The American Revolution

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WORDS YOU

NEED

TO KNOW

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Colony a group of people who leave their

native country to form in a new

land a settlement subject to, or

connected with, the parent

nation.

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Parliament

The English

lawmaking

body

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Act

A law made by Parliament

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Boycott

Refusal to buy

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Petition

To make a request

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Propaganda

information, ideas, or rumors

deliberately spread to help

someone or something

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Repeal

to formally withdraw (make

things as they were before)

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Learning Check: Vocabulary

Turn to a neighbor, or on your paper, give a quick

definition for each of the following terms.

1. Parliament 2. Boycott 3. Petition

4. Propaganda 5. Repeal

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1765 - Stamp Act

A law requiring all

legal and commercial

papers to carry an

official stamp showing

the tax had been paid.

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The Stamp Act

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The Colonists Boycott

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1766 – Stamp Act Repealed

In response to

boycotts on British

made goods,

businesses

influenced the King

of England to repeal

the Stamp Act .

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The Stamp Act is Repealed

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Learning Check: The Stamp Act

Turn to a neighbor, or on your paper, give a

quick answer to each of the questions on

the next slide.

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Learning Check: The Stamp Act

6. The Stamp Act was a tax on what?

7. What year was it enacted?

8. What did the colonists do to show their resistance?

9. What was the result?

10. How long did the Stamp Act last?

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1766 – Declaratory Act

The same day

the stamp Act is

repealed

Parliament

passes the

Declaratory Act.

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1766 – Declaratory Act

The Declaratory Act stated that

Parliament had the right to make laws

for the Colonies.

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Learning Check: The Declaratory Act

Turn to a neighbor, or on your paper, give a

quick answer to each of the questions on

the next slide.

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Learning Check: The Declaratory Act

11. In what year was the Declaratory Act passed?

12. What did it say?

13. Is this more or less powerful than the Stamp Act?

14. What do you think the colonists will do about this

one?

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1767 – Townshend Acts

Laws passed by

British Parliament

that taxed goods as

they came off the

ships (a tariff).

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Townshend Acts

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1767 – Townshend Acts

Tea, paint, lead,

glass, etc. were

taxed.

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Boycott

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Learning Check: The Townshend Acts

Turn to a neighbor, or on your paper, give a

quick answer to each of the questions on

the next slide.

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Learning Check: The Townshend Acts

15. What did the Townshend Acts say/do?

16. In what year were they passed?

17. Why do you think they were known as the

“hidden tax”?

18. What do you think the colonists will do about this

one?

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1768 – Boston Massacre

British troops were sent to Boston to

enforce the Townshend Acts.

Hatred towards the British troops

increased.

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1768 – Boston Massacre Colonials harassed

British Troops.

British Troops fired

on Colonials killing

five people.

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Five Dead

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Boston Massacre, The Real Story?

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Learning Check: The Boston Massacre

Turn to a neighbor, or on your paper, give a

quick answer to each of the questions on

the next slide.

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Learning Check: The Boston Massacre

19. In what year did the Massacre take place?

20. Who did the shooting?

21. Why were those troops there to begin with?

22. Write two headlines: One from the perspective of

the Colonists and one from the perspective of the

British.

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Nice to Know A.D.D. Moment

Did you know that John Adams, one of our

most famous Patriots, actually defended

the British Soldiers from the Boston

Massacre in court?

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TOWNSHEND

ACTS

REPEALED All repealed except a tax on tea

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1773 - Tea Act

Gave the English East

India Company the

right to be the only

company to sell tea to

the American

Colonies.

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1773 Dec - Boston Tea Party

In open defiance of the king and parliament the

colonists throw tea into the harbor.

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The King is Furious

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Learning Check: The Tea Act and Boston Tea Party

Turn to a neighbor, or on your paper, give a

quick answer to each of the questions on

the next slide.

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Learning Check: The Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party

23. The Tea Act was left over from what other

legislation?

24. Recall from 7th grade the term “monopoly”. How is

the Tea Act like a monopoly?

25. Boycotts were now not enough. How did the

colonists show resistance to the Tea Act?

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1774 - Intolerable Act

A group of laws

meant to punish

Massachusetts

for the Boston

Tea Party.

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Intolerable Acts

Closed the

Port of

Boston

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Did away

with town

meetings

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Required

British troops

be housed in

private

homes

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British

officers will

be tried in

Britain for

crimes they

commit here.

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Learning Check: The Intolerable Acts

Turn to a neighbor, or on your paper, give a

quick answer to each of the questions on

the next slide.

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Learning Check: The Intolerable Acts

26. Much like the earlier _____________ Acts, the

Intolerable Acts were a series of harsh rules and laws

meant to punish, not taxes needed for the treasury.

**What are the 4 rules of the

Intolerable Acts?**

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Learning Check: The Intolerable Acts

27. Closed the port of _____.

28. Colonists can no longer hold _____.

29. Required colonists to give _____ room and board.

30. If British soldiers commit a crime in the colonies,

their trial will be held in _____.

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United Colonies

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As a result of the

Intolerable Acts the

colonies became

unified because they

realized the same

thing could happen to

them.

1774 – First Continental Congress

A meeting of

representatives from

12 of the 13 colonies

to discuss what they

could do in response

to the Intolerable

Acts.

~Carpenter’s Hall. Where the

first Continental Congress met.

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Learning Check: 1st Continental Congress

31. How many representatives showed up?

32. What was their immediate concern?

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Revolutionary War

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Revolutionary War

The war fought by

the American

Colonies for

independence

from Britain.

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Battle of Lexington & Concord

The first official battle of the American Revolution.

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Battle of Lexington & Concord

A loss for the

British because of

the number of

deaths they

suffered

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Battle of Lexington & Concord

Forced

Americans to

choose sides

between

loyalists and

patriots.

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Patriots

American colonists

who supported the war

for independence.

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Loyalists

American Colonists

who were against the

war for independence.

They joined the British

troops to defend their

rights as British

citizens.

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Learning Check: Taking Sides

33. American colonists who supported the war for

independence were called _____.

34. American colonists who were against the war for

independence were called _____.

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Jan 1776 – Common Sense A pamphlet written by

Thomas Paine calling for

a separation of the

Colonies with Britain.

Was a very popular book

and helped the common

American understand the

purpose of becoming

independent from

England.

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July 1776 - Declaration of Independence

Document that explained

why Americans were

declaring independence

from Britain.

It declared that men have

rights that can not be taken

away including life, liberty,

and the pursuit of

happiness.

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Learning Check: Persuasive Writing

35. Who wrote Common Sense?

36. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

37. Were these Patriot or Loyalist publications?

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The Declaration of Independence

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Battle of Trenton

Before the Battle of Trenton Washington

lost every battle

The people and his men were

discouraged

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Crossing the Delaware

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Battle of Trenton

The battle was a

surprise attack by the

Americans on the

British on Christmas

night.

The win showed how

good Washington was

as a leader.

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Battle of Trenton

Before the win many soldiers were

deserting or just waiting until their

enlistment was up to get out.

This win changed the psychological

make-up of the war

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Battle of Trenton

After the win the

American army began

to attract new recruits.

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Learning Check: Battle of Trenton

38. What river did Washington cross to launch his

surprise attack?

39. On what day was the battle?

40. It was a turning point in the war because it showed

_____ could be an effective leader.

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Battle of Saratoga

This win

prevented the

British from

dividing the New

England Colonies

from the rest of

the Colonies.

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Battle of Saratoga

Showed

Europeans that

Americans could

win a major battle;

therefore, America

gained support

from France and

Spain.

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Because of the win at Saratoga the French agreed to help the Americans.

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Learning Check: Battle of Saratoga

41. The British were hoping to _____ the New England

colonies from the rest.

42. Who won?

43. We gained support from which two European

countries after this battle?

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Aid from France

Money and supplies

that France gave to

the American Colonies

helped the U.S. fight

against the British.

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Surrender at Yorktown

The French navy

kept supplies from

reaching the British

and kept the British

from escaping the

trap Washington had

set.

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Surrender at Yorktown

British General

Cornwallis

surrendered to the

American Forces.

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Learning Check: Surrender at Yorktown

44. Who was the British general at this battle?

45. Who won?

46. Whose navy helped out by preventing escape by

sea?

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Treaty of Paris

The 1783 treaty that

officially ended the

Revolutionary War.

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Important People of the Revolution

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King George III

British king who ruled

Britain at the time of

the American

Revolution.

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George Washington

Commander of the

Continental Army

The first President of

the United States.

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Patrick Henry

Member of the Virginia

House of Burgess.

Known for his

statement, “give me

liberty, or give me

death”

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Benjamin Franklin

Got the French to

become allies with the

American Colonies

and loan them money.

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Thomas Jefferson

Author of the

Declaration of

Independence.

His ideas were

heavily influenced by

John Locke.

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General Cornwallis

One of the British

Generals of the

Revolutionary War.

Most noted for his

surrender Yorktown

which ended major

fighting in the war.

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Thomas Paine

Political radical and

the author of

“Common Sense”

In the pamphlet he

argued that the

colonist should

declare independence

from Britain.

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Learning Check: People of the Revolution

47. British General who surrendered to Washington at

the battle of Yorktown.

48. Author of the Declaration of Independence.

49. Senior founding father who was instrumental in

gaining aid from France.

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Learning Check: People of the Revolution continued

50. Ardent patriot and author of Common Sense.

51. Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death!”?

52. King of England during the American Revolution.

53. Commander of the Continental Army and First

President of the United States.

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The End

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