5.6 History Review

Front

Why was Hurricane Katrina devastating to New Orleans?

Back

Much of the city on lower ground near Lake Pontchartrain flooded when the levees broke.

Front

• They believed England would stop taxing the colonies so much.

• They thought England was a strong nation that could protect the colonies.

• They hoped England would win the war against the Patriots.

  Who are they?

Back

Loyalist

Front

• The Declaration of Independence was signed.

• George Washington became the general of the American army.

• These two outcomes of ______ unified the colonies.

Back

Second Continental Congress

Front

• They poured tea into the harbor in the Boston Tea Party to protest British rules.

• They formed a Continental Congress to discuss issues and petition the king.

• The colonies did these things because they were being mistreated by the _________.

Back

British

Front

True or False: The Battles of Lexington and Concord proved that the colonists were willing to fight against British troops.

Back

True

Front

What did Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, and the Green Mountain boys do in the battle at Fort Ticonderoga?

Back

They defeated the British and won the fort with all its supplies.