Social Studies Unit 2 Review

Social Studies

Unit 2 Review

Learning Targets

Students will identify events that cause the American Revolution War.

Students will identify the effects of the American Revolution War on the colonists.

Events that led up to the American Revolution War

• The French and Indian War

• 1765 Stamp Act

• "No taxation without Representation" slogan

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

The French and Indian War

This war was fought because Great Britain wanted to gain control of the Ohio River Valley because it had rich and fertile soil for farming. The war was ended with both sides signing the Treaty of Paris. Because this war was so expensive, Great Britain was in a lot of debt and they needed money. So The Parliament of Great Britain decided to make the colonist pay for the war by imposing new laws on them.

The Boston Tea Party

This event occurred when the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and emptied 342 chest of tea into the Boston Harbor. The colonist were protesting the Tea Act.

What you should know about the Boston Massacre...

On March 5, 1770, a fight began with a crowd of people in Boston argued with a British solider. The crowd yelled insults and threw snowballs. More soldiers arrived, and suddenly one of them fired a shot. Then several other soldiers fired their guns. Five colonist were killed. This event affected the relationship between the colonist and England, but it angered the colonist more than it angered King George III.

This picture was created by Benjamin Franklin, it was a symbol for colonial unity before the American Revolution War.

Benjamin Franklin told the colonist if we don't join together to fight the British, we will all die.

The Sons of Liberty

A group of organized men who protested and used violence to show resistance to the new taxes. Samuel Adams was an important leader of the organized group, but his cousin John Adams defended the British soldiers who started the Boston Massacre.

Multiple Choice

The French and Indian War put Great Britain in a lot of debt.

• True

• False

The Battles of the Revolutionary War

Paul Revere rode through the town of Lexington, Massachusetts to warn the Patriots that the British was coming to arrest them. The first Battle was in Lexington and Concord, this is where the first shot was shot was heard and it made news because it started the battles.

The Battle of Saratoga

The colonist won this battle because the British was tired of fighting and not prepared. The geographical feature that helped the colonist win was the forest. To transport the troops weapons and supplies they used transportation via water.

Multiple Choice

Where was the first shot heard that started the battles?

• Battle of Saraatoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Bunker Hill

The Declaration of Independence

• created by Thomas Jefferson

• The colonist demanded their freedom from Great Britain through this legal document.

• The colonist used The Declaration of Independence to declare their freedom from Great Britain and create their own government.

• The Declaration of Independence protected the rights of the people, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

The Opening of the Declaration of Independence

This phrase means...if the government denies its people certain basic rights, the government can be overthrown.

George Washington

He was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Multiple Choice

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Samuel Adams

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Multiple Choice

The Declaration of Independence was the document that the colonist presented to Great Britain to declare their independence. This document stated that people have the right to live, the right to be free, and the right to seek happiness.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The city of Philadelpia is located in the southeastern part of Pennsylvania.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The St. Lawrence River runs between Canada and the United States.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The Continental Divide is an imaginary line that separates the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

• True

• False