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Revolutionary War Study Guide4th grade
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Militia-a group of citizens trained to serve as soldiers as needed.
In 1775, many colonists joined a militia to help the colonies prepare for war.
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Ally-another nation that is considered a “friend” to a country.
In the French and Indian War, France relied on American Indians as an important ally.
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Protest-an organized demonstration to show
disagreement against something.
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty organized a protest against the Stamp Act.
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Massacre-the killing of many people.
When soldiers killed five people during a fight in Boston, angry colonists called it a massacre.
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Why did the British Parliament need to collect more taxes?
The British Parliament need to tax the colonies because the French and Indian War had cost them a lot of money.
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What was one way the colonists worked together to protest British
actions?
One way the colonists worked together to oppose British actions was that they created the Committees of Correspondence.
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Taxation without Representation:
The colonists were upset about the new taxes because they did not agree with being taxed without representation.
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Proclamation Line of 1763 :King George wanted to make peace with Indians by
telling colonists that they could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• The colonists and the Native Americans were separated by the Proclamation Line of 1763.
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Who gained the most land from the French and Indian War?
• Britain gained a large amount of land as an effect of the French and Indian War.
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Important People
• The primary author of The Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson.
• The King of England (Britain) during the American Revolution was King George III.
• The leader of the Continental Army, and America’s first President was George Washington.
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Important People
• A silversmith who warned the patriots that the British were coming was Paul Revere.
• An inventor and patriot who ran a newspaper in Pennsylvania was Benjamin Franklin.
• John Adams defended the British soldiers in trial after the Boston Massacre. He was also our second president and helped write the Declaration of Independence.
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Important People
• Patrick Henry was famous for the quote, “Give me liberty or give me death!”
• A hero who later became a traitor was Benedict Arnold.
All of these people will be on the test, so you need to be familiar with them.
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Important Events and Actions• Sons of Liberty was an organization founded
by Samuel Adams that organized against the British.
• A protest against the “tea tax” by colonists dressed like Mohawk Indians was The Boston Tea Party.
• The document that stated America wanted to be independent from England was The Declaration of Independence.
• The slogan against paying taxes without a voice in Parliament was, “No taxation without
representation!”
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Important Events and Actions• A tax levied on any printed material was
known as The Stamp Act.• The colonists called the laws passed in
response to the Boston Tea Party the Intolerable Acts.
• The British surrendered at Yorktown after becoming trapped.
• The battles of Lexington and Concord \ were the first major battles of the war.