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Unit 2 Study Guide Sample Work American Revolution

The document provides a sample study guide for a unit on the American Revolution. It includes 12 multiple choice or short answer questions about key events and concepts from the unit, such as the reasons for the repeal of the Stamp Act, the beginning of the American Revolution after the battles of Lexington and Concord, the role of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty in supporting independence, and factors in the British loss at Yorktown. The questions cover lessons about citizenship, colonial boycotts of British goods, reasons for increased British taxation, civilian protests during the Revolutionary War, the Stamp Act, the Continental Congresses, and the Revolutionary War.

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Unit 2 Study Guide Sample Work American Revolution

The document provides a sample study guide for a unit on the American Revolution. It includes 12 multiple choice or short answer questions about key events and concepts from the unit, such as the reasons for the repeal of the Stamp Act, the beginning of the American Revolution after the battles of Lexington and Concord, the role of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty in supporting independence, and factors in the British loss at Yorktown. The questions cover lessons about citizenship, colonial boycotts of British goods, reasons for increased British taxation, civilian protests during the Revolutionary War, the Stamp Act, the Continental Congresses, and the Revolutionary War.

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Unit 2 Sample Work/Study Guide

The American Revolution

1. Why did the British repeal the Stamp Act after multiple protests and boycotts? (Unit 2
Lesson 2)

Because of the Patriot’s letter to the king.


2. Which event happened after British troops marched on Lexington, Massachusetts, and
shots were fired between British troops and American colonists? (Unit 2 Lesson 2)
The American Revolution begun.

3. How can a person be a good citizen? (Unit 2 Lesson 3)

Stay informed about important issues. Follow the laws and do as you are obligated to (voting,
supporting the constitution, etc.)
4. Which option describes the effect of the colonial boycotts of British goods in 1769?
(Unit 2 Lesson 4)

5. Why did the British begin to increase taxes in the colonies in 1763?
(Unit 2 Lesson 4)
Because they were indebted after losing a war.

6. How did civilians protest rising food prices during the Revolutionary War?
(Unit 2 Lesson 5)
They rioted

7. Which option describes the Stamp Act? (Unit 2 Lesson 6)


The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers,
documents, and playing cards.

8. Who served as president of the First Continental Congress?


(Unit 2 Lesson 6)
Delegate Peyton Randolph

9. What was an accomplishment of the Second Continental Congress?


(Unit 2 Lesson 6)
The adoption of the Declaration of Independence, which it ratified on July 4, 1776.
10. What was one reason why the British lost the Battle of Yorktown?
(Unit 2 Lesson 7)
Off the coast, French Admiral François de Grasse strategically positioned his naval fleet to
control access to the town via the Chesapeake Bay and the York River. The Franco-American
siege exhausted the British army's supplies of food and ammunition.

11. What was an advantage the Americans had in the Revolutionary War?
(Unit 2 Lesson 7)
They had foreign help from other countries.
12. In three to five sentences, identify how the Sons of Liberty and the daughters of Liberty
supported independence for the American colonies. (Unit 2 Lesson 3)
○ Members of the Sons of Liberty and the daughters of Liberty were members of
patriot groups that helped protest unfair British acts.
○ These groups formed
○ These groups pushed for…
○ These groups were participating in….

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