Today’s Agenda:Today’s Agenda:

1. Road to Revolution: Cause/Effect 1. Road to Revolution: Cause/Effect ChartChart

2. Four Key Battles of American 2. Four Key Battles of American Revolution (3 new ones!)Revolution (3 new ones!)

3. Group Review: exam-type 3. Group Review: exam-type questionsquestions

4. Answering YOUR questions4. Answering YOUR questions

Action/Reaction Action/Reaction Timeline: Road to the Timeline: Road to the RevolutionRevolution

As a group, align each action/reaction in As a group, align each action/reaction in chronological order in correct column chronological order in correct column (British or Colonial)(British or Colonial)

When When certaincertain of correct placement, glue of correct placement, glue to paperto paper

Draw arrows to connect actions and Draw arrows to connect actions and reactionsreactions

**Some arrows may connect events in the **Some arrows may connect events in the same column!same column!

Example: (just like your Example: (just like your homework!)homework!)

British British ColonialColonial

British actionBritish action Colonial reactionsColonial reactions

British reactionBritish reaction

British reactionBritish reaction Colonial actionColonial action

England Colonists

Navigation Acts passed Colonists begin a lucrative smuggling operation

Huge debt from the French & Indian War is incurred, Proclamation of 1763 passed

Colonists move west anyway

Stamp Act passed Sons of Liberty formed, Violence against British stamp agents

Stamp Act Repealed, Townshend Revenue Acts Passed

Non-importation Movement, Violence against revenue collectors

increases

Soldiers sent to colonies to protect tax collectors

Colonists mock and provoke British soldiers

5 colonists are killed Sons of Liberty depict incident as the Boston Massacre

Tea Act PassedBoston Tea Party

Intolerable Acts Passed First Continental Congress called

Battles of Lexington & Concord Second Continental Congress called

Declaration of Independence signed

Battle of Saratoga

Siege of York Town

The American The American Revolution Revolution Four Key Battles Four Key Battles

The Battles at Lexington & The Battles at Lexington & ConcordConcordMassachusetts,April 19,1775Massachusetts,April 19,1775

SignificanceSignificance: : First shots of First shots of the American the American

RevolutionRevolution

British prepared to seize British prepared to seize rebel supplies at rebel supplies at

ConcordConcord

Militia took a stand Militia took a stand on the village green on the village green while British were while British were

en route to Concorden route to Concord

Militia: Militia:

a military force that engages in rebel or terrorist

activities, typically in opposition to a regular

army.all able-bodied civilians eligible by law for military service.

Militia: Militia:

a military force that engages in rebel or terrorist

activities, typically in opposition to a regular

army.all able-bodied civilians eligible by law for military service.

The Battle of Bunker The Battle of Bunker Hill Hill Massachusetts, June 16, 1775Massachusetts, June 16, 1775

The British eventually The British eventually took control of the Hill took control of the Hill

BUT suffered BUT suffered ENORMOUS ENORMOUS

CASUALTIES!CASUALTIES!

Also... Americans Also... Americans proved they could proved they could

stand up to the British stand up to the British militarily militarily

SignificanceSignificance: A : A morale boost for morale boost for

the colonists- the colonists- British army was British army was

not invicible not invicible

MoraleMorale: : confidencconfidenc

e, e, enthusiasenthusias

m, m, discipline discipline

for a for a causecause

MoraleMorale: : confidencconfidenc

e, e, enthusiasenthusias

m, m, discipline discipline

for a for a causecause

The Battle of The Battle of Saratoga Saratoga New York, October 17, 1777New York, October 17, 1777

British surrender of British surrender of 5800 men at Saratoga 5800 men at Saratoga was a major turning was a major turning

point in the Warpoint in the War

SignificanceSignificance: Convinced : Convinced France to become an ally France to become an ally

to the fledgling to the fledgling American military American military

Fledgling:Fledgling:a person or

organization that is immature,

inexperienced, or underdeveloped

Fledgling:Fledgling:a person or

organization that is immature,

inexperienced, or underdeveloped

The Siege of YorktownThe Siege of YorktownOctober 19, 1781October 19, 1781

Significance:Significance: Last Last major battle of the major battle of the

American RevolutionAmerican Revolution

British surrender to American & British surrender to American & French troops after a failed French troops after a failed Southern colony campaignSouthern colony campaign

Cornwallis refused to Cornwallis refused to formally meet Washington formally meet Washington

to surrender, claiming to surrender, claiming illnessillness

Cornwallis Cornwallis was a was a

leading leading general for general for the British the British

armyarmy

Cornwallis Cornwallis was a was a

leading leading general for general for the British the British

armyarmy

Exam: STUDY, STUDY!!Exam: STUDY, STUDY!!Go over notes from beginning of the year until Go over notes from beginning of the year until NOWNOW

Use study guide to see what content your need Use study guide to see what content your need to knowto know

Use review activity to understand what Use review activity to understand what kindkind of of questions you will see on Friday!questions you will see on Friday!

Make sure you can explain:Make sure you can explain:

what/who it iswhat/who it is

about when the event happenedabout when the event happened

WHY it is IMPORTANT (significance)WHY it is IMPORTANT (significance)

REVIEW REVIEW

As a table (together) tackle these NINE As a table (together) tackle these NINE questions to review for your test on Thursday!questions to review for your test on Thursday!

You should discuss each question and may use You should discuss each question and may use your notesyour notes

EVERY student should complete one, but I will EVERY student should complete one, but I will randomly select one from each group to collect randomly select one from each group to collect at bellat bell

After completion, we will go through the After completion, we will go through the answers togetheranswers together