Homework 7 – Chapter 4 - The Stirrings of Rebellion and Ideas Help Start a Revolution
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What happened on March 5th, 1770?
How did Crispus Attucks emerge as a hero?
What were the items covered under the Stamp Act of 1765?
What was the name of the secret resistance group that opposed the Stamp Act?
How did Virginia respond to the Stamp Act Crisis?
What happened in October of 1765?
Why was this significant?
How did Parliament respond to the Stamp Act Boycott?
What were the Townshend Acts?
How did many Americans respond to the new tax?
What is significant about the British seizure of the ship Liberty?
Was the Boston Massacre really a massacre? Why or why not?
What happened to a British customs schooner in 1772?
How did the King plan to punish the lawbreakers from #13?
Americans were upset about the loss of rights, how did they plan communicate and organize a protest?
What was the Tea Act and why were Americans upset about it?
What is the name of the famous protest organized by the Sons of Liberty?
Exactly how did the Intolerable Acts punish Americans?
What did the delegates of the 1st Continental Congress agree to do?
Look at the picture on page 98. What makes this a totally inaccurate picture of the Boston Massacre?
Look at Now and Then on page 99. In what way did the Proposition 13 tax revolt hurt California?
What was the name for citizen/soldiers who were preparing for the war?
How did the British plan to stop them from preparing?
Who warned the Minutemen, John Hancock and Sam Adams of the British intentions?
What is significant about the small and minor battle of Lexington and Concord?
What happened to the father/son relationship of William and Ben Franklin? WhY?
What four important actions did the 2nd Continental Congress take before declaring independence?
Why was the 2nd Continental Congress so bitterly divided on what to do?
What made the Battle of Bunker the bloodiest battle of the Revolution?
What was the hope of the Olive Branch Petition?
Who wrote Common Sense?
Why did this pamphlet change the minds of Americans on the issue of war and independence?
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
What are the most important ideas expressed in the document?
Why did Jefferson take out language condemning slavery and the slave trade?
What was the name given to colonists who stayed with the British side?
Look at page 112. Who were the only brothers from VA to sign the declaration?
Homework 8 – Chapter 4 - Struggling Toward Saratoga/Winning the War
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What made the soldiers experience at Valley Forge a difficult ordeal?
Who were the Hessians?
What happened to Washington’s army while defending New York City?
How many men were left in the Continental Army by December of 1776?
What was set to happen on December 31?
What methods did Washington use to win the Battle of Trenton?
How did Washington follow up the Battle of Trenton?
How did these victories help turn things around for George Washington?
How did the British embarrass George Washginton in the spring 1777?
What was British General John Burgoyne’s plan to win the Revolution?
What happened to Burgoyne’s army at Saratoga?
How did this event mark the turning point of the war?
What were the major advantages held by Washington’s Army?
What were the major advantages the British army had during the war?
Why did the French decide to become American allies?
How did the US finance the cost of war?
Why did the US struggle to properly equip soldiers and pay for salaries?
Why do you think the surrender at Yorktown shocked the world?
Who was Friedrich Von Steuben and what valuable contribution did he make?
How did Lafayette help secure victory for the Americans in the Revolution?
Starting in the summer of 1778, what was the new British strategy to win the war?
What was the name of the new British general and what was the name of the greatest victory for the British in
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Why was the British strategy working so well?
Who were the American commanders who figured a way to stop Cornwallis?
What were Cornwallis’s plans once he marched from the Carolina’s to Virginia?
How did Washington finally beat the British at Yorktown?
Why did Benedict Arnold switch sides during the war?
What were the conditions of the Treaty of Paris?
What were the faults of the Treaty of Paris?
What does egalitarianism mean and why is it an important idea of the Revolution?