Day 11 Warm-Up: American Revolution

Colony of Plymouth founded by the Pilgrims

• 1607
• 1620
• Proclamation of 1763
• Mayflower Compact
• guerilla warfare

Law forbidding colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

• 1607
• 1620
• Proclamation of 1763
• Mayflower Compact
• guerilla warfare

First permanent English colony established in Jamestown, Virginia

• 1607
• 1620
• Proclamation of 1763
• Mayflower Compact
• guerilla warfare

Pilgrim written document that established self-government

• 1607
• 1620
• Proclamation of 1763
• Mayflower Compact
• guerilla warfare

the use of hit and run battle tactics

• 1607

• 1620

• Proclamation of 1763

• Mayflower Compact

• guerilla warfare

The patriot who declared, “I have not yet begun to fight!” was -

• Naval hero, John Paul Jones
• Commander-in-Chief, George Washington
• Military officer, Francis Marion
• Women’s rights advocate, Abigail Adams

What strategies were used by the Patriots while fighting at sea and on land in the south?

Groups:

(a) Fighting at Sea

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(b) Fighting on Land

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(c) Neither

• John Paul Jones led sneak attacks on British ships to lift the blockade.

• The British hired privateers to defeat the Patriots.

• The Patriots knew the countryside in order to use guerilla techniques.

• The Patriots used privateers to destroy British ships

• The British ambushed the Patriots using underwater tactics.

• Francis Marion and his men used guerilla warfare techniques that were successful

John Hancock was one of the Founding Fathers committed to liberty. How did he demonstrate this commitment?

• By writing the Articles of Confederation
• By serving as commander in chief of the Continental Army
• By organizing Committees of Correspondence
• By signing the Declaration of Independence

 Which option best completes this excerpt?

• negotiable

• legislated
• unalienable
• conditional

How did Thomas Paine contribute to the American Revolution?

• By commanding the Continental Army

• By negotiating the Treaty of Paris

• By writing essays that encouraged independence

• By serving as a colonial ambassador to France