History Warm-Ups Week # 9
Dates : Oct. 21-25
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Tuesday:
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Wednesday:
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Thursday:
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Friday:
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Monday:
Warm-Ups #9
‘These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot
will in this crisis shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now
deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.” -- Thomas Paine, The American Crisis,
1776
1. In 1776, George Washington read this to his troops to -A. Inspire them to continue the fight for independence.
B. Explain why they had suffered defeat.
C. Reward them for recent battle gains.
D. Punish his men for losing battles.
‘…that to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed,…’
-- Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
2. Which statement best describes the meaning of the phrase
‘consent of the governed’?
A. Government is more powerful than the people.
B. Government receives its authority from the people.
C. Government is given authority by the King or Queen.
D. Powers of the government cannot be taken away by the people.
TEST TOMORROW!
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TUES OCT 22
Study:
Review
Gallery Walk (20 people)
Tuesday:
3. According to the Declaration of Independence, the main purpose of
government is to –
A.
B.
C.
D.
Protect the rights of individuals
Provide strong military leadership
Protect a nation from foreign invasions
Ensure the stability of a country’s economy
4. Which action by the colonists could be categorized as an act of civil
disobedience?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Colonists throwing British tea into Boston Harbor
Placing restrictions on trade with Spain and France
Paying the stamp tax to British tax collectors
Firing guns at British soldiers at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts
Wednesday:
Person A
Person B
A Jewish Merchant
An African slave
Made loans to help finance the United Spied on British troop movement and
States in Am. Rev.
reported back to G. Washington
5. Which two individuals, who played key roles in the American Revolution,
are described in chart?
A. Benjamin Franklin and Patrick Henry
B. John Adams and Wentworth Cheswell
C. Bernardo de Galvez and Crispus Attucks
D. Haym Soloman and James Armistead
6. The American colonists’ frustration in the slogan, ‘No taxation without
representation,’ was explained in the Declaration of Independence by
what phrase?
A.
B.
C.
D.
…the consent of the governed
In the coarse of human events…
Endowed by their Creator…
…We therefore declare ourselves free and independent states
Thursday:
Battle at
Yorktown
Shots fired at
Lexington
Battle at
Saratoga
Declaration of
Independence
7. Place the events listed above in the order of their occurrence in American History.
A. Yorktown, Saratoga, Lexington, Declaration of Independence
B. Declaration of Independence, Yorktown, Saratoga, Lexington
C. Saratoga, Lexington, Declaration of Independence, Yorktown
D. Lexington, Declaration of Independence, Saratoga, Yorktown
8. Signing the Treaty of Paris in 1783 was important to the United States because –
A. Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation.
B. Spain lost most of its empire in North America.
C. Americans declared their independence from Great Britain.
D. France agreed not to invade any lands in North America.
Friday:
9. The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolution because —
A. the colonists were defeated and lost possession of New York
B. Native Americans joined the war against the colonies during the battle
C. Great Britain was forced to form an alliance with France against the colonies
D. the colonial victory convinced France to support American independence
10. The surrender of General Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown –
A. Was marked as a turning point in the American Revolution
B. Led to a French-American alliance.
C. Convinced the British that the war was too costly to continue
D. Was a great victory for the British