The American Revolution - Mesa Public Schools · 2011-09-12 · Battle of Lexington & Concord ......
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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1766 – Stamp Act Repealed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The Stamp Act is Repealed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repealed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
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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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