Test Corrections - American Revolution

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American Revolution

• Organized the Continental Army

• Chose George Washington as its Commander-in-Chief

• Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776

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The 2nd Continental Congress

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Match the following BEGINNING terms with the correct END

• George

• Thomas

• Second Continental

• Declaration of

• July 4th

Washington

Jefferson

Congress

Independence

1776

• Washington

• Jefferson

• Congress

• Independence

• 1776

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authored the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

Ben Franklin

Thomas Paine

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​

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was chosen to command the ​ ​

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while ​

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wrote the ​

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July 4th, 1776

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Battles of Lexington and Concord

• The Treaty of Paris 1783

• The Battle of Yorktown

• ​This battle was the turning point of the war

• The colonists had a HUGE victory over Britain

• An entire British army surrendered

• France decided to join the war as America's ally .

• France and America have an alliance

The Battle of Saratoga

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Which country decided to make an alliance with America after the battle of Saratoga?

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The Battle of ​

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is significant because America won and ​

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became America's ally, or ​

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Saratoga

France

partner

The Treaty of Paris 1783

The next slide shows what the terms of the treaty were.

America gained its independence from Britain!

The British army have to cease (stop) fighting and leave America

The western border of America is the Mississippi River

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1783, ended the American Revolution, and created a new country, the ​

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Choose the location on the map that shows the western border of the new U.S.A.

Match

Match the following people with what they are best known for.

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

• Crispus Attucks

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Paul Jones

Gained France alliance

Commander of the Army

Casualty of Boston Massacre

Wrote the Declaration of Independence

"Father of the Navy"

• Gained France alliance

• Commander of the Army

• Casualty of Boston Massacre

• Wrote the Declaration of Independence

• "Father of the Navy"

• A harsh, cold winter camp for Washington's army

• Food, supplies, and clothes were scarce

• Disease like Small Pox

• Prussian officer Baron Von Steuben trained Washington's men

• Survivors are stronger and more determined

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Valley Forge

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Food, supplies, and clothing were scarce at Valley Forge.

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not enough

too much

abundant

enormous

Multiple Choice

Valley Forge was significant because _______

• the soldiers suffered and starved

• disease killed a lot of men

• men who survived were stronger and better trained

• all answers are correct

• The colonists were angry about the Tea Act which gave the king a monopoly on tea

• They dumped the tea in the harbor at the Boston Tea Party

• The king punished them with the Intolerable acts, closing the harbor, ending their governments, and sending more soldiers.

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Cause and Effect

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Put the events in chronological order

• King passed the Tea Act

• Colonists protest with the Boston Tea Party

• The king passes the Coercive Acts as punishment

• Colonists meet at the 1st Continental Congress

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England fights France for the Ohio River Valley

French and Indian War

England borrows money to pay for the war and goes into debt.

War Debt

Britain passes taxes on the colonists without their consent to pay off their debt

Taxation without Representation

Colonists fight back for their freedom!

Revolutionary War

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The French and Indian War caused England to ​

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go into debt

protest taxation

fight for independence

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England borrowed money to pay for the debt from the ​

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French and Indian War

taxation without representation

American Revolution

• Colonists and Native Americans have conflict over the Ohio River Valley

• The king passes the Proclamation of 1763 to stop colonists from moving west

• Colonists were angry

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Proclamation of 1763

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Where was the border placed by the king to prevent colonists from moving west?

Multiple Choice

The king passed the Proclamation of 1763 in order to _________ colonists from moving west

• prevent

• allow

• permit

• adjust

​Government passing taxes without giving the people any say in the matter

Taxation without Representation

Multiple Choice

Which answer choice gives an example of taxation without representation?

• The Stamp Act

• The Quartering Act

• The Coercive Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

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The Stamp Act, ​

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, and Boston Tea Party were all ​

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of the Revolution, while the Battles of Lexington and Concord, ​

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, and the Declaration of Independence were ​

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during the war.

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Boston Massacre

causes

Valley Forge

events