Creating a New Nation!
Study Guide
Study Aids – these items will help you prepare for your last Big Test.
Important Notes/Information
*Roots of Representative Government
*The French and Indian War
*The Road to Revolution (Causes of the American Revolution) 3 page handout.
*The Colonies Move Toward Independence
*Common Sense handout
*Analyzing the Declaration of Independence – handout
*Revolutionary War notes packet handout – the notes we took from the Liberty series
*DIPITY timelines you made in class – these will help!
Homework Information
*French and Indian War homework
*Tighter Control and Earlier Colonial Protests homework
*Declaring Independence homework
*Bloody Butchery reading
The History Book
The following pages will help you in your preparation: Pages 141-215.
The Final Unit of the year was presented in 3 stages:
Part 1 – Setting the Stage for Independence
The American’s sense of “rights” came from where?
What were some of these “rights”?
What was challenging for Parliament when it came to governing its American provinces?
Can you explain the policy of “Benign Neglect”? (also called Salutary Neglect) (Healthy Neglect)
How did the colonial governments work? (think of that diagram – on the Roots of Rep Gov notes)
The French and Indian War (The War that Made America)
• When did this happen? (timeframe)
• What were the causes?
• What were the important outcomes? – Or results of the war?
• Why will this war be a future cause of friction between England and her colonies?
Part 2 – The Road to Revolution! (Acts and Events leading to war)
After the French and Indian War – what two problems did Britain face in America?
Timeline and Sequencing - You will need to know all of the causes and events (we discussed) leading up to the American Revolution. You will need to understand what they were, why they happened, when they happened and the response to each by either the British or Colonists. (Use your Road to Revolution document and the Dipity.com timelines!
The Proclamation of 1763
The Sugar Act of 1764
The Stamp Act of 1765
The Sons of Liberty form (1765)
The Quartering Act of 1765 (and 1774)
The Declaratory Act of 1766
The Townshend Acts of 1767
British Troops are sent to Boston (1768)
The Boston Massacre of 1770 (March 5th)
The Tea Act of 1773
The Boston Tea Party of 1773 (December 16th)
The Coercive Acts of 1774 (called Intolerable by the colonies)
The Continental Congress of 1774 (The FIRST meeting)
Lexington and Concord of 1775 (April 19th)
What is the meaning of the, “Shot Heard ‘Round the World?” (We discussed this in class)
Part 3 – The War for Independence (The American Revolution)
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
What is the importance of this historical document? Explain
What are some of the key points (look at your handout)
The American Crisis by Thomas Paine
Okay, what is this document all about – what is its importance?
What does Paine say here? What is his point?
The Declaration of Independence
-What are the five sections of the D.O. I.? (How is it organized – it’s structure – format)
-What does it say?
According to the Declaration of Independence, what unalienable rights do all men possess?
According to the D.O.I, why are governments instituted among men?
According to the D.O.I., from where or from whom do governments get their power?
According to the D.O.I., what can people do if the government abuses its power?
-other info about the D.O.I. is possible (anything discussed in class, hopefully you were listening)
The 2nd Continental Congress
-What were its major accomplishments?
The War in New England (1775 – early 1776)
What is British strategy at this time (early in the war)?
What ultimately happens?
The Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17th, 1775) and the lesson of Holding the HIGH GROUND…
What is the state of the American “army” camped outside Boston (after Lexington and Concord)?
What does Gen. George Washington think of his “army”?
Is Washington a unanimous choice? Explain…
Are the Colonists united in their thoughts and desires in Congress? Explain…
What is the “Olive Branch” Petition? What does it ask for? What is King George III response?
The War in the Middle Colonies (1776-1778)
What is British strategy at this time? What is their goal at this stage of the war?
The Battle of Long Island (1776) – what happens?
The Battles of Trenton and Princeton (1776 – 1777) – what happens?
-Know importance of Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware
The Battle of Saratoga (1777) – what happens?
-why is this considered the turning point of the war?
The War in the Southern Colonies (1778-1781)
What is British strategy at this final stage of the war?
What’s up with the French army in America?
The Battle of Yorktown – what happens?
-How are the British trapped at Yorktown – what was American and French strategy?
Final Thoughts and Questions:
*Why do Historians say the American Revolution was the first "modern revolution"?
*How did the revolution touch off an "Age of Revolution"? cite examples
*Take a moment and explain the three fundamentals that the Americans were fighting for.
*What four issues of enduring interest are raised in this war?
*How does the American Revolution become a war that changes social thought?
-Gentry vs. Common person
-Hereditary titles vs. Merit and Virtue
