(M) American Revolution REVIEW 24-25

Match the following people to their contribution in the American Revolution

• First killed in the Boston Massacre

• Crispus Attucks

• Helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris

• George Washington

• Leader of the Continental Army

• Benjamin Franklin

• Wrote Common Sense

• Thomas Paine

• Slave turned spy for the Continental Arm

• James Armistead

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Who was the main author the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Who was the naval officer that helped defeat the British by sea?

• Horatio Nelson
• Admiral Ackbar
• John Paul Jones

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Who was the women that wrote propaganda against the British was married to John Adams?

• Abigail Adams
• Martha Washington
• Dolley Madison

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why were the American colonists angry with the British government for the Proclamation of 1763?

• The colonists were angry because the British government lowered taxes on goods.
• The Proclamation of 1763 granted the colonists more land to settle.
• The American colonists were angry because they felt the British were trying to control them.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Why did King George pass all the taxes on the colonists?

• To raise money for Britain and cover war debts.

• To punish the colonists for rebellion.
• To promote trade with other countries.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

Match the following reason for exploration to its European country.

• Fur Trade

• England

• Spread Catholicism

• France

• Empire

• Spanish

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Where was Washington's camp during the winter?

• Yorktown, Virginia
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why did George Washington reached out to the continental congress for help?

• It was brutal winter & low on supplies.

• They were being attacked by Native Americans.

• The British army had surrounded them and were running low on ammo.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is a grievance?

• A grievance is a formal complaint.

• A grievance is a method of conflict resolution.
• A grievance is a type of financial transaction.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3