Causes of Revolution
Pick one cause of the Revolutionary War. Justify why it is the most important cause.
(If your justification isn't good enough, you will not get the points.)
varies
How did people resist slavery? Provide 3 examples.
Physical violence, slowed work, broken/missing tools, community building, escape, etc.
Choose one battle of the Revolutionary War and explain why it is the most important. Justify your response.
(If your justification isn't good enough, you will not get the points.)
varies
Where was slavery first practiced in the 13 Colonies?
Jamestown
Who was the main beneficiary of the Parliamentary Acts discussed in class?
Britain
True or False: the majority of colonists were Patriots
False: 40% neutral, 40% patriots, 20% loyalists
What type of slavery was practiced in the Americas? How did it differ from other forms of slavery throughout history?
- Chattel slavery
- Enslavement for life, treated like property
Battle of Yorktown, Treaty of Paris
Describe the Columbian Exchange
Exchange of goods between the New and Old Worlds
Provide at least two examples of goods taxed under the Stamp Act
newspapers, letters, official documents, etc.
Who created "the Bloody Massacre?" What did it depict?
Paul Revere, Boston Massacre
What is the Middle Passage? Provide 2 examples of its conditions
Second stage of the Triangular Trade (Africa to the Americas across the Atlantic), disease, tight packing, unsanitary, violence, ~2 month trip, etc.
What happened during the Battles of Lexington and Concord? Why are they important?
Lexington - colonial unpreparedness, British win
Concord - American come together, win
"Shot heard round the world" began the war
What was the House of Burgesses? Why is it significant?
First European Legislative Body in the New World. Establishes tradition of self-rule in the colonies. Produces ideas/attitudes which lead to the American Revolution.
What were two effects of the Tea Act?
increased price of tea, created a British monopoly on tea
How did the French and Indian War contribute to the beginning of the American Revolution?
King George enforced taxes on American colonies to pay off the war - reversed the practice of salutary neglect
Describe each colonial region's use of slavery during the Colonial period
North - one or two enslaved people to a family, mostly indentured servants
Middle - 8% of the population was enslaved
South - plantation system
What is the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?
American victory which caused foreign nations to believe the colonists could win their independence - caused France to support the colonists financially and with military goods
What was Bacon's Rebellion? What is its significance?
Group of angry working class men, white and black indentured servants, and enslaved black people, led by Nathaniel Bacon, burn down Jamestown. First armed rebellion by colonists against the British and caused a legal divide between white and black people.
What did the Declaratory Act do?
said the colonists did not have the ability to make their own laws, only the British could
What was the Olive Branch Petition? Why is it significant?
- last ditch effort by the colonists to make peace with Britain
- King George rejected it and said the colonies were rebelling, increased support for independence
Describe the Triangular Trade
Stage 1 - Europe to Africa - trade goods in exchange for people (guns, rum, cloth)
Stage 2 - Africa to the Americas/Middle Passage - enslaved people taken to the Americas
Stage 3 - the Americas to Europe - enslaved people produce raw materials which are turned into trade goods (guns, rum, cloth) in England
What happened at the Battle of Trenton? Why was it important?
- American victory
- Crossing of the Delaware (Christmas)
- swayed the war in the favor of the Americans: morale boost, additional resources, and capture of many British and Hessian (German) troops
What are the three types of charter? How do they differ?
Royal - established by the King, for the King
Proprietary - established by friends of the King, ruled by them (under approval of the King)
Joint-stock - established by companies/wealth investors, produce profit for themselves
What were the Intolerable Acts (two examples discussed in class)? What were they in response to?
Acts that limited the Massachusetts Colony (Boston) to punish them for the Boston Tea Party - Boston Port Act, Quartering Act