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Unit 5 Causes of the Revolution

Unit 5 Causes of the Revolution. Lessons 1-5. Vocabulary. loyalist propaganda correspond petition repeal Patriot committee. a document that people sign that formally asks leaders to do or change something someone who felt the colonies should remain loyal to Britain

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Unit 5 Causes of the Revolution

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  1. Unit 5Causes of the Revolution Lessons 1-5

  2. Vocabulary • loyalist • propaganda • correspond • petition • repeal • Patriot • committee • a document that people sign that formally asks leaders to do or change something • someone who felt the colonies should remain loyal to Britain • to communicate by writing letters • information written to persuade others to change their way of thinking • to do away with • an organized group that meets to make decisions • someone who felt the colonies should separate from Britain

  3. to speak out against something • an organized refusal to buy goods or services • a person chosen to represent others • to come together • Great Britain’s lawmaking assembly • a tax on imported goods • someone who gives speeches • civilian army that is only used in emergencies • Parliament • protest • boycott • unify • militia • delegate • tariff • orator

  4. All of these are reasons the colonists showed their opposition to British taxes and tariffs except for __________. • the colonists protested • paid the taxes • fought the British • sent petitions to Parliament

  5. What happened as a result of the Stamp Act Congress? • Colonists could boycott goods • Colonists could buy stamps • Parliament repealed the Stamp Act • Parliament passed the Stamp Act

  6. Glass, paint, and tea were all taxed as part of the _____________ Act. Townshend

  7. What was another name for the Coercive Acts? • Townshend Acts • Stamp Acts • Intolerable Acts • Circus Acts

  8. “I’ll show the British government that we don’t need them! I’m going to ________ !” boycott “I’ll just weave our own ______!” cloth

  9. The Committee of Correspondence was formed to ______________ news throughout the __________. communicate colonies

  10. The Second Continental Congress formed the Continental Army and sent the __________ to the king. • Olive Branch Petition • Declaration of Independence • Mrs. Field’s chocolate chip cookie recipe • Stamp Act

  11. Welcome to the First Continental Congress! We must stop trading with Britain until the Coercive Acts have been repealed! We should meet again in a year if relations with Britain are not better! We must train the militia!

  12. The First Continental Congress met in ____________in 1774 because of its _______ location. Philidelphia central

  13. The Declaration of Independence explained why the colonists wanted ___________ and gave them a reason to fight for _____________. freedom independence

  14. Which of these was NOT a key idea of the Declaration of Independence? • Government exists to protect the rights of the people. • Government gets its power from the people. • People can get rid of a government that does not protect their rights. • Governments should be led by kings.

  15. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson

  16. What was the main idea of the booklet Common Sense? argued that people should have the right to govern themselves rather than be ruled by a king that the colonists should pay taxes and be protected by British soldiers argued that people should not have the right to govern themselves and should be ruled by a king colonists should get mad and throw tea into Boston Harbor

  17. Which of these men fought on the side of the British Army during the French and Indian War? • Patrick Henry • James Otis • George Washington • Thomas Jefferson

  18. Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death”? James Otis Patrick Henry John Adams Johnny Appleseed

  19. Who said, “Taxation without representation is tyranny”? James Otis George III George Washington Robin Hood

  20. Whydid Britain need to tax and impose tariffs on the American colonies? debt protected western Britain had to pay a huge ______ from the French and Indian War in which they __________ the ________ settlers.

  21. What did the Sons of Liberty do? Stamp Act stamps tax The Sons of Liberty protested the ________ ________ by burning _________ and threatening _____ collectors.

  22. Why did Parliament pass the Coercive Acts? Boston Tea Party British soldiers general Parliament punished the colonists for the ________ ____ _______ by closing the port of Boston, forcing colonists to house and feed _________ _________, and putting a British ________ in charge.

  23. What were the colonists risking by signing the Declaration of Independence? death treason The colonists were risking ________ because they were committing ________.

  24. Why do you think John Adams defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre? trial fair John Adams wanted to make sure the soldiers got a ______ ______.

  25. THE BIG ESSAY! GOOD LUCK!

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