Name: ____________________________________ 8th Grade U.S. History STAAR Review American Revolution FORT BURROWS 2018 Name: ____________________________________ VOCABULARY boycott – to refuse to buy, use, or participate in (something) as a way of protesting civil liberty – the right of people to do or say things that are not illegal without being stopped or interrupted by the government impose – to cause (something, such as a tax, fine, rule, or punishment) to affect someone or something by using your authority mercantilism – when trade of the colonies is controlled in order to benefit the “Mother Country” violate – to take away, interfere with, or ignore in an unfair or illegal way consent – permission for something to happen or be done grievance – a complaint unalienable rights – rights that should not be taken away from citizens civil disobedience – refusing to obey laws that citizens feel are unfair regulation – an official rule or law that says how something should be done secure – to make (something) safe by guarding or protecting it economic – relating to goods and services being produced, sold, and bought political – relating to politics or government social - relating to people or society ©2017 Koala Case Curriculum Name: ____________________________________ Causes of the American Revolution #1 French and Indian War – France and Britain went to war over control of the Ohio River Valley in 1754. Native American tribes were allies with the French. Britain won the war in 1763, and France had to give up majority of their colonies in North America. England wins control of the Ohio River Valley, but passes the Proclamation of 1763, forbidding colonists from moving to the area. However, England owes lots of money to Spain from the war, and makes the colonists pay for it with TAXES _______________________________________________ If you were King George _______________________________________________ III, how would you feel _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ about the French and Indian _______________________________________________ War? _______________________________________________ #2 Proclamation of 1763 – a law that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. King George III passed this law to prevent Indian attacks, but colonists thought that King George III was trying to control them. ------------------------------------------------------ Draw a line that shows the boundaries of the Proclamation of 1763 #3 Sugar Act (1764) – reduced the tax on sugar, but because of this, the tax was enforced more strictly. Draw a picture that represents the Sugar Act ©2017 Koala Case Curriculum Name: ____________________________________ #4 Mercantilism – colonies make the mother country richer by sending raw materials and buying finished goods Based on the picture above, how do you think the Mother Country treated the colonies? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ #5 Stamp Act (1765) – all public legal documents, such as Actual stamp newspapers, had to have an official stamp that showed the tax was paid. the British used! #6 taxation without representation – colonists argued that being forced to pay taxes was unconstitutional because they had no representation in British Parliament How do you think the colonists felt when they had to pay taxes but did not get to make decisions about laws they had to follow? #7 Townshend Acts (1767) – taxes were imposed on imported goods, such as glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. ©2017 Koala Case Curriculum Name: ____________________________________ #8 Boston Massacre (1770) – a group of colonists taunted British soldiers, calling them names and throwing snowballs at them. Soldiers opened fire on the colonists and killed four of them. One of the victims was Crispus Attucks. Which image was created by Paul Revere? Which image shows a patriots point of view? Which image shows a loyalists point of view? Effects of Paul Revere’s engraving: It increased opposition to British rule in the colonies The feelings between the soldiers and the colonists got worse More colonists became Patriots #9 Boston Tea Party (1773) - An act of civil disobedience led by the Sons of Liberty in which they dumped the British tea into Boston Harbor as a protest against the Tea Act. This was a protest against taxation without representation. Afterwards, a song became popular: “Rally Mohawks, pick up your axes, tell King George we’ll pay no taxes” #10 Intolerable Acts (1774) - created to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party. It closed Boston harbor, and also created the Quartering Act, which required colonists to house soldiers. Complete the cause and effect chart Cause: Event: Effect: Boston Tea Party ©2017 Koala Case Curriculum Name: ____________________________________ Based on the list of causes, choose the event that you feel was most and least important cause of the revolution and explain your answer EVENT IMPORTANCE EXPLANATION was the event that I feel was the most important event of the revolution because was the event that I feel was the least important of the revolution because Reflection: I had trouble with: _______________________________________________ I remembered ____________________________________________ very well! I need to review _________________________________________________ Notes: ©2017 Koala Case Curriculum Name: ____________________________________ Important People of the American Revolution Abigail Adams I provided meals and lodging to troops, asked her husband to “remember the ladies” I convinced others we needed independence; I was a delegate at the Continental John Adams Congress Wentworth I was a free black that fought at the Battle of Saratoga and was the first elected Cheswell African-American I was the main leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston. I organized the response to Samuel Adams the Boston Massacre and convinced many people to become patriots Mercy Otis Warren I published poems and plays that attacked royal authority in Massachusetts I was a double agent in the Revolutionary War. I spied on British soldiers, but took James Armistead that information to the Continental Army. Benjamin Franklin I sent supplies to the Americans and led Spanish troops to defeat the British Bernardo de Galvez I sent supplies to the Americans and led Spanish troops to defeat the British John Paul Jones America’s first naval hero. When fighting a British ship, he was told to surrender. He replied, “I have not yet begun to fight!” Out of the people listed above, choose the most and least important person of the revolution. PERSON IMPORTANCE EXPLANATION is the most important person of the revolution because is the least important person of the revolution because ©2017 Koala Case Curriculum Name: ____________________________________ I was one of the first casualties in the American Revolution. I died at the Boston Crispus Attucks Massacre in 1770 The Declaration of Independence was written to me. The colonists accused me being King George III a terrible leader who broke many laws. Haym Solomon I loaned money to the new Continental government to support the army. Patrick Henry I said, “Give me liberty, or give me death!” Thomas Jefferson I was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence Marquis de I was a French nobleman who volunteered for the Continental Army and got more Lafayette French troops and supplies Thomas Paine I wrote the pamphlet “Common Sense” persuading Americans to join the Patriot cause George Washington I was a soldier in the French and Indian War, a delegate at the Continental Congresses, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution Out of the people listed above, choose the most and least important person of the revolution. PERSON IMPORTANCE EXPLANATION is the most important person of the revolution because is the least important person of the revolution because ©2017 Koala Case Curriculum Name: ____________________________________ Reflection: One person I remember the best is _______________________________ because ____________________________________________________________ One person I have difficulty remembering is _______________________________ because ________________________________________________________ Sometimes, I confuse _______________________________ and _______________________________ and mix them up. Notes: ©2017 Koala Case Curriculum Name: ____________________________________ Important Events of the American Revolution Battle of Lexington and Concord – the “shot heard around the world” This battle got its nickname because it was the first battle of the American Revolution. Common Sense a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in order to convince people to support independence. Why do you think Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense? Why didn’t he let people make a decision for themselves? Declaration of Independence (1776) A. Preamble Why were the authors writing the Declaration of HOT DATE Independence? ____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 1776 __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ B. Beliefs what rights