Bell Ringer
Date: October 19th, 2015
1) Copy down the Homework for this week!
2) Take out a new sheet of paper for the Bell
Ringers and answer the question below.
Question: What would you say to a King to
declare your independence from his rule?
$ Tax Laws $
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$2 – To Sharpen your pencil
$2 – If you are out of your seat
without permission
$2 – Talking Without
Permission
$3 – If you need to borrow
supplies from the teacher
$5 – To use the restroom
$5 – To get a drink of water
$10 – If you are tardy
(Unexcused)
Chapter 5 Review
1) Who fought in the French and
Indian War
A) The French vs. the Indians
B) French & Indians vs. British
C) British & Indians vs. French
D) British vs. Indians
Chapter 5 Review
2) What area were the French and
British fighting over in North America?
A) Albany, New York
B) Fort Duquesne
C) The Virginia Colony
D) The Ohio River Valley
Chapter 5 Review
3) What fatal mistake did General
Edward Braddock make in the French
and Indian War?
A) He disregarded the colonists the French had
better weapons.
B) He disregarded the colonists advice of an
ambush.
C) He thought he had the best army in the world.
D) He disregarded the colonists advice that the
weather was bad and they would freeze to
death.
Chapter 5 Review
7) Who won the French and Indian
War and took control of North
America?
A) The British
B) The French
C) The Spanish
D) The Colonists
Chapter 5 Review
5) What was the Proclamation of
1763?
A) Allowed colonial settlement east of a line drawn
along the Appalachian Mountains.
B) Forbade colonial settlement east of a line drawn
along the Appalachian Mountains.
C) Allowed colonial settlement west of a line drawn
along the Appalachian Mountains.
D) Forbade colonial settlement west of a line drawn
along the Appalachian Mountains.
Chapter 5 Review
8) What was The Sugar Act?
A) British put an import tax on
imported products.
B) British put reduced taxes on
imported products
C) British taxed sugar for their tea.
D) British forbade sugar from being
bought or sold in the colonies.
Chapter 5 Review
9) What was the Stamp Act?
A) Required tax be put on British imported
products.
B) Required that all colonists buy special tax
stamps for all kinds of products and
activities.
C) Required Stamps to be bought to mail
letters.
D) Required that all colonists receive
permission for buying stamps for all kinds of
products and activities.
Chapter 5 Review
10) What happened at the Boston
Massacre?
A) British Troops beat up a group of armed
civilians.
B) Civilians killed five British Troops with
clubs.
C) British Troops fired into a group of
unarmed civilians.
D) British troops killed Civilians with clubs a
mallets.
Chapter 5 Review
11) What were the Intolerable Acts?
A) A set of three acts that included taxing
the colonists heavily.
B) A set of three acts that removed British
imposed taxes
C) A set of four acts that included closing
the Port of Boston
D) A set of four acts that included British
troops occupying Boston.
Chapter 5 Review
12) What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
A) A group of British soldier disguised
themselves and capture important
leaders.
B) A group of colonists dressed up as Native
Americans and dumped Tea into the
Boston Harbor.
C) A group of Founding Fathers sat and
drank Tea to discuss rebellion.
D) A group of colonists who snuck and
captured a fort named Tea.
Chapter 5 Review
13) What was the Tea Act?
A) King George imposed taxes that helped
out the colonists with their debt.
B) King George imposed a heavy tax on
sugar that goes with tea.
C) A tax that eliminated the tax on tea and
other products.
D) King George III imposed a heavy tax on
tea.
Chapter 5 Review
14) How were the events at Lexington and
Concord significant?
A) Many men died on both sides that
made the colonists and King angry.
B) It started the events that would lead
to King George III taxing the colonies.
C) It started the American Revolution.
D) British troops killed Civilians who
were protesting imposed taxes.
You have 8-10 minutes to
finish this worksheet
• On the following Slides…
–Write down information underlined
on the LEFT
–Write down information in RED on the
RIGHT
Revolutionary Events of 1775
Objectives
• Identify the issues facing the Second Continental
Congress.
• Describe the differences between Patriots and
Loyalists.
• Identify the Olive Branch Petition, and explain
why it failed.
• Explain the significance of the Battle of Bunker
Hill.
Terms and People
• blockade – the shutting off of a port by ships to
keep people or supplies from moving in or out
• mercenary – soldier who serves another
country for money
How did the American Revolution
begin?
The battles of Lexington and Concord started the war.
They revealed how much both sides had in common.
Both the colonists and the British believed their cause
was just. Both hoped the other would give in quickly. But
both were prepared to fight if necessary.
The battles between the
colonists and the British
sent shock waves
throughout the colonies.
Lexington
and
Concord
What was the Colonies Response?
Colonial leaders held the Second Continental Congress to
make decisions about how to proceed.
What was on their Agenda?
Defense: The delegates established the Continental army and
chose George Washington as its leader.
Congress decided to pay for the army by printing paper
money, an important power of government.
The delegates were divided, however, about what actions to
take next.
Some delegates
wanted to declare
independence.
Others still
hoped to make
peace.
These early divisions among the delegates reflected the
divisions among the colonists themselves.
Write this information down below as pictured..
Patriots
Loyalists
Favored
independence
and were
willing to
fight for it
Remained
loyal to
Britain
and
the king
As many as one third of the colonists were Loyalists.
• people from wealthy families
Loyalists
often
included:
• government officials
• enslaved African Americans
• Native Americans
Most colonists, however, were Patriots.
Yet even Patriot leaders could not agree on the best way to
deal with the crisis. Congress extended an “olive branch” to
the king in July 1775.
What was the Olive Branch
Petition?
Stated the colonists were loyal
to the king and wanted to reach
a peaceful settlement
That same month Congress also issued a warning.
Declaration of the
Causes and Necessities
of Taking Up Arms
Stated the colonists
were ready to die
for their cause
Hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst,
Congress had issued both an offer of peace and a
warning of war. How would King George respond?
How did King George III respond?
He ignored the Olive Branch Petition and declared that
the colonies were in open rebellion.
The British Parliament voted to send 20,000 troops to the
colonies to end what it perceived to be an uprising.
What were the First Battles?
The Americans won an important early victory at Fort
Ticonderoga, where Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain
Boys surprised the British and captured the fort.
Fort
Ticonderoga
gave the
Americans
• control over a route to Canada
• cannons and other weapons
In Boston, Americans clashed with British troops at the Battle
of Bunker Hill in June 1775.
The Americans held Bunker
Hill and Breed’s Hill. From
there, they could shoot at
British ships in the harbor.
British troops
marched up the
hill, determined to
capture the high
ground.
No one knew how the untrained American volunteers would hold up
against the tough British soldiers.
But the Americans held
off two attacks, losing a
third only after running
out of ammunition.
The British won the
battle but lost many
troops.
Washington sent for the cannons that
had been captured at Fort
Ticonderoga.
After a difficult journey the
cannons arrived, and Washington
finally drove the British out of
Boston.
Despite these early American victories, the British still
held many advantages.
• They controlled the most powerful navy in the world,
giving them an advantage in troop numbers and
supplies, but also allowing them to blockade
American ports.
• They hired mercenaries to help fight.
After a failed invasion of Canada, the Americans knew they
were facing a long and difficult struggle.
Favored Independence
from Britain
Willing to Fight for
Freedom
Majority of Colonists
take this side
Poor families and those
with nothing to lose
Didn’t take a side
Could care less what
happened in the
colonies
Have a hard time siding
with one side, has
equal feelings for both.
Remained loyal to Britain
Minority of Colonists are
loyalists
Include wealthy families
Leading merchants and
landowners
Enslaved Africans
Native Americans