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Chapter 6

Study Guide

King George III- ruler of England who ordered troops to the colonies to crush the revolt.

Olive Branch Petition-document drafted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress that asked the king to repeal the Intolerable Acts in exchange for an assurance of colonial loyalty to Britain.

Green Mountain Boys- Vermont men that followed Ethan Allen.

Continental Army- the American army.

George Washington- chosen by the Congress to command the army

Patriots – colonists that supported war with Britain.

Loyalists- colonists loyal to Britain.

Battle of Bunker Hill- the first major battle of the Revolution.

blockade- a shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out

mercenary- troops for hire.

Thomas Paine- author of Common Sense

Common Sense- pamphlet that explained why colonists

Richard Henry Lee- the Virginia representative who introduced the resolution for independence to the Continental Congress.

Thomas Jefferson- author of the Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence- document that explains why the colonies decided to break from England.

traitor- a person who betrays his or her own country.

preamble- introduction

natural rights- rights that belong to all people from birth.

Battle of Long Island- a 1776 battle in New York which more than 1,400 Americans were killed, wounded, or captured.

Nathan Hale- American spy hanged by the British who stated, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”

Battle of Trenton- a 1776 battle in New Jersey in which George Washington’s troops captured a Hessian encampment in a surprise attack.

General John Burgoyne-British general that created a plan that called for a three pronged attack on Albany, New York which he felt would end the war.

Battle of Saratoga- in 1777, the first major American victory in the Revolution, which ended the British threat to New England.

Marquis de Lafayette- young French nobleman who fought under Washington

Friedrich von Steuben-Prussian who trained the men of the Continental Army.

Thaddeus Kosciusko- Polish engineer who helped build forts and defenses for the Continental Army.

Valley Forge- The Continental Army’s 1777-1778 winter headquarters; site of the low point of Washington’s Army.

ally- nation that works with another nation for a common purpose.

cavalry- troops on horseback

Mary Ludwig Hays- followed American troops, nursing them and giving them water; took her husband’s place behind the cannon in one battle.

George Rogers Clark- led Virginia frontier fighters in the Ohio Valley against the British; his forces captured Fort Vincennes.

John Paul Jones-American navy captain who attacked and captured the Serapis, a more powerful British warship in the North Sea.

Henry Clinton-ordered Cornwallis to return to New York.

Charles Cornwallis- led the retreat to Yorktown.

Nathanael Greene- Rhode Islander appointed commander of the Continental Army  in the South.

Daniel Morgan- won the Battle of Cowpens.

Battle of Cowpens- a 1781 in South Carolina, where Americans won an important victory over the British.

Francis Marion- known as the “Swamp Fox”

Benedict Arnold-American general and hero of Saratoga turned traitor against the American cause.

Comte de Rochambeau- French commander at Yorktown.

Battle of Yorktown- site of the British surrender.

Treaty of Paris- document that settled terms of surrender; recognized the United States as a free and independent nation.

guerrilla- hit-and-run tactics.

siege- when an army surrounds and blockades and enemy position in an attempt to capture it.

ratify-approve.

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Chapter 6 Test is December 19

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Answer questions 1-4 on page 189

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Answer questions 1-5 on page 185

Blue, Green, and Yellow

Answer questions 1-4 on page 185

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Read pages 173-176 then answer questions 1-4 on page 176

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Read pages 173-176 then answer questions 1-5 on page 176

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Who Fired the First Shot at Concord essay due Friday, November 15

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Answer questions 1-4 on page 171

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Answer questions 1-5 on page 171

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Study Guide Chapter 5

George Washington – determined and courageous Virginia militiaman who fought the French in the Ohio country.

Joseph Brant – Mohawk chief Thayendanegea.

French and Indian War – a war that took place from 1754 to 1763 between England and France, both aided by Native American allies, that led to the end of French power in North America

Benjamin Franklin – author of the Albany Plan of Union.

Albany Plan of Union – proposal by Benjamin Franklin to create one government for the 13 colonies.

Edward Braddock – English general during the French and Indian War led troops in an attack on Fort Duquesne.

William Pitt – Prime Minister of England who sent the nation’s best generals to North America to fight in the French and Indian War

Plains of Abraham – a field near Quebec; site of a major British victory over the French in the French and Indian War.

Treaty of Paris – a 1763 agreement between Britain and France that ended the French and Indian War, and marked the end of French power in North America. Under the terms of the treaty Britain gained Canada and all French lands east of the Mississippi, Spain gained all French lands west of the Mississippi but gave up Florida to Britain, and Spain gained control over the port of New Orleans.

General James Wolfe – led the British attack on Quebec in 1763.

General Montcalm – French general defeated at the Battle of Quebec in 1763.

Pontiac’s War – a 1763 conflict between Native Americans and the British over settlement of Indian lands in the Great Lakes area.

Proclamation of 1763 – law forbidding English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Stamp Act – a 1765 law that placed new duties on legal documents and taxed newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, and dice.

petition – formal written request to someone in authority, signed by a group of people

boycott – refusal to buy certain goods and services

repeal – cancel

Townshend Acts – laws passed in 1767 that taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea.

writ of assistance – legal document that allowed British customs officials to inspect a ship’s cargo without giving a reason

Boston Massacre – a 1770 conflict between colonists and British troops in which five colonists were killed.

Committee of correspondence – letter-writing campaign that became a major tool of protest in the colonies

Sugar Act – 1764 law that put a new tax on molasses.

George Grenville – British prime minister that decided that American colonists needed to help pay for the French and Indian War.

Sons of Liberty – organization formed by angry colonists to protest British policies.

Mercy Otis Warren – American playwright who ridiculed British officials with her play, The Blockheads.

Paul Revere –Boston silversmith that fanned anti-British feeling when he made an engraving that showed British soldiers firing on unarmed civilians.

Tea Act – a 1773 law that let the British East India Company bypass tea merchants and sell directly to consumers.

Boston Tea Party – a 1773 protest in which colonists dressed as Indians dumped British tea into Boston harbor.

Intolerable Acts – series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party.

Quebec Act – the law that set up a government for Canada and protected the rights of French Catholics

First Continental Congress – in 1774, meeting in Philadelphia of delegates from 12 colonies.

militia – an army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency.

minuteman – colonial militia volunteer who was prepared to fight at a minute’s notice.

battles of Lexington and Concord – in 1775, conflicts between Massachusetts colonists and British soldiers that started the Revolutionary War.

British East India Company – British company that was given in monopoly on the tea trade by the British government.

Quartering Act - law that required American colonists to provide housing, candles, bedding, and beverages to soldiers stationed in the colonies.

Stamp Act Congress – organization that drew up petitions to King George III and Parliament that condemned the Stamp Act and asserted that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies.

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Chapter 5 Test is Friday, Nov 8

Make sure you study!!!!!

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Create a Padlet Post on Turmoil Over Taxes

Your post should contain three sentences explaining your topic and a picture. Be sure to use correct spelling and capitalization. Use the links listed below to connect to your wall.

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Post is due Nov 4

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No Homework

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Answer questions 1-6 on page 160

Study for the quiz on Chapter 5 Sections 1 & 2

Quiz is Tuesday October 29

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Quiz on Sections 1 & 2 in Chapter 5 on Tuesday 10/29

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Finish constructed response 

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Answer questions 1-5 on page 145

Yellow, Green, and Blue

Answer questions 1-4 on page 145

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Create a wall entry on the French and Indian War
Write an entry on your assigned topic. Be sure to include a title, your name, and an image.

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http://padlet.com/wall/FrenchandIndred         Red Class

http://padlet.com/wall/YellowFrenchandIndia     Yellow Class

http://padlet.com/wall/GreenFrenchandIndian      Green Class

To create an entry double click anywhere on the page.

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What caption would you put for this cartoon?

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Top Ten List is due Oct 11

Don't forget to take map quiz

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Chapter 4 Test on October 11

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Test on Chapter 4 is Friday October 11

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Answer questions 1-4 on page 130

Work on Top Ten List
Study for map quiz

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Take the 13 Colonies map quiz by 

Tuesday Oct 15

Chapter 4 Study Guide

Puritans -people who wanted to purify the Church of England

John Winthrop - first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

General Court - representative assembly in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Thomas Hooker - established Connecticut

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut - a 1639 plan of government in the Puritan colony ofConnecticut, expanded the idea of representative government in the English colonies

Roger Williams - established the colony of Rhode Island

Anne Hutchinson -banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony for holding Bible meetings

religious tolerance - willingness to let others practice their own beliefs

common - an open field in aNew England town where cattle grazed

town meeting - a gathering where townspeople met to discuss the issues of the town

patroon -owner of a huge estate in a Dutch colony

proprietary colony- English colony I which the king gave land to proprietors in exchange for a yearly payment.

royal colony - colony under the direct control of the English crown

Quakers - Protestant reformers who believe in the equality of all people

Pennsylvania Dutch - German-speaking Protestants

cash crop - crop sold for money at market

backcountry - area along theAppalachian Mountains

Mason-Dixon Line - boundary betweenPennsylvania andMaryland that divided the Middle Colonies from the Southern colonies

Act of Toleration - a 1649 law passed by theMaryland assembly that provided religious freedom for all Christians

Bacon’s Rebellion - a 1676 raid led by Nathaniel Bacon against the governor and Native Americans inVirginia

indigo - plant used to make a valuable blue dye

debtor- person who cannot pay money he or she owes

slave codes - laws passed by colonists that restricted the basic rights of slaves

racism - belief that one race is superior to another

mercantilism - theory that a nation’s economic strength came from protecting and increasing its home economy by keeping strict control over its colonial trade

export- trade product sent to markets outside a country

import - trade product brought into a country

Navigation Acts -series of laws passed by the English Parliament in the 1650s that regulated trade betweenEngland and its colonies

Yankee - nickname forNew England merchants who dominated colonial trade

Triangular trade - colonial trade between New England, the West Indies, andAfrica

legislature – a group of people who have the power to make laws

Glorious Revolution- in 1688, movement that brought William and Mary to the throne ofEngland and strengthened the rights of English citizens.

bill of rights – written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect

English Bill of Rights – a 1689 document that guaranteed

gentry - highest social class in the 13 colonies

middle class – in the 13 English colonies, a class that included skilled crafts workers , farmers, and some trades people

indentured servant – person who came to work without wages for period of time in exchange for passage to the colonies

Gullah - a combination of English and West African languages spoken by African Americans in the South Carolina colony

Great Awakening – a religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s that led colonists to question British authority

public school – school supported by taxes

tutor - private teacher

apprentice - person who learns a trade or craft from a master

dame school - private school run by a woman, usually in her own home

Enlightenment - movement inEurope during the 1600s and 1700s that emphasized the use of reason

libel - act of publishing a statement that may unjustly accused

James Oglethorpe – established the colony ofGeorgia

Lord Baltimore – Sir George Calvert, a Roman Catholic who received a land grant from King Charles I to start the colony ofMaryland.

John Wheelwright- founder ofNew Hampshire

The Great Migration- the period during the 1630s and 1640s when over 20,000 people went to the Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Answer questions 1-5 on page 123

Green

Answer questions 1-4 on page 123

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Top Ten List Due 10/16

Green, Yellow, and Blue

Top Ten List Due October 11

Green,Yellow, and Blue

Answer questions 1-4 on page 119

Study for quiz on sections 1-3

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Answer the questions on page 119, 1-5

Study for quiz on sections 1-3

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Study for Tuesday's quiz on Chapter 4 Sections 1-3 

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Monday is Picture Day at WHMS!!!!!!

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Answer questions 1-4 on page 112

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Answer questions 1-5 on page 112

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Answer questions 1-4 on page 107

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Answer questions 1-5 on page 107.

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Posters due Friday

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Study for quiz on Chapter 3 Sections 4&5