Unit 3: American Revolution

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The belief that colonies exist to benefit the economy of the mother country is known as

• triangular trade
• mercantilism
• free trade
• nativism

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was a result of the French and Indian War that led directly to the American Revolution?

• The British lost most of their colonies in the Americas.
• French colonies expanded west of the Appalachians.
• Native Americans were given lands west of the Appalachians.
• England decided to make the American colonists help pay war debts.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

The British government established the Proclamation Line of 1763 mainly to

• avoid conflicts with Native Americans
• promote the fur trade
• expand the thirteen colonies
• provide access to the Mississippi River

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

What was a major effect of the Stamp Act (1765) on colonial trade?

• The British refused to sell certain products to the colonists.
• The law led to a decline in the value of colonial currency.
• The colonists no longer needed British goods.
• Many colonists boycotted British goods.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

What is the main idea of this illustration?

• The colonists were restricted by the laws passed by the British government.
• The King of England wanted the colonists to have a greater voice in government.
• King George III put many American colonists in stocks.
• Repeal of unpopular laws was the only way out of the stocks.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

What was one purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to establish a framework for government
• to state the reasons for the colonies to separate from England
• to express reasons for limiting immigration
• to list arguments for women's rights

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Using the excerpt below from the Declaration of Independence, determine one of the main ideas of the Declaration of Independence.

• The United States needs a strong central government.
• The power of the president must be limited by the legislative and judicial branches.
• People have a right to rebel against an unjust government.
• Americans cannot afford to pay high British taxes.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

The main goal of most of the policies shown in the illustration was to

• allow American colonists greater self-government
• enable Great Britain to raise revenues to pay back their war debt and control trade
• encourage immigration to the colonies
• encourage Americans to trade with other European countries

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

In the American colonies, boycotts were an effective way of protesting British policies mainly because the boycotts

• ended trade with the colonies
• forced Britain to remove most troops
• kept out products from other European nations
• caused economic hardships for British merchants

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3