
an increase in the tax on imports into the colonies in order to pay for the cost of running the British navy