Revolutionary War Study Guide (Grimes 2024) PDF

Study Guide: Revolutionary War Part I: Skills Practice Word Bank Point of View Corroboration Claim Reliability Reasoning Credibility Statements...

Study Guide: Revolutionary War Part I: Skills Practice Word Bank Point of View Corroboration Claim Reliability Reasoning Credibility Statements Term 1. How accurate or trustworthy a source is. Reliability 2. How convincing an argument is Credibility 3. Comparing sources to identify areas of agreement and Corroboration disagreement 4. The author’s attitude, opinion, or beliefs Point of View 5. The author’s argument or position on an issue Claim 6. The explanation provided for why evidence supports the Reasoning claim Source 1: John Adams, Diary Entry Source 2: The Boston Gazette, 12/20/1773. The from 12/17/1773. Adams supported Gazette was a colonial newspaper owned by a independence from Britain. member of the Sons of Liberty. The people finding all their efforts to protect the Last Night 3 Cargoes of Tea were property of the East India company and return it emptied into the Sea.This is the most safely to London, prevented...A number of brave men, magnificent Movement of all. There determined to do all in their power to save their is a Dignity in this last Effort of the country from the ruin which their enemies had Patriots, that I greatly admire. The plotted, in less than four hours, emptied every chest People should never rise, without of tea on board the three ships commanded by the doing something to be remembered. captains Hall, Bruce, and Coffin, amounting to 342 This Destruction of the Tea is so bold, chests, into the sea ! ! without the least damage done so daring, so firm, and it must have to the ships or any other property. The masters and important Consequences… owners are pleased that their ships are empty; and the people are almost all congratulating each other on this happy event. 7. What is John Adams’ point of view about the Boston Tea Party? He thinks that this was a great idea and that it was the most magnificent movement of all from the Patriots.  Study Guide: Revolutionary War 8. What information is corroborated by both these sources? The information corroborated by both of these sources is that this event was very positive for the people of the colonies. Part II: Political Systems Match the following vocabulary terms to the correct definition. Word Bank Political system Democratic Authoritarian Common good Inside the system Outside the System Create a new system Statements Term 9. Using illegal methods to create change Outside the system 10. A government where people are involved in Democratic decision making 11. Using legal methods to create change Inside the system 12. Government + other powers Political system 13. What is beneficial for the majority Common good 14. power is held by one or a few people who Authoritarian make all decisions such as a king or dictator. 15. Destroying the government and replacing it Create a new system Part III: Historical knowledge Events leading to the colonies declaring independence (See module for week 16: Revolutionary War Important Battles or the answer key in the module for week 17) 16. What was the significance of the events that occurred at Lexington and Concord? (In other words, why were the Battles of Lexington and Concord important?) It was the battle that first marked the beginning of the revolutionary war. 17. Why was the battle of Bunker Hill a moral victory for the Americans? They were able to stand their own ground against the British twice and only had to flee because of their lack of ammunition. The Declaration of Independence (See module for week 13)  Study Guide: Revolutionary War 18. What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence? To recognize America as its own country and declare independence from Britain. 19. Who was the main author? Thomas Jefferson 20. What does it mean to say that a right is “unalienable”? All people have that right and it cannot be taken away from them. 21. According to the Declaration of Independence, what are the 3 “unalienable” rights all men have? Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness 22. According to the Declaration of Independence, where do governments get their power? The consent of the governed 23. According to the Declaration of Independence, what should be done if a government abuses its power? The people should try to fix it or abolish the government as a whole. Strengths and Weaknesses (See the Comparing Strengths & Weakness worksheet and the modules for weeks 15 & 16) 24. List the main strengths and weaknesses of the Americans during the Revolutionary War? Strengths: knew the land, had a reason to fight Weaknesses: Barely any supplies, weaker army and navy, army was more experienced, had more soldiers etc. 25. List the main strengths and weaknesses of the British during the American Revolution? Strengths: Stronger army, best navy in the world, more money, longer terms etc. Weaknesses: No reason to fight, didn’t know the land  Study Guide: Revolutionary War Revolutionary War: Important Battles (see modules for week 16 & 17) 26. What was the significance (importance) of Bunker Hill? The Americans found the courage to keep fighting because they were able to hold their own against the British. 27. What was the significance (importance) of Trenton/Princeton? The continental army was able to gain more troops from this win. 28. What was the significance (importance) of Saratoga? The French decided to side with the Americans after they won this battle. 29. What was the significance (importance) of Yorktown? This was the end of the war and showed that the Americans won the war. Articles of Confederation (See the module for week 15. Specifically the Articles of Confederation Graphic Organizer & Report Card that you saved in your google drive) 30. Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation, the States or the National Government (Confederation Congress)? The states Essay / Short Answer Topic: Articles of Confederation and Purposes of Government (This is the essay on the assessment. It is worth 18% of the overall assessment grade, so put some effort into answering this question) Review your Articles of Confederation graphic organizer and report card saved in your google drive or in the google slides for week 15/ day 2. On the quiz you will need to identify 2 purposes of government and say what the Congress under the Articles of Confederation could do to meet those purposes and how effective the Congress was at fulfilling those purposes. · Identify 2 purposes of government and explain what powers the national government (Confederation Congress) had to meet the purposes. How effective were they in fulfilling these 2 purposes and why?  Study Guide: Revolutionary War The national government had to promote the rule of law. The way they did this was by passing laws if 9/13 states agreed but unfortunately, they were very ineffective at doing this because they weren’t able to enforce those laws or check if people were obeying the laws. Another thing the national government had to do was prepare a common defense. The way they did this was by being able to declare war and peace on other countries and being able to make a continental army and navy but they couldn’t do this effectively because they couldn’t draft soldiers meaning that their army was small and they couldn’t tax meaning that their army was very low on supplies. ·