Chapter 8

Chapter 8:

1) What actions did the Second Continental Congress take in 1775?

2) What traits did Washing display as commander of the Revolutionary Army?

3) What was important about the colonial invasion of Canada in 1775?

4) When did England consider America to be in rebellion?

5) Why did the colonists delay declaring independence until July, 1776?

6) What were the three parts of the Declaration of Independence (read it from the back of your book)?

7) Who proposed the idea of independence to the Continental Congress?

8) What were the major points of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense?

9) What is a republic?

10) What percentage of Americans supported the revolution?

11) What were the characteristics of those who continued to support Britain?

12) What was the British military strategy early in the war?

13) What battle convinced the French that the Americans could win the war?

14) What was the impact of French assistance during the Revolutionary War?

15) Why did Native Americans generally support the British?

16) What battle effectively ended the war? How long did fighting continue after the battle?

17) What were the results of the Treaty of Paris? 

18) Why were the British so generous in their peace terms with the Americans?

19) What happened to the Loyalists following the Revolution?

Revolutionary War

REVOLUTIONARY WAR - Things to Know
You need to know the importance of the following:

1763 - The Proclamation Act of 1763
1764- Sugar Act
1765 - Stamp Act
1767 - Townshend Act
1770 - Boston Massacre
1773 - Tea Act
1773- Boston Tea Pary
1774 - Intolerable Acts

1st and 2nd Continental Congress

April 1775 - Lexington and Concord (see important battles listed on Friday)

People: Sam Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Ben Franklin. George Washington, Nathaniel Greene, Daniel Morgan, Benedict Arnold, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, Johnny Burgoyne, General Howe, General Cornwallis, Horatio Gates, Charles Lee.

1) What rebel leaders does Paul Revere ride at midnight to warn?
2) In detail, describe how the battle of Concord looked?
3) Why was the Revolutionary War the most important event in U.S. History?
4) How many cities over 10,000 where there in America at the time of the Revolution?
5) Describe the country before the Revolutionary War? Why might not we, in the 21st century, recognize it?
6) Why was James Otis important?
7) What was Samuel Adams known for?
8) Describe the Patriotic Leaders.
9) What percent of the population, according to John Adams, wanted liberty?
10) Discuss how the events of the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party lead to the Revolutionary War.

THINGS TO KNOW FROM THIS WEEKS READING


1) What was the 1st constitution? What powers did it give the government?
2) What was the paradox of the war (at least from Britain's point of view)?
3) What was Washington's main strength as a commander? Why did he win the war?
4) What were the four points of the Peace of Paris - as laid out by John Adams?
5) Why did slavery increase during the revolution?
6) Who were the big losers of the war (name three)? List what they lost and explain why they are the biggest losers.
7) What happened to the Loyalists in America after the war.
8) What were the most important battles of the war. Why do you think they are the most important? (Note battles is plural).
9) List at least five reasons why the Americans won.
10) List the importance of the following people in the cause of the Revolution.
A) Thomas Paine
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) John Adams
D) Samuel Adams
E) John Hancock
F) George Washington
G) James Otis
H) Benjamin Franklin
I) Benedict Arnold (think beyond his treason)
J) Patrick Henry
K) Alexander Hamilton
11) Who was Molly Pitcher?
12) Why did the British strategy for the war make little sense?
13) How did the British fail to win the war in 1776? Who was the General in charge?
14) "America was already developing the notion that all were entitled to the best if they worked hard enough, that aiming high was not only morally acceptable but admirable." Discuss the importance of this statement.
15) Who were the two most important people involved with the push towards a new constitution?
16) Give examples of how the Articles of Confederation failed.
17) In your option why would some people prefer State rights over a strong Central government. What are the arguments for both sides?
18) What is a nomiocracy? How do you feel about this term connected with the U.S. government?
19) What were the three compromises on the Constitution? Which one of these seems the strangest to you?
20) What is the irony about the President vs. a King as example by Johnson?


You will also need to know the French and Indian War. And essential questions on Benedict Arnold, Ticonderoga and Saratoga.

Outline for Chapter 7

Outline go HERE

Road to the Revolution

PROJECTS:

You have your choice of either creating a Film or a Power Point presentation on the following:

1) The different ACTS that Parliament passes aimed at either taxing or punishing the colonists

or

2) The different events that lead up to the conflict.  These would include the following: 1) The general uproar against the Stamp Act; 2) The Boston Massacre; 3) The Boston Tea Party; 4) The First Continental Congress; 5) The Battle of Lexington and Concord

If you do a power point you must have a picture that represents the either the act or the event.  You must include a written description of the act or the event: What it was and why it happened.  You also need to list the year that the event occurred.

If you do a movie, you need to have an enactment of the act or the event, followed by a brief description of the act or the event: What it was and why it happened.  You also need to note the year that the event occurred.

Grading:

1) Accurate and detailed information on the event or the act (25 points)
2) An accurate picture or reenactment of the event or act (20 points): Not if you reenact an event I expect more than an on-the-spot improv done to someone reading a script.  Improvs that look like improvs will receive a low score.
3) List of Date (5 points)
4) Professionalism and neatness (5 points)

Total: 55 points

The Road to the Revolution

1) When do many argue that the American Revolution began?
2) What were the factors that separated the colonists from England?
3) What was mercantilism?  Why was it established?
4) Under mercantilism, how did the average American compare with the average Englishman?
5) Why did Americans resent the mercantile system?
6) What was "salutary neglect?" What did it end?
7) Why did the British pass the Stamp Act?
8) What was American reaction to the Stamp and Sugar Acts?
9) What was the "Association"?
10) What was the Declaratory Act?
11) What is meant by "virtual representation"?
12) Where were the Townsend Acts?
13) What caused the Boston Massacre?
14) What were the committees of correspondence?
15) How did Parliament think they had avoided "no taxation without representation" by passing the Tea Act?
16) How was the Boston Tea Party a reaction to the Tea Act?
17) What did the British do in response to the Boston Tea Party?
18) What were the Intolerable Acts? Why were they so unpopular?
19) Why did the First Continental Congress meet?  What did they accomplish?
20) What advantages/disadvantages did each side possess as the War for Independence began?
21) What percentage of Americans supported total independence?
22) What role did economics play in causing the American Revolution?

1) Who were the principle commanders of the Battle of Quebec?
2) How did the relationship between the British and Indians change after the British victory in American in 1760?
3) What motivated the Indians to join Pontiac in making war on the British?
4) What were some of the results of Pontiac's War?
5) What was the outcome of the French and Indian War?

French and Indian War

French and Indian War: OUTCOMES

Though most of the fighting ended on the 8th of September, 1760, the war officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on February 10, 1763.Although the war itself stemmed from a fairly simple motivation, its consequences were far- reaching. The French Indian War outcome decided the colonial fate of North America, and yet at the same time sowed the seeds of the eventual colonial revolution.
The Most Important French Indian War outcome resulted in France’s loss of all its North American possessions east of the Mississippi, except Saint Pierre and Miquelon, (two small islands off Newfoundland). France recovered the Caribbean Islands and Martinique, which were formerly occupied by British.
Another French Indian War outcome was Britain’s gaining control of French Canada, a colony containing approximately 65,000 French-speaking, Roman Catholic residents. The war altered the relationship between Britain and its colonies including economically, politically, and socially. It put Britain in debt and the Crown decided to fund repayment with harsh taxes on its colonies. These taxes were not appreciated by the colonies and contributed greatly to the American Revolutionary War.

The French Indian War outcome also had lasting and devastating effects for the Native American tribes of North America. The British took revenge against Native American nations that fought on the side of the French by cutting off their supplies and then forcibly compelling the tribes to obey the rules of the new mother country. With the French gone, the British government focused its attention on the Native American tribes that lay along its path. All these factors played a role to determine the multinational Indian revolt called "Pontiac’s War" that erupted directly following the French Indian War outcome.
OUTCOMES:

One of the most important outcomes of the French Indian War for America was that America had, at the end, men who were armed and who knew how to fight in armies, and men who were experienced at leading armies. Common citizens learned to fight with discipline, and many colonists became great leaders of their years. When the colonists became frustrated with the taxation and levies placed on them, they already knew how to take up arms and had experienced men to lead them. There is no denying that if there had never been a French and Indian War, there might not have been a Revolutionary War, at least not then. The French Indian War outcome in conclusion saw Britain emerge firmly entrenched as a world power.

* What are the reasons the war starts and spreads to become a world war?
*What are the reasons the French lost?
*How does the British turn the tide of the War?
* What are the results of the war?
* How did the war begin?
*What was George Washington's role in the war and how did it prepare him for the Revolution?
* Why were the following people important:
Edward Braddock, Half-King, Marquis de Montcalm, James Wolfe, General Forbes, William Pitt.
* Discuss the Native Indians role and importance in the war. What battles did they fight in? How did they change the power structure? What agenda did they have?
* The French and Indian war begin over what area of land?
* Why did the Native Americans take captives? Was this an effective practice?
* Discuss the importance of the following battles: William and Henry, Carillion, Monongahela River, Fort Necessary.
* How does William Pitt’s strategies change the war.
* How do the British treat Washington when he asks for a Royal Commission?
* Discuss the culture clash that happens at Fort William and Henry.
* What is the difference between the European and Native codes of honor?

Also know the following:

Discuss the importance of the following in helping create America.

John Peter Zenger
Salem Witch Trials
Jonathan Edwards and The Great Awakening
King Phillips War
The Massacre at Mystic
Iroquois Confederacy 

French and Indian War part III

French and Indian War PART III

Date Events Covered
July 1758 British attack French Fort Carillon [Ticonderoga]on Lake George.
Conflict between crown and colonial legislatures, especially Massachusetts.
Under Pitt, colonists start to see themselves as partners with the British in fight for empire.
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
Bradstreet leads attack on French Fort Frontenac
Crippling British attack against French at Louisbourg
Corrupt French officials and indifference of French king hinder French war effort.
On western Pennsylvania frontier smallpox, brought home by warriors, ravages Indian villages
Forbes prepares to take Fort Duquesne, with Indians as full allies.

Study Questions for PART III

1) Why the British government and its American colonies change in 1758?
2) How did colonial participation in the war change?
3) What were the reasons for, and the results of, the British victories over the French in 1758?
4) Why was Fort Duquesne important to the British and French?
5) How did General Forbes reach out diplomatically to Indian nations?
6) How did diplomacy contribute to the British victory at Fort Duquesne in 1758?
7) How did the British victory at Fort Duquesne affect the Indians of the
Ohio River Valley?

Chapter 6 Questions

The Duel for North America

1) When was France finally able to join the scramble for colonies in North America?  Why so late?
2) How did New France (Canada) differ from the British "American" colonies?
3) What was the primary economic practice in New France?
4) Why was the French and Indian War different from previous world wars?
5) Where did the French and Indian War begin?
6) What was the purpose of the Albany Congress of 1754?  How was this different from previous American actions?  Outcome?
7) What were the peace terms after the French and Indian Wars?
8) Ho did the French and Indian War impact the American view of the British?
9) How did the British view Americans during the French and Indian War?
10) What other changes took place in American attitudes after the French and Indian War?
11) What did Chief Pontiac do that alarmed the British?
12) What was the Proclamation of 1763?  How did the Americans receive it?