MyWorld Chapter 5 - American Revolution

Lesson 1 Vocab: A formal meeting or a law-making body

• debt

• congress

• tariff

Lesson 1 Vocab: A tax on imports

• debt

• congress

• tariff

Lesson 1 Vocab: Money owed

• debt

• congress

• tariff

Lesson 1 Concepts: What was the main reason why Parliament repealed the Stamp Act?

• Great Britain decided to grant the colonies freedom.

• The colonist's boycotts were working and British business owners in the colonies complained to Parliament.

• The Boston Tea Party scared the British.

• Parliament had earned enough money from the tax to Pay Great Britain's debts.

Lesson 1 Concepts: Great Britain taxed the colonies to repay its debt. Why was Great Britain in debt?

• It owed Spain money for building British ships.

• It owed France money because France sent soldiers to help the British control the colonists.

• It had borrowed money to fight the French and Indian War.

• It owed the colonists money for imports of raw materials.

Lesson 2 Vocab: control by the military

• Martial law

• militia

• Patriot

Lesson 2 Vocab: a colonist who strongly opposed british actions

• Martial law

• Militia

• Patriot

Lesson 2 Concepts: The boston Massacre occurred while a group of colonists were arguing with British troops. Why were the colonists arguing with the troops

• British troops forced colonists to do heavy manual labor for them

• The colonists were making fun of the bright green coats the troops wore

• The troops were yelling insults at the colonists

• The colonists were angry because British troops were still in Boston

Lesson 2 Concepts: Which of the following was a key step taken by the First Continental Congress?

• It voted to stop all trade with Great Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed

• It issued the Declaration of Independence

• It appointed George Washington King

• It declared war on Great Britain

Lesson 3 Vocab: an army of paid soldiers from the colonies

• Independence

• Rights

• Continental army