REVIEW SOL’S 1.6a,b,c,d 6TH GRADE REVIEW

WHO AM I? AND WHAT AM I?

Who Am I?I led the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War

I Am…George Washington

Who Am I?I supported independence during the American Revolutionary War

I was a writerI wrote poems and plays supporting independence from England

I was a former slave

I Am…Phyllis Wheatley

Who Am I?I was an outspoken member of the

House of BurgessesI inspired colonial patriotism with

my speechesI declared “Give me liberty or give

me death!”

I Am…Patrick Henry

Who Am I?I was the major author of an important document

My document outlined the grievances of the colonists against the King of England

I Am…Thomas Jefferson

Who Am I?I was involved in the American Revolutionary War

I opposed the colonies gaining their independence

I was the King of England

I Am…King George III

Who Am I?I was a Patriot during the American Revolutionary War

I gave colonists advanced warning of British arrival

I am often quoted as saying “The British are coming!” on my nighttime ride

I Am…Paul Revere

Who Am I?I was as prominent member of the Continental Congress

I helped frame the Declaration of Independence

I Am…Benjamin Franklin

Who Am I?I fought during the Revolutionary War

I fought for the British Army

I surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown

I Am…Lord Cornwallis

What Am I?People have certain “unalienable

rights” to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. (Unalienable rights are rights that cannot be taken away.)

People establish government to protect those rights.

Government derives power from the people

People have a right and a duty to change a government that violates their rights.

I Am……Key Philosophies in the Declaration

of Independence

Who Am I?I championed the cause of independence during the American Revolutionary War

I Am…John Adams

WHAT AM I?Occurred in 1774Delegates from all the colonies met

The delegates discussed problems with England and promoted independence

I Am…The First Continental Congress

Carpenters Hall, where the first Continental Congress took place

What Am I?War between England and France

Fought over land in the Ohio River Valley

England would go on to tax the colonists to pay for this war

I Am…The French and Indian War

What Am I?Occurred in 1775Happened in MassachusettsSite of the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War

I Am…Lexington and Concord

What Am I?States that people establish

government to protect their rightsGovernment derives power from the

peoplePeople have a right to change a

government that violates their rightsStates people have unalienable

rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Inspired by John LockeThomas Jefferson was the major

author

I Am…The Declaration of Independence

What Am I?Happened during the Revolutionary War

Boston1770Colonists were shot after taunting British soldiers

I Am…Boston Massacre

What Am I?Occurred during the Revolutionary War

1773Led by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere

Patriots threw tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes

I Am…The Boston Tea Party

What Am I?Battle during the Revolutionary War

1777Turning point of the war Americans won

I Am..Battle of Saratoga

What Am I?Revolutionary War event1781Happened in VirginiaAmerican and French forces

defeated the forces of Lord Cornwallis

Marked the end of the Revolutionary War

I Am…Surrender at Yorktown

What Am I?1783DocumentEngland recognized American independence

Treaty

I Am…Treaty of Paris

What Am I?Specific time periodWar1775-1781Americans fought against the British

Fought for independence

I Am…Revolutionary War

What Am I?Men and women who did not have money for passage to the colonies

Agreed to work without pay for the person who paid for their passage

Were free at the end of their contract

I Am…Indentured Servant

What Am I?Appalachian

MountainsPiedmontAtlantic OceanCoastal PlainGood harborsRiversHumid ClimateLarge

farms/plantations

Cash cropsWood productsSmall farmsSlaveryIndentured

servantsFew cities/schoolsChurch of EnglandCounties

I Am…Southern Colonial Region

What Am I?Worked as caretakers, house workers, homemakers

Could not voteHad few chances for education

I Am…Women in Colonial America

What Am I?Appalachian

MountainsCoastal

lowlands (harbors and bays)

Rich farmlandsModerate

climateLivestock and

grainTrading

Unskilled and skilled workers and fishermen

Villages and cities

Varied and diverse lifestyles

Diverse religions

Market towns

I Am…Mid-Atlantic/Middle Colonies

What Am I?Lived predominately in the South

Relied on indentured servants or slaves for labor

Were educated in some casesHad a rich social culture

I Am…Large landowner in Colonial

AmericaGreat Hopes Plantation in Williamsburg

What Am I?Were captured in AfricaShipped to the coloniesOwned as property for life with no rights

Often born into their situation

I Am…Slaves

What Am I?Worked as craftsmen in towns and on plantations

Lived in small villages and cities

I Am…Artisans in Colonial America

What do you know?Which of the following

took place before the event shown in this picture?

A The signing of the Declaration of Independence

B The meeting of the First Continental Congress

C The Stamp ActD The Battle of Saratoga

Colonial Protesters, 1773

AnswerC The Stamp Act

What Do You Know?What was the most important result of the 1783 Treaty of Paris?

A Britain gained American territory.B France agreed to fight with the

Americans.C Britain recognized American

independence.D France decided to trade with the

Americans.

AnswerC Britain recognized American independence

What Do You Know?By the mid 1700s, American colonists

were unhappy with English rule because —

A England refused to protect them from the French

B they thought the British king was weakC England would not buy colonial-made

goodsD they had no representation in Parliament

AnswerD they had no representation in

Parliament

What Do You Know?England passed the Stamp Act in the colonies to —

F raise money to pay for a warG take control of foreign tradeH put governors in total controlJ give people the right to vote

AnswerF raise money to pay for a war

What Do You Know?What contribution did Phyllis Wheatley make to the American Revolution?

A She wrote poems that supported independence.

B She helped African Americans escape to freedom.

C She taught soldiers in the Continental Army.

D She served as a member of the colonial legislature.

AnswerA She wrote poems that supported independence.