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The study guide outlines the causes and key events of the American Revolution, including the impact of British taxes, the significance of unalienable rights, and pivotal battles. It highlights important figures and their contributions, as well as essential vocabulary related to the period. The document serves as a comprehensive resource for understanding the factors leading to American independence.

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Unit 2 Study Guide

The study guide outlines the causes and key events of the American Revolution, including the impact of British taxes, the significance of unalienable rights, and pivotal battles. It highlights important figures and their contributions, as well as essential vocabulary related to the period. The document serves as a comprehensive resource for understanding the factors leading to American independence.

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Unit 2: American Revolution

Test Study Guide

Causes

➔ How did the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment help lead to the American
Revolution?

➔ Copy each of the following items into the correct position on the flowchart below
to show why the French & Indian War occurred and how it led to the American
Revolution
◆ King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763
◆ American colonists pushed west into French territory in the Ohio Valley
◆ The French and Indian War was fought from 1754-1763
◆ The war was expensive, so the British raised taxes in North America
◆ The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the war, expanding English control of
North America to the Mississippi River

The French and Indian The treaty of Paris of American colonists


war fought from 1763 ended the war, pushed west into
1754-1763. expanding English French territory in the
control of North Ohio valley.
America to the
Mississippi River.

King George III issued The war was


the proclamation of expensive, so the
1763. British raised taxes in
North America.
➔ How did mercantilism lead to an increase in taxes for the colonies?

➔ Why did the Proclamation of 1763 upset the colonists?

➔ Identify the goal/purpose of each law below :

Law Goal/Purpose (What did it do?)


The stamp act required colonists to pay a tax on every piece of
Stamp Act printed paper, which was intended to raise revenue for Britain
and assert its authority over the colonies.
The quartering act mandated that colonists provide housing
Quartering Act and supplies for British troops stationed in America, which was
aimed at reducing military cost for Britain.

The Townsend acts imposed duties o imported


Townshend Acts goods, such as tea and glass, to raise revenue and
assert British control over colonial trade.
The tea act granted the British East India company the right to
Tea Act sell tea directly to the colonies, e ectively creating a monopoly
and allowing Britain to tax tea sales, which angered colonists
who saw it as taxation without representation.
This option suggests a relationship where intolerable is
Intolerable Acts synonymous with acts, which is not accurate. Intolerable
describes something that cannot be tolerated, while acts refer
to actions taken.

➔ What effect did all of the British taxes have on the colonists? How did the
colonists respond to these laws?
Ans: The imposition of British taxes on the American colonists had signi cant e ects that
ultimately fueled discontent and resistance.

➔ Why did American colonists resent new taxes from Parliament?


The resentment of American colonists towards new taxes from parliament was driven by
economic hardship.
Key Events/Ideas

➔ What are unalienable rights? Which 3 did Thomas Jefferson say that all people
have?
Thomas Je erson articulated that all people are endowed with certain unalienable
rights. Speci cally life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

➔ What is “civil disobedience?” Identify one example from the American


Revolution.

Played a crucial role in the American Revolution by highlighting the colonists


resistance to unjust laws and rallying support for the cause of independence.

➔ Describe the main effect of the pamphlet ​Common Sense.

The American colonists by providing a powerful argument for independence and


promoting the idea of self-governance.

➔ Where were the first shots of the Revolution fired?

The rst shot of the revolution were red in Lexington, Massachusetts.

➔ Why was the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary
War?
Because its signi cant military victories and its ole in securing international
support.

➔ What was the significance of the winter at Valley Forge? What happened there?
It was during the harsh winter that the continental Army, led by General George
Washington, faced extreme hardship, including food shortage, inadequate shelter and
sever cold
➔ What happened at the Battle of Yorktown? Why is it important?
Then importance of the battle of Yorktown lies not only in its immediate military
outcome but also in its broader implications for American independence.

➔ What were the boundaries of the newly free United States as created in the
Treaty of Paris of 1783?

The territorial limits set forth in the treaty would in uence the nation’s growth and
development for years to come, shaping the future of the United States in profound
ways.
People
Identify the key achievement or contribution of the following people:

He is a Statesman, Political Philosopher and Found Father of the


➔ Sam Adams
United States.

➔ John Adams

➔ Marquis de Lafayette

➔ Thomas Jefferson He is a Statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer and founding father


who served as the third president of the USA.
➔ Thomas Paine

➔ George Washington

➔ Paul Revere

➔ Benjamin Franklin

➔ Mercy Otis Warren

➔ Abigail Adams

➔ Wentworth Cheswell

Vocabulary
Be familiar with the definitions of the following terms:
★ Patriot • Showing love for your country and being proud of it.

★ Loyalist Being loyal for the government or ruler in power

★ Mercenary Who will do anything in exchange for the money

★ Boycott Stop buying or using the goods or a services of a certain company


or country as a protest.
★ Salutary Neglect • A British policy of loosely enforcing laws and regulations on the
American colonies.

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