American Revolution Lesson

The American Revolution

Grade 5- Unit 3- SOL VS.5a-d

SOL VS.5a-d Vocabulary

American Revolution-

• led to the establishment of the United States

• fought for colonial Independence from Great Britain
  

Declaration of Independence-

• List reasons for Independence from England

• Laid out ideas for self-government

  and power to govern belongs to the people and not a king

SOL VS.5a-d Vocabulary

Declaration of Independence and the Unalienable Rights

• Stated all men are created equal

• All people have 3 unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Multiple Select

The Declaration of Independence laid out...

• reasons to stay under British rule

• ideas for self-government

• reasons for independence from British rule

• ideas for rule under Parliament

Multiple Select

Three Unalienable Rights

• Pursuit of Wealth

• Liberty

• Property

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Life

SOL VS.5a-d Vocabulary

Parliament- the national

lawmaking council of Great

Britain

Assembly- a lawmaking

group of people gathered

together for a meeting

SOL VS.5a-d Vocabulary

Authority- the power or right to give

orders, make decisions, and enforce

obedience

Govern- conduct the policy, actions,

and affairs of a state, organization, or

people

Match

Match the following

• Parliament

• General Assembly

• Declaration of Independence

British law-making body

Virginia's law-making body

Document stating colonial independence

• British law-making body

• Virginia's law-making body

• Document stating colonial independence

SOL VS.5a-d Vocabulary

Patriot

• Supported independence from Great Britain

• Fought in the Continental Army

Loyalists

Neutral

• Stayed loyal to the crown

• Fought in the British Army

• Did not choose sides

• Did not fight in the war
  

Categorize

Options (11)

Did not choose sides

Wanted to stay under British rule

Wanted independence from Great Britain

Fought in the British Army

Fought with the Continental Army

Did not fight in the war

Did not support either side

Supported British policies

Encouraged loyalty to the Crown

Supported the American Revolution

Believed in self-governance

Organize these options into the right categories

Neutralist

Loyalist

Patriot

VS.5a notes

The French & Indian War

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In the 1750’s & 1760’s France &

England fought over control of the

Americanland west of the British

colonies. This war was called the

French & Indian War. The two sides

were: - French & their American

Indian alliesversus -British, the

Colonists, and their American Indian

allies.

VS

After many years of fighting, the British won the war.

However, the war caused the British & the Colonists to get mad at each

other for two main reasons:

VS.5a notes

1. GreatBritaintold the Coloniststhat they couldn’t live in the western

land that they had won in the war. The colonists thought this wasn’t

fair!

2. Since the war had cost the British a lot of money, the British

Parliament(the group that made laws) decided to raise taxes on the

colonists to pay off some of their debt.

The colonists and the British Parliament disagreedover many things in

the time period before the Revolutionary War. Two big disagreements were over taxes and who had legal authority (the right to govern).

VS.5a notes

VS.5a notes

British Parliament Believed

●It had legal authority in the

colonies.

●It had the right to tax the

colonies

Colonists Believed

●Their local assemblies had

legalauthority

●They should not be taxed

because they had no

representation in Parliament.

Categorize

Options (4)

Believed they had legal authority over the colonies

Believed they had the right to tax the colonies

Believed local assemblies had legal authority

Believed taxes were unfair due to lack of representation

Match the following

Parliament

Colonial Patriots

Many colonists began to speak out

against Great Britain. A Virginia colonist

named, Patrick Henry, talked about how

unfair “taxation without representation”

was. In his famous speech in a church in

Richmond in 1775, Patrick Henry said,

“...give me libertyor give me death,”

inspiring patriots from other colonies.

VS.5a notes

Many colonists began to speak out

The DeclarationofIndependence was approved by

the Continental Congress on July4, 1776 and sent to the king.

The Declaration of Independence was:

●Written by ThomasJefferson

●States that authorityto govern belongs to the

people rather than to kings

●All people are created equal and have rights to

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

VS.5a notes

Match

Match the cause with the best effect

• Great Britain went to war with France and its The Native American allies

• Parliament needed to raise money

• Colonists did not have representation in Parliament

• Colonists wanted to be free from England

Great Britain spent a lot of money

Parliament put taxes on the colonies

Colonist thought they shouldn't be taxed

Declaration of Independence was written

• Great Britain spent a lot of money

• Parliament put taxes on the colonies

• Colonist thought they shouldn't be taxed

• Declaration of Independence was written

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​ Many people became upset with the laws and taxes​

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was putting on them. Their slogan became, "Taxation without​

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!" ​

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spoke out against the taxes and laws, by saying, "Give me​

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, or give me​

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!"

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wrote the Declaration of ​ Independence. It laid out the reasons why the colonists need to be free. It stated the right to govern belonged to the ​

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not the ​

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. It also said all men were created​

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and had the right to life, ​

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and the pursuit of happiness.

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Thomas Jefferson

people

king

equal

liberty

property

Patrick Henry

George Washington

the same

Match

Match the following

• First General Assembly met in Virginia

• Declaration of Independance

• Burgess met separately as House of Burgesses

• Capital moved to Williamsburg

1619

1776

1640s

1699

• 1619

• 1776

• 1640s

• 1699

Not Everyone felt the same about going to war against Great Britain.

Patriots believed in colonial

independence from Great Britain.

Virginia patriots served in the Continental Army under the command of George Washington.

Loyalists did support independence from Great Britain. The felt that the colonies should stay under the rule of England. Loyalists would have fought in the British army.

Neutralists did not take sides in the revolution.

VS.5b notes

Categorize

Options (6)

Wanted to stay under English rule

Did not choose a side to support

Wanted freedom from British rule

Fought for the British army

Did not fight in an army

Fought in the Continental Army

Organize these options into the right categories

Loyalists

Neutralists

Patriots

The people of Virginia

made significant

contributions during

the Revolutionary War.

American Indians,

whites, enslaved

African Americans,

and free African

Americans all played a

role.

VS.5b notes

➢

Women took on more responsibilities to support the war effort.

➢

Some enslavedAfrican Americans fought with the British for a

better chance of freedom.

➢

Some free African Americans fought in the war. They fought on both sides. They hoped to earn new rights and opportunities

➢

Many American Indians stayed neutral, but some fought alongside the Virginia patriots and others with the British. Many Native People just wanted to protect their lands and ways of life.

VS.5b notes

Match

Match the following

• Free Africans

• Women

• Native Americans

• Enslaved Africans

Hoped for more rights and opportunities

Took on more responsibilities

Hoped to protect their lands

Hoped to gain freedom

• Hoped for more rights and opportunities

• Took on more responsibilities

• Hoped to protect their lands

• Hoped to gain freedom

VS.5b notes


Marquis de Lafayette

French Nobleman

Joined the Continental Army

Pressured the King of France to help the Continental Army.

Played a huge role helping General Washington beat the British at Yorktown

VS.5b notes

Patrick Henry

​Give me Liberty,
or give death!

​Patrick Henry inspired people to become patriots and join the fight for freedom from Great Britain.

VS.5b notes

GeorgeWashington

military

ContinentalArmy

leadership

​"Father of our Country"
George Washington was a model of leadership for future presidents.

VS.5b notes

JamesLafayette

Virginia

spy

freedom

many years

VS.5b notes

ThomasJefferson

Declarationof
Independence

political

independence

​Life

Liberty


Pursuit of Happiness

​All Men Are
Created Equal

Categorize

Options (8)

French

Enslaved

Wrote Declaration of Independence

Leader of the Continental Army

Got the French Army to send supplies to help the Continental Army

Was a spy for the Continental Army

Wrote a document that laid out reasons for freedom from England

Model for future presidents

Organize these options into the right categories

Marquis De Lafayette

James Lafayette

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

American Victory at

Yorktown

In 1781, a large force of British

troops were led by Lord

Cornwallis at Yorktown,

Virginia.

The Continental army was led

by General George

Washington.

VS.5c notes

Where is Yorktown located?

●The American victory at Yorktownresulted in the

surrender of the Britisharmy. This helped lead to an

end of the war.

●This victory did not end the war, but it was the last

significant military battle involving Britishforces and

the Continental army.

●The war officially ended with the TreatyofParisin

1783.

VS.5c notes

Who was the commander

of the Continental Army?

Fill in the Blanks

Match

Match the following

• 1775

• 1776

• 1780

• 1781

• 1783

Revolutionary War Began

The Declaration of Independence

Capital moved to Richmond

Battle of Yorktown

Treaty of Paris signed

• Revolutionary War Began

• The Declaration of Independence

• Capital moved to Richmond

• Battle of Yorktown

• Treaty of Paris signed

VS.5d notes

Capital Moves- Williamsburg to Richmond

The first capital of Virginia was Jamestown. This is where the settlers

established the first permanent English settlement in 1607.

Then, in 1699 the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg.

In 1780, Virginia’s capital was moved a final time to Richmondand it is still

the capital today.

Reorder

Reorder the following from the first capital to the current capital.

• Jamestown

• Williamsburg

• Richmond

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

There were a variety of factors that caused the capital to move:

●The population was moving westward for more opportunities.

●Richmond was a more central location.

●The move increased the distance from the sea and possible attack by

the British.

Richmond is still the capital of Virginia today.

Richmond

Williamsburg

Categorize

Options (6)

Jamestown had unhealthy living conditions

Williamsburg was a well established town

Fire destroyed many buildings

Population had moved westward

It was a more central location

Less chance of British attack

Organize these options into the right categories

Move to Williamsburg

Move to Richmond