American Revolution Chapter 6 Study Guide
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Before the Revolutionary Era – Essentials:
What is a colony? What does it mean to “colonize the New World”?
Who lived in America prior to colonization?
How did European settlement impact Native peoples?
Which countries in Europe dominated settlement of the Americas?
How did the three colonial regions differ? (New England, Middle, Southern)
What was the cause of the French and Indian War and who dominated the region as a
result?
Why do tensions begin between the colonies and the “mother country” (England)?
What does “no taxation without representation” mean?
How did the British react to colonial protest?
What happened at Lexington and Concord?
American Revolution – Terms and Significance – Chapter 6
Section 1 pages 168-171
Continental ArmyPatriotsLoyalistsBattle of Bunker (Breeds) HillmercenariesblockadeSection 2 pages 173-180
Thomas Paine/Common SenseTraitor –
Thomas Jefferson –
John Adams –
Benjamin Franklin –
Declaration of Independence & organization (what are the three main parts that follow the
preamble?) –
Section 3 pages 181-185
Battle of Long Island –
Washington crossing the Delaware & Battles of Trenton and Princeton –
Germantown/Brandywine (battles for Philadelphia)–
Valley Forge –
Von Steuben –
What was the British war strategy and why did it fail?
Saratoga –
allies/alliance –
Section 4 pages 186-190
How roles did women and African-Americans play in the Revolution? –
VincennesWhy did many Native Americans side with the British?
Section 5 pages 191-195
guerilla tacticsBattle of Cowpens
Battle of Yorktown
siege
Why did the Americans win the war? (Think about what advantages they had that
ultimately led them to victory!)