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64 Date effect toanswer thequestions.Fill answer. inthecirclenext tothecorrect Directions: A causemay have morethanoneeffect, andaneffect may have morethanonecause. Sometimes writersusecluewords suchas Cause andEffect Name ships were able tocausesignificant the years oftherevolution, sothese help ofprivate ships, known asprivateers. w or sinkanumberofBritishships. They own navy, managedtocapture the colonies’ Continental Navy, alongwithshipsfrom not. Inthecolonies,shipsfrom had alarge naval fleetandthecoloniesdid e British controlledtheseas. They were but battleswere alsofoughtatsea. The American Revolution were foughtonland, 2. 1. 3. xpected todefeatthecolonistssincethey ere able todothisbecausethey hadthe The numberofprivateers grew during Many ofthebattlesfoughtduring d c b a What effect didSpain’s andFrance’s allianceswiththe American colonieshave ontheBritish? d c b a What effect didtheprivateers have ontheBritishfleet? d c b a What causedpeopletoexpect theBritishtodefeatcolonistsatsea? Reading SocialStudies you find. Home Activity: Notes forHome: It expanded theirnaval fleet. It gave themmoreallies. It madethemlosecontroloftheseas. It madethemstronger. They grew tothesizeofBritishfleet. They helpeddefeattheBritishfleet. They helpeddefeattheContinentalNavy. They were intheway of the ContinentalNavy. King George’s politicalinfluence Britain’s large navy Britain’s wealth Britain’s allies Read thefollowing passage.Usethereadingstrategy ofcauseand With yourchild,read anewspaperarticleoreditorialand listthecausesandeffects that Yo ur child learned toapplythereadingur childlearned strategyofcauseandeffect toapassage. The AmericanRevolutionatSea because, so, they pleased. naval forceswere able toattackwherever unguarded, sotheSpanishandFrench the EnglishChannel. This leftvast areas always kept onguardagainstinvasion in longer controltheseas. A Britishfleetwas Because ofthisalliance,Britaincouldno entered thewar asanally ofFrance. analliance,andSpain colonies formed its trade. Britainbytheir actionsalsohurt affecting asthe as far West IndiesandBritishIsles, privateers were spreadoutinthe Atlantic damage totheBritishfleet.Because In 1778theFrench andthe American or since to signalcauseandeffect. Reading SocialStudies Use withPages 264–265. Wo rkbook

Use with Chapter 8. Vocabulary Preview Directions: Match each vocabulary word to its meaning. Write the vocabulary word on the line provided. Not all words will be used. You may use your glossary.

Parliament Daughters of Liberty Loyalist Stamp Act Boston Massacre First Continental Congress repeal Committee of Correspondence militia Sons of Liberty Tea Act minutemen Townshend Acts Boston Tea Party American Revolution tariff Intolerable Acts Battle of Bunker Hill boycott Patriot

1. laws calling for a tax on imported goods 2. a tax on imported goods 3. law that placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies 4. to cancel 5. a colonist who opposed British rule 6. important revolutionary battle that took place on Breed’s Hill 7. law that allowed only one company to sell tea to the colonists 8. new laws dictated by Britain to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party 9. group that led protests against the new Stamp Act tax 10. a volunteer army

11. Britain’s law-making assembly 12. militia groups who could be ready to fight for their colony at only a minute’s notice 13. a war Americans fought for independence 5 14. when colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act © Scott Foresman Notes for Home: Your child learned about troubles between the British and the colonies. Home Activity: Have your child write each vocabulary word on the front of a small piece of paper and the definition on the back. Lay out these cards with the vocabulary terms face up. Then make a second set with definitions only. Lay out these cards face up. Have your child match each term with its definition.

Workbook Vocabulary Preview 65 66 Directions: Date the cluewords thatsignalcauseandeffect. Directions: Trouble over Taxes Lesson 1: Name 9. 8. 7. 6. 4. 3. 2. 1. 5. colonists tostopprotestingthetax, The Britishwanted toconvince the Because they didn’t want topay thetax, Britain stillneededmoney, rebel againstBritishtaxes, Because thecolonieswere beginning to Since they hadnotvoted forParliament, cost ofdefendingthecolonies, Britain neededmoney to helpcover the Britain passedtheStamp Act. Britain passedthe Townshend Acts. protesting the Townshend Acts. England togetthecolonistsstop Britain sentawarship toNew Lesson Review your personallives. Home Activity: Notes forHome: Read theactionsofBritish. Write theeffect ofeachinthespaceprovided. Match eachcausetoitseffect tocomplete eachsentence. Then circle CAUSE With yourchild,makeown cause-and-effect chart reflecting real orpossibleeventsin Y our child learned aboutthecolonists’refusalour childlearned topayBritishtaxes. d. b. a. e. c. f. goods fromBritain. the colonistsdecidedtoboycott imported another taxforthecolonists. so KingGeorge IIIdecidedtofind so itdecidedtotaxthecolonists. Britain totaxthem. the colonistsdidn’t thinkitwas for fair Britain repealedtheStamp Act. so they sentwarships tothecolonies. EFFECT Use withPages 268–273. Lesson Review Wo rkbook

© Scott Foresman 5 © Scott Foresman 5 ae Date textbook. Directions: TheColonistsRebel Lesson 2: Name Wo 1. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. rkbook What was theBostonMassacre? Why didBritainpassnew laws toastheIntolerable thatthecolonistsreferred Acts? How didthecolonistsrespondto Tea Act? What two goalsdidtheBritishhopetoaccomplishby passingthe Tea Act? Who was Paul Revere? Why didParliament decidetokeep thetaxontea? Why didParliament repealthe Townshend Acts? them around theperimeterofmain-idea note. on alarge self-sticknote.Havehimorherwritesupportingdetailson smallerself-sticknotesandplace Home Activity: Notes forHome: Answer thequestionsbelow onthelinesprovided. You may useyour With yourchild,discussthis lesson. Thenhaveyourchildwritethemainideaoflesson Yo ur child learned whythecolonistsprotestedur childlearned Britishtaxation. Use withPages 276–282. Lesson Review Lesson Review 67 68 Date and answer thequestionsthatfollow. Directions: y interviews, photographs, paintings,ornewspapers. Many ofthepicturesinthischapter in theevent sourcescanbeletters,diaries,documents,speeches, beingdescribed.Primary about how thingswere atthetimeofevent. They aremadeby peoplewho participated sourcesareeyewitnessPrimary accountsofhistory. They give knowledge you firsthand Sources Use Primary Name our textbooksources. arephotographs ofprimary 2. 1. revolutionary times? tell you abouthow theBritishsoldiersresponded tocolonistswho protested during Why doyou toasa“massacre”? thinktheincident was referred What doesthispicture What istakingplaceinthispicture? Research andWriting Skills being described. the wording identifiestheitemasaprimarysource. Thenidentifytheperson’s perspectiveontheevents Home Activity: Notes forHome: The primary sourcebelowThe primary relatestotheBostonMassacre.Studysource With yourchild,examinepostcards orlettersfrom familyorfriends.Describewhat about Y our child learned toidentifyandstudyprimarysources.our childlearned Use withPages 284–285. W Research and riting Skills Wo rkbook

© Scott Foresman 5 © Scott Foresman 5 ae Date order inwhich they tookplace. You may useyour textbook. Directions: TheRevolutionBegins Lesson 3: Name Wo • The shotknown as“theshotheardroundtheworld” isfired. • The Britishsuffer heavy wintheBattleofBunker lossesbut Hill. • The BritishwintheBattleofLexington. planandsetsouttowarn themilitiasin • Paul Revere knows oftheBritishsoldiers’ • ColonelPrescott’s men work todefendBreed’s allnightbuildingafort Hill. • Britishsoldierssuffer atthemasthey heavy walk the20 miles lossesfromPatriots firing • Britishsoldierssecretly begin marchingfromBostontoConcord. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. rkbook Lexington andConcord. from ConcordtosafetyinBoston. Home Activity: Notes forHome: Complete the sequence chart byComplete thesequencechart writingthesentencesinbox inthe Discuss withyourchildways countriescantrytoresolve conflictswithoutgoingtowar. Y our child learned theeventsthatledtoAmericanRevolution. our childlearned Use withPages 286–291. Lesson Review Lesson Review 69 Name Date Vocabulary Review Vocabulary Review Use with Chapter 8. Directions: Choose the vocabulary term from the box that best completes each sentence. Not all words will be used. Write the term on the line provided.

1. The government decided to , or cancel, the law.

2. Local merchants held a against imported goods.

3. The were laws punishing the colonists for dumping tea into Boston Harbor.

4. Even today, continues to be the law-making assembly for Great Britain.

5. The required all colonists to pay a tax on printed materials.

6. The was formed by representatives of all but one of the 13 colonies. Representatives voted on what action to take against the British and their taxes.

7. The were laws requiring a tax be paid on imported goods.

8. The killing of five men in Boston by panicked British soldiers is known as the

9. The British lost many soldiers in the , which actually took place on Breed’s Hill. 5

10. The supported the boycott of imported goods by making tea from herbs and berries and by weaving cloth. © Scott Foresman Notes for Home: Your child learned about how the American Revolution began. Home Activity: Have your child draw a picture representing the American Revolution period and have him or her explain the picture using as many vocabulary words as possible.

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