Years Leading to the Revolution Study Guide PDF

## YEARS LEADING TO THE REVOLUTION Study Guide **ASSESSMENT DATE:** **VOCABULARY:** boycott, import, repeal, coercive, intolerable, Parliament, martyr, effigy, social contract, committees of correspondence, Iroquois Confederacy, Albany Plan of Union, smuggling, no taxation without representation,...

## YEARS LEADING TO THE REVOLUTION Study Guide **ASSESSMENT DATE:** **VOCABULARY:** boycott, import, repeal, coercive, intolerable, Parliament, martyr, effigy, social contract, committees of correspondence, Iroquois Confederacy, Albany Plan of Union, smuggling, no taxation without representation, Sons of Liberty **IMPORTANT PEOPLE:** King George III, Patrick Henry, Captain Preston, John Adams, George Washington, Paul Revere ### FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR - Which countries/people were on each side of the war? - What piece of land was the war fought over? - How did the war affect England? - What treaty ended the war? - What land did England gain? - How did the war affect England economically? - Be able to read a map of the French & Indian War - What role did George Washington play in the war? ### PARLIAMENTARY ACTS Know what each of the following laws did to the colonies: - Proclamation Line - Quartering Act - Stamp Act - Sugar Act - Townshend Acts - Which products were taxed, when was it repealed, what part was NOT repealed - Tea Act - Why were the Americans offended by this tax? - Coercive Acts Be able to explain, in general, why Britain was passing tax laws at this time ### BOSTON MASSACRE & TEA PARTY Review the major causes and results of each event. Some key people and terms you should know are listed below: - **MASSACRE:** Boycotts, Christopher Seider, Captain Preston, John Adams - **TEA PARTY:** Townshend Acts, smuggling, Tea Act of 1773 ***CONTINUED ON BACK*** ## COERCIVE ACTS & FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS: - What did the Coercive Acts do to the colonists? - Why did the Americans call the Coercive acts "intolerable"? - What did the delegates to the 1st Continental Congress discuss? (Review both days' information) - What did the Declaration of Rights & Grievances say? - When did the delegates agree to meet again? ### PATRIOTS v. LOYALISTS - You should be able to identify the major beliefs of each group of colonists (think Mission US and Uncovering Loyalties). ### THE ELECTION: - What is the electoral college? - How many electoral votes are needed to win the Presidency? - How many electoral votes does New Jersey have? - Who are the candidates for Monroe? - What congressional district is Monroe in? ### TYPES OF QUESTIONS Multiple choice, fill in the blank, matching, chronology (put events in order)