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5th Grade CATS Review

Times leading up to the American

Revolution

Jamey Herdelin

Maupin Elementary School

Louisville, KY

4/8/05

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Eleanor M. Savko

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Struggles for North America

Territory

French & IndianWar

Key Events

Acts and

Anger

Want aCup of Tea?

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Why was the North America territory so

popular with the British and the

French?

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Because the North America territory

(especially the Ohio River Valley)

had rich resources such as furs and fertile soil.

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Why did the French build forts in the North America

territory?

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The French wanted to

protect their fur trade and

claims on their land by the British.

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Why did the British and the Colonist not like all those

French forts?

x x

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The French forts

interfered with their ability to farm and

trade furs.

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In 1754, 7 colonies sent representativ

es to a meeting with the Iroquois.

What was their goal?

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The colonists wanted the Iroquois to join with

them against the

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What was the outcome of the

meeting between colonists and

Iroquois in 1754?

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The Iroquois didn’t take the side of the

British

because

they wanted to trade with both the

French and British.

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In 1755, England sent General Braddock over to drive the French out

of the Ohio River Valley.

He was killed by a small band of French and Native Americans.

What did the Native Americans do after that

battle?

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The Native Americans

joined up with the French

hoping to keep the

land out of the hands

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In 1758,

Britain

declared war

against

France.

What was

that war

called?And what were the French and British

fighting over ?

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The French and Indian War.

The war was for control of the

North American Territory.

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Who won the French and Indian War?

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The British

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Why did an Ottawa chief named

Pontiac

lead a number of successful attacks

against British forts

after the French and Indian War was

over?

What was this attack known as?

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The British were moving west to the area the French had

taken over.

The Native Americans

didn’t want it.

The attack was known as Pontiac’s Rebellion.

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The British government issued the

Proclamation of 1763

as a result of Pontiac’s Rebellion.

What was the purpose of this proclamation?

And did the Proclamation of 1763 work?

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To forbid the colonists from moving west into Native American territory.

The Proclamation of 1763 didn’t work the colonists ignored it and moved west.

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Who did King George III

hire to keep the

colonists in order?

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German mercenary

soldiers

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What effect did the

French and Indian War

have on the British government and

its funds?

         

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The war drained the British

government’s funds and they

needed to raise some

money.

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How did the British

government decide to

raise money to pay for its troops in the

colonies?

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It passed the

Stamp Act.

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What was the Stamp Act?

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An Act that required almost everything

printed on paper

in the American colonies

to have an official stamp before it

could be

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What was the Stamp Act considered in the eyes of the colonists?

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A tax!

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Why did the colonists

protest the Stamp Act?

What happened to the Stamp

Act?

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They had no voice, no

representation in the decision to pass the Stamp

Act.

The Stamp Act was repealed. x

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What was the Townshend

Act?

Why was the Townshend Act passed?

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A tax on imported

goods.

It was passed because the

British needed to raise money.

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What did the colonist do in response to

the Townshend Act

and

did it work?

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The colonists boycotted many of the

British products

and

the British repealed the Townshend

Act.

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What was the cause of the

Boston Massacre?

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A group of colonists were throwing snowballs at

British soldiers.

The group got larger and the soldiers began to

panic.

Suddenly a soldier shot into the crowd and then others followed suit.

5 colonists died altogether.

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What is a massacre

and

was the Boston Massacre a

real massacre?

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The killing of many people,

particularly defenseless

people.

No it was not a real massacre

because only 5 people died and

the colonists were not actually

defenseless.

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What did the colonists do about the Boston Massacre?

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Colonists used the shooting as propaganda,

as a way to convince other colonists that the British troops are trouble.

x x x

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Why did the British pass the

Tea Act in 1773?

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They needed money to bail out the East

India Company, one of Britain’s

largest companies. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/daybyday/images/east_india.jpg

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Why did the Sons of Liberty

dump all that East

India Company

tea into the Boston Harbor?

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As a way to protest the

way the British

government was taxing

the colonists unjustly.

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What did the British do to

get back at the colonists after the Boston Tea Party?

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They passed the

Intolerable Acts.

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What did the Intolerable Acts do to the people

living in the colonies?

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Split them into two groups –

the patriots and the loyalists.

Vs.