Revolutionary War Review

Do NowSWBAT synthesize events from the

Revolutionary War

Do Now:

-What is a tax?

What is a tariff?

What is an excise tax?

What is a sales tax?

1. What is one difference between Native American religions and Puritanism?

A. Native American religions focused on one spirit, while Puritanism believed in many gods.

B. Native American religions focused on many spirits, Puritanism believed in many gods.

C. Native American religions are based on faith, while Puritanism was based on facts.

D. Native American religions focused on many spirits, Puritanism believed in one God.

2. Which of these is common among Native American religions and the religions of early American settlers?

A. belief in the Bible

B. belief in animal spirits

C. belief in a "creator”

D. belief in multiple gods

3. Which of these was the reason many colonial New England parents taught their children to read?

A. to read the Bible

B. to learn social studies skills

C. to read newspapers

D. to learn communication skills

4. • natural world/supernatural meaning• animal ceremonialism• medicine men and priestsWhich of these religions is most likely described in the box? A. Native AmericanB. African traditionalismC. QuakersD. Puritans

5. Which describes a way that religion encouraged representative government?

a. Governors in Middle colonies lost their power

b. Quakers believed everyone had special powers

c. Puritans believed in the need for civil government.

d. Catholic priests set up separate missions

ColoniesAmerica was a colony of Britain

French and Indian War-the French and Indian War started because

of trade disputes and land disputes

-two European powers (the French and British) were trying to gain control for North America

-Britain and their allies the colonists won, but there were still some problems with native Americans because colonists were taking their land

-Britain created the Proclamation of 1763 to stop settlers from taking more land and moving over the Appalachian mountains

Taxes-England started taxing the colonists to

pay for the French and Indian War, because they England was in debt from the war

What were some of the specific taxes we talked about?

TaxesSugar Act 1764: raises costs on sugar,

textiles, coffee and indigo

Stamp Act 1765: must buy stamps for documents (such as newspapers and playing cards)

Townshend Act 1767: glass, lead, paper, tea

Tea Act 1773: gives East India Tea Company a monopoly (which raises the price of tea)

Why did we say that England was taxing the American colonists?

More causesBoston Massacre (1770): British

soldiers accidently shot American colonists

Boston Tea Party (1773): American settlers protested the Tea Act by dressing up as Native Americans and throwing tea into the Boston Harbor

“Common Sense” (1776) by Thomas Paine: a pamphlet written to convince the colonists that they should break free from England

The American RevolutionThe goal of the colonists was to gain

independence (freedom) from Britain/England

War lasted from 1775-1781

Second Continental CongressMet in

Wrote the Declaration of Independence: colonists explained to the King of England why they wanted their own country

-it said all men are created equal and have the right to “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

The Articles of Confederation were also written during this time

-they created a government for after the war was over

Important BattlesBattle of Lexington-Concord (1775):

begins the American Revolution

Battle of Saratoga (1777): the French ally with American settlers, and it is their first major victory (a turning point or change in the war)

Battle of Yorktown (1781): the Americans and French surround the enemy and the British surrender, which ends the war

EffectsAmerica is it’s own country

(independent)!

Independent PracticeOption 1: Create an annotated timeline

of the events in the American Revolution

-use all of events listed in the notes that have a date next to them

-explain what each of the events are and why they are important

Option 2: Create a comic strip of the events in the American Revolution

Create a panel for each event that has a year on it

Draw a picture for each of these events

If you finish earlyGo to Study Island

-review the lesson for American Revolution

-play the game

-Go to Brainpop (only after permission to have out your computer)

-Approved videos: causes of the American Revolution or the American Revolution

Finish your TCAP booklet

Exit Ticke

t Which conflict resulted from competition between two European nations for control of North America?

a. the French and Indian War

b. the American Revolution

c. the War of 1812

d. the Civil War

Based on the diagram above, why is the Battle of Saratoga considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

A. It occurred about halfway through the war. B. It moved the center of fighting south.

C.It took place between major British victories.

D. It persuaded France to join the American cause.

According to the map, which of these best explains why Cornwallis and his army were forced to surrender at Yorktown?

British naval forces were occupied with wars in Europe. Lafayette and his troops were waiting for Cornwallis in New York. They were trapped by American and French land and sea forces. Washington and Rochambeau had defeated Cornwallis in South Carolina.