American Revolution Part 1

Why did the Founding Fathers create a federal form of government

• They inetended to concentrate the government

  power.

• They feared a government with too much power.

• They wanted to make sure the state government was weak

• They planned to make a government like the British

In what way was George Washington important to the American Revolution?

• He was commander in chief of the Continental Army.

• He helped write the Declaration of Independence.

• He was instrumental in planning the Boston Tea Party.

• He wrote letters to the King of England demanding colonial independence.

Why did the colonists protest against Britain and boycott British goods?

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  They wanted to make their own goods so they could become independent from Britain.

• They believed they were being unfairly taxed because they had no say in the government.

• They thought Britain was punishing them for siding with the French.

• They needed a common enemy that would unite the colonies

The empire is too important, the spirit of the British nation is too high, the resources are too numerous to give up so many colonies. Britain has created them with great industry, nursed them with great tenderness. She has helped them with many trade advantages. She has protected and defended them[.]
— adapted from a speech by King George III

Based on the text, why did King George III go to war to keep Britain's North American colonies?

• The colonists refused to trade with the British.

  As noted in the text, Britain and its colonies engaged in extensive trade. That trade provided Britain with valuable resources that were important to the British economy

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  He wanted to protect the colonists from danger.

  Britain sought to maintain control of the colonies and their resources. Britain's decision to go to war was not motivated by a desire to protect the colonists.

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  The colonists were not ready to govern themselves.

  Economic concerns, such as access to North American resources, motivated Britain's decision to go to war with the colonies. King George was not concerned with whether the colonists were ready to govern themselves.

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  Britain needed the resources it got from the colonies.

  Britain's decision to go to war was motivated by its desire to maintain control of the resources it gained from the colonies.

As the first ambassador to France, he traveled to Paris to seek assistance against the British in the Revolutionary War.

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Patrick Henry

As a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, he persuaded others to pass a resolution against the Stamp Act.

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Jefferson

The painting shows Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams working on an important document in 1776. Based on your knowledge of social studies, what document were they working on?

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  the Articles of Confederation

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  the Articles of Confederation

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  the Declaration of Independence

• the Great Compromise