unit 2 american revolution: graphic organizer #1 revolution: when you ______________ a...
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Unit 2 American Revolution: Graphic Organizer #1
Revolution: when you ______________ a
______________ for a new
one.
Fort Duqyesne: The fort that
the ___________ built on the
land that ____________
wanted.
George Washington: Led a
group of ____________ to
kick the __________ out of
the land.
Militia: a small ____________
of people who are
___________ to fight in an
_________________.
The French and Indian War: a struggle between __________ and __________ for land and power. Many ____________ fought with the ___________ and so the colonists called it the French and Indian War. __________ won the French and Indian War.
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King George III:
made laws that the
___________ thought were
___________. They didn’t like
they couldn’t ____________ in
Parliament’s decisions for the
colonies.
The colonists hated the King’s
___________ policies (laws
that had to do with ___________.)
Law #1- The Proclamation of 1763:
No __________ will be allowed to move ________ of
the ____________ mountains.
Why the colonists hated the law:
Why the King thought it was a fair law:
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Tax/revenue:
Money that the
_______________t
takes
from you to
___________ for
_______________.
Law #2- The Stamp Act:
Every colonist must buy a ___________ for every piece of ____________ they use including newspapers, wills, licenses and even playing cards.
Why the colonists hated the law:
They didn’t have any _______________ in Parliament to ______ on whether they should be taxed.
They began chanting “No _______________ without _____________” because they felt the Stamp Act raised ___________ without their consent (permission.)
Why the King thought it was a fair law:
The colonists paid a lot less _____________ than other English people. It was time for them to pay their ______________ share.
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Issue #3- Mercantilism:
The colonies must give goods and _____________ to England. The colonies were not allowed to trade with anyone but ____________.
Why the colonists hated Mercantilism:
Why the King thought Mercantilism fair:
Law #4- The Townshend Acts:
A tax on certain _________ that the colonies imported from ____________ such as glass, paint, paper and tea.
Why the colonists hated the law:
Why the King thought it was a fair law:
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Samuel Adams:
Demanded the colonies boycott British
___________ and organized colonial
____________.
Boycott: to ________________ to do something.
Massacre:
The killing of ____________ who don’t have
any _______________ to protect themselves.
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Law #5- The Tea Act
Tax the __________ that was sold by the British Tea Company to the ______________.
Why the colonists hated the Tea Act:
Why the King thought the Tea Act was fair:
Colonial Grievances:
Colonial grievances (things that the ____________ were mad about) showed that the colonists wanted ________________Government.
Representative Government is when ___________ have the power!
Did Parliament respond to the colonist’s wanting self-government?
Yes or No
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The Boston Tea Party:
The Sons of _______________ dressed up like
___________ and dumped tea into the water.
This was and act of Civil ______________.
Civil ______________ is refusing to obey
certain ____________ by protesting
_________________.
Law #6- The Intolerable Acts
Law A: Close the Boston Harbor until all of the ______ was paid for.
Law B: Massachusetts is now completely under _________ control.
Law C: A British soldier tried for ___________ would have his trial in England, NOT the colonies.
Law D: More _________ troops would be sent to Boston to enforce the new laws.
Why the colonists hated the Tea Act:
Why the King thought the Tea Act was fair:
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The Boston Tea Party:
The Sons of _______________ dressed up like
___________ and dumped tea into the water.
This was and act of Civil ______________.
Civil ______________ is refusing to obey
certain ____________ by protesting
_________________.
Law #6- The Intolerable Acts
Law A: Close the Boston Harbor until all of the ______ was paid for.
Law B: Massachusetts is now completely under _________ control.
Law C: A British soldier tried for ___________ would have his trial in England, NOT the colonies.
Law D: More _________ troops would be sent to Boston to enforce the new laws.
Why the colonists hated the Intolerable Acts:
Why the King thought the Intolerable Acts were fair:
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The First Continental Congress:
The delegates/representatives decided to send a ______________ message to the King to tell him why they were mad. They decided to ___________ British goods.
Militia and Minutemen:
The colonists wanted to be prepared in case the boycott didn’t work so they organized a ____________.
A militia is a group of men that will _____________ to protect a town.
Minutemen were men that could be ready to fight in _________ seconds.
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Lexington and Concord:
One night, General Gage heard a rumor that the colonists were hiding gunpowder and ____________ in a place called ___________. He decided that it was the perfect time for the British to attack the ______________.
Minutemen got together at a town on the way to Concord called _____________. Many ____________ were killed at____________.
The British rode on to Concord and the __________ attacked and killed many of the British soldiers.
Lexington and Concord was the beginning of the ______________________________.
Paul Revere:
One of several spies who took off to warn the ______________ that the “___________ were coming!”
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Patrick Henry:
Wrote a famous speech to beg for _______________ from England(liberty.)
The Second Continental Congress and George Washington:
Just as they promised, the Second Continental Congress met again when the King did not listen to them.
The Second Continental Congress selected _______________________ as the leader of the Continental (American) army.
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Thomas Paine and Common Sense:
Wrote a book called Common Sense that
persuaded the colonists that
______________________ and freedom from
___________________ was the right thing to
fight for.
The Declaration of Independence:
The colonists wrote a document to tell the British that they wanted their _______________ from England.
________________ Jefferson, the governor of Virginia, was put in charge of writing the Declaration of Independence.
Said that people have unalienable or natural _______________ that are permanent and cannot be ________________________.
The colonies voted to break away from England and fight for their ______________________.
The colonial leaders wrote the Article of Confederation to serve as a new _________________ for the people.
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Battle of New York:
The ________________ battle of the American Revolution.
______________ almost won!
Battle of Trenton:
Washington and his troops found the _____________ (German soldiers who fought with the ____________) happily sleeping off their Christmas dinner.Washington took them all prisoner.
Battle of Saratoga Springs:
A ________________________in the war that showed the ____________ could win a battle against the British.The ________ joined the Americans to fight the British after this battle.
Battle at Valley Forge:
It was so cold and such a low point for the _____________ that many of them died of ______________ and others were taken prisoner of ______.
Battle at Yorktown:
General Cornwallis was forced to _____________. The __________ helped the Americans.
The ___________ major battle of the American Revolution.
Treaty of Paris:
The ____________ treaty that the British and the Americans signed.
Britain agreed to give America all land to the _____________________ river.