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History Warm-Ups Week # 9 Dates : Oct. 21-25 Monday: 1.

History Warm-Ups Week # 9 Dates : Oct. 21-25 Monday: 1. 2. ( Count down 5 lines and draw a line) _______________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday: 3. 4. (Count down 5 lines and draw a line)

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History Warm-Ups Week # 9 Dates : Oct. 21-25 Monday: 1.

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  1. History Warm-Ups Week # 9 Dates : Oct. 21-25 Monday: 1. 2. (Count down 5 lines and draw a line) _______________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday: 3. 4. (Count down 5 lines and draw a line) _______________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday: 5. 6. (Count down 5 lines and draw a line) _______________________________________________________________________________ Thursday: 7. 8. (Count down 5 lines and draw a line) _______________________________________________________________________________ Friday: 9. 10. (Count down 5 lines and draw a line)

  2. Monday: Warm-Ups #9 1. In 1776, George Washington read this to his troops to -- A. Inspire them to continue the fight for independence. B. Explain why they had suffered defeat. C. Reward them for recent battle gains. D. Punish his men for losing battles. 2. Which statement best describes the meaning of the phrase ‘consent of the governed’? A. Government is more powerful than the people. B. Government receives its authority from the people. C. Government is given authority by the King or Queen. D. Powers of the government cannot be taken away by the people. ‘These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will in this crisis shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.” -- Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, 1776 ‘…that to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,…’ -- Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

  3. TEST TOMORROW! TUES OCT 22nd Study: Review Gallery Walk (20 people)

  4. Tuesday: • 3. According to the Declaration of Independence, the main purpose of government is to – • Protect the rights of individuals • Provide strong military leadership • Protect a nation from foreign invasions • Ensure the stability of a country’s economy • 4. Which action by the colonists could be categorized as an act of civil disobedience? • Colonists throwing British tea into Boston Harbor • Placing restrictions on trade with Spain and France • Paying the stamp tax to British tax collectors • Firing guns at British soldiers at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts

  5. Wednesday: • 5. Which two individuals, who played key roles in the American Revolution, are described in chart? • A. Benjamin Franklin and Patrick Henry • B. John Adams and Wentworth Cheswell • C. Bernardo de Galvez and Crispus Attucks • D. HaymSoloman and James Armistead • 6. The American colonists’ frustration in the slogan, ‘No taxation without representation,’ was explained in the Declaration of Independence by what phrase? • …the consent of the governed • In the coarse of human events… • C. Endowed by their Creator… • D. …We therefore declare ourselves free and independent states

  6. Battle at Yorktown Shots fired at Lexington Battle at Saratoga Declaration of Independence Thursday: 7. Place the events listed above in the order of their occurrence in American History. A. Yorktown, Saratoga, Lexington, Declaration of Independence B. Declaration of Independence, Yorktown, Saratoga, Lexington C. Saratoga, Lexington, Declaration of Independence, Yorktown D. Lexington, Declaration of Independence, Saratoga, Yorktown 8. Signing the Treaty of Paris in 1783 was important to the United States because – A. Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation. B. Spain lost most of its empire in North America. C. Americans declared their independence from Great Britain. D. France agreed not to invade any lands in North America.

  7. Friday: • 9. The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolution because — • A. the colonists were defeated and lost possession of New York • B. Native Americans joined the war against the colonies during the battle • C. Great Britain was forced to form an alliance with France against the colonies • D. the colonial victory convinced France to support American independence • The surrender of General Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown – • A. Was marked as a turning point in the American Revolution • B. Led to a French-American alliance. • C. Convinced the British that the war was too costly to continue • D. Was a great victory for the British

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