Day 9 Warm-Up: American Revolution

British controlled colonial trade, angered colonists

• Intolerable Acts
• Middle colonies' economy
• Mercantilism
• Transatlantic Slave Trade

British response to the Boston Tea Party, increased tensions between colonists and British

• Intolerable Acts
• Middle colonies' economy
• Mercantilism
• Transatlantic Slave Trade

Grains such as wheat, barley, oats

• Intolerable Acts
• Middle colonies' economy
• Mercantilism
• Transatlantic Slave Trade

Trade route that shipped slaves to the colonies in exchange for goods

• Intolerable Acts
• Middle colonies' economy
• Mercantilism
• Transatlantic Slave Trade

Which of the following was an advantage of the Patriots?

• They were able to have more people manufacture war supplies.
• They had George Washington’s combat leadership and knowledge.
• They had more people who could be recruited to serve as Redcoats.
• They could donate more clothing and supplies to the war effort.

Determine if the description explains an advantage of the Patriots or British in the American Revolution. Select the correct answer in each row.

Groups:

(a) Patriot Advantage

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(b) British Advantage

• Used knowledge of land to have better fighting positions

• Best navy, an experienced well-trained army

• Very wealthy

• Believed in what they were fighting for

All the events listed below occurred during -

• the era of Westward expansion
• the era of Good Feelings
• the Revolutionary Era
• the Jacksonian Era

The Continental Congress issued this commission to -

• Benedict Arnold
• Alexander Hamilton
• John Hancock
• George Washington