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Task 1-19 � Chapter 5
Make a timeline of the 8 most important events leading to the American Revolution, beginning with 'British win French-Indian War'
1. In the Proclamation of 1763, what did King George say was to be the western boundary of the English colonies? ______________________________
2. Use the Word Bank below to find the right word to complete these sentences.
Paul Revere�s poster, which exaggerated the severity of the Boston Massacre, is a good example of ___ . The colonists protested the higher British taxes by staging a ___of British goods. At the 1st Continental Congress, representatives of the colonies agreed to form their own groups of civilian soldiers, called ____. To express their hatred for British tax collectors, protesters would often hang them in ___, by using rag figures to represent the tax collectors. The Stamp Act Congress sent a ____ to the King, in which all the representatives signed a letter stating what they wanted the King to do.
Word Bank
a. boycott b. effigy c. propaganda d. blockade e. militia f. absentia g. advertisement h. petition i. repeal k. redcoats
3. Who organized the Sons of Liberty? _________________________
4. What was the name of John Hancock�s ship that the British seized? (p138)__________________
5. Who was the first person killed at the Boston Massacre? ________________________
6. By what name did the British call the Intolerable Acts? ________________________
7. What colony did the British intend to punish with the Intolerable Acts? __________________
8. What did the Massachusetts militia call themselves? ______________________________
9. Why was the Battle of Concord called the �shot heard round the world�?
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10. Circle all the terms that refer to people who supported King George against the Americans?
Patriots redcoats English lobster-backs loyalists
Minutemen British Continental Congress Parliament
11. In what city did the 2nd Continental Congress meet? ________________________
12. What did the Americans call their new army in 1776? ___________________________
13. Who was put in charge of that army? __________________________________
14. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? _____________________________
15. What happened on July 4, 1776?
16. Who was the President of the 2nd Continental Congress and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence? ___________________________
17. Match the place on the left with its description. Some may have 2 correct answers.
___ ___ Lexington a. Home of the Sons of Liberty
b. Site of the 1st Continental Congress
___ ___ Boston c. Declaration of Independence signed here
d. Where Patrick Henry said, �Give me liberty or give me death�
___ ___ Virginia e. Home of Massacre, Tea Party, and Bunker Hill
f. 700 �redcoats� attacked 70 Minutemen here
___ ___ Concord g. �Shot Heard Round the World� fired here
h. First victory by the Minutemen over the British army
___ ___ Philadelphia
18. Show the following events at the correct place on the timeline.
a. Boston Massacre b. Battles of Lexington and Concord
c. Declaration of Independence d. Intolerable Acts
e. Stamp Act f. Boston Tea Party
g. Ducks moved to 4-0 h. Battle of Bunker Hill
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1765 1770 1773 1774 Apr Jun 1776 2002
1775 1775
Bonus
B1. Who are the 2 major candidates for the US Senate in FL? __________________________ and
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B2. Which country has been America's best European ally for the past 150 years and is the most likely to provide military support in the war on terrorism? ___________________