Unit 6The Revolutionary

War

Lessons 1-7

1. A soldier from one country who is paid to fight for another country

2. To stop fighting and move away from the enemy

3. A series of battles to achieve a specific purpose

4. A time when important changes occur

5. The surrounding of a place by an army in order to capture it

6. A representative sent by one government to another

7. To talk about something in order to reach an agreement

A. retreat

B. siege

C. campaign

D. mercenary

E. turning point

F. ambassador

G. negotiate

Vocabulary

8. To gather for one’s own future use

9. An increase in prices

10. A person who works for change

11. A person who charges unfair high prices for goods

12. To provide money for

13. An open rebellion against authority, especially by sailors or soldiers

14. A written plan of government

A. activist

B. inflation

C. hoard

D. finance

E. profiteer

F. mutiny

G. constitution

15. Land owned or controlled by a particular country

16. To approve officially

17. An important belief or aim

18. To end

19. A plan for doing or managing something

A. ideal

B. ratify

C. territory

D. policy

E. abolish

The Revolutionary War began in Massachusetts in

A. 1774B. 1775C. 1776D. 1773

What was the importance of the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga?

We totally just won that battle! Good thing we were able to capture all of those badly needed cannons!

Go

Patriots!

Beat the

British!

Both the British and the Patriots enlisted the help of African Americans to fight during the war. For fighting, what were African Americans promised in return?

A. A plantation of their ownB. Allowed African Americans to earn

freedom from slaveryC. Money known as ContinentalsD. To retreat to Canada

The Battle of Saratoga was important because

A. President Obama told everyone, “Yes, we can!”

B. Nike came up with the slogan, “Just do it!”

C. The British took New EnglandD. It showed that the United States had

a chance to win the war.

The colonists sent ____________ to gain support for the ________.

FRANCE

RUSSIA

SPAIN

NETHERLANDS

ambassadorswar

What did France contribute to the war?

money

supplies

troops

Abigail Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, and Phillis Wheatley supported the Revolution

A. by baking chocolate chip cookiesB. by visiting troopsC. by fighting along with the troopsD. by writing poems, plays, or letters

Mary Ludwig Hays supported the Revolution by…

…firing cannons during battle! Go Mary!

It was hard for the Patriots to pay for the war because ______ kept going up and __________ __________ kept going down.

pricesContinental currency

During the war people hoarded goods because they thought

A. prices would keep risingB. the Grinch was coming to take their

stuff up the chimneyC. the British would take the goodsD. they could then trade with the French

Who did Congress ask to provide money to help pay for the war?

A. Congress asked Britain for loans.B. Congress didn’t ask anyone. They just

went broke.C. Congress asked General Washington for a

loan.D. Congress asked for loans from European

countries.

Bill of Rightsconstitutions

After the war, states guaranteed basic rights for their citizens by including a ______ ___ ________ in their ___________ .

Proclamation of 1763You shall not pass!

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American expansion

was banned into the

Northwest

What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

A. It stated that pioneers could not settle west of the Appalachians.

B. It set up rules about how western lands would be sold.

C. It set up rules for governing lands west of the Appalachians.

D. It allowed slavery in the western lands.

Many abolitionists argued…African

Americans have the right

to be free!FREEAFRICAN

AMERICANS!

Battle of Yorktown

In 1781, ________________ (British) moved north into Virginia. He knew help was arriving by sea and moved his troops to ___________. Meanwhile, _________________ knew French ships were arriving at Yorktown, so he moved his troops south. When the French arrived, they ____________ the British and __________ surrendered. This was the turning point of the war.

General Cornwallis

YorktownGeneral Washington

surroundedCornwallis

Could the colonists have won the war if they had not negotiated with other countries?

No. The colonists would have lost the war if they had not negotiated with other countries because Britain was a powerful _______ with a strong ______ and ______.

nation

army navy

How did the war change women’s roles in America?

Many became activists

Some fought in battles of supported the soldiers

Others ran farms or businesses

Name three hardships people at home faced during the

war.

People at home lost _______ _______, faced __________, and had fewer ________.

loved onesinflation goods

How did state constitutions balance powers in their

states?State constitutions called for elected _________ and elected __________. The governors had limited ________. Each member of the assembly represented a certain number of _________.

governorspowers

people

assemblies

Did settlers respect American Indians’ rights as stated in the Northwest Ordinance? Explain.

The settlers did not respect the American Indians’ rights as stated in the Northwest Ordinance because settlers took over their _______, and the ______ supported the settlers.lands army

How did the ideals in the Declaration of Independence affect people’s views of slavery?

According to the Declaration of Independence, “All ____ are created ______,” but ________ people did not have equal rights with _____ citizens.

menequal enslaved

free