Unit 2 American Revolution: Graphic Organizer #1 Revolution: when you ______________ a ______________ for a new one. Fort Duqyesne: The fort that the ___________ built on the land that ____________ wanted. George Washington: Led a group of ____________ to kick the __________ out of the land. The French and Indian War: a struggle between __________ and __________ for land and power. Many ____________ fought with the ___________ and so the colonists called it the French and Indian War. __________ won the French and Indian War. Militia: a small ____________ of people who are ___________ to fight in an _________________.

Unit 2 American Revolution: Graphic Organizer #2 King George III: made laws that the ___________ thought were ___________. They didn’t like they couldn’t ____________ in Parliament’s decisions for the colonies. The colonists hated the King’s ___________ policies (laws that had to do with ___________.) Law #1- The Proclamation of 1763: No __________ will be allowed to move ________ of the ____________ mountains. Why the colonists hated the law: Why the King thought it was a fair law:

Unit 2 American Revolution: Graphic Organizer #3 Tax/revenue: Money that the _______________t takes from you to ___________ for _______________. Law #2- The Stamp Act: Every colonist must buy a ___________ for every piece of ____________ they use including newspapers, wills, licenses and even playing cards. Why the colonists hated the law: They didn’t have any _______________ in Parliament to ______ on whether they should be taxed. They began chanting “No _______________ without _____________” because they felt the Stamp Act raised ___________ without their consent (permission.) Why the King thought it was a fair law: The colonists paid a lot less _____________ than other English people. It was time for them to pay their ______________ share.

Unit 2 American Revolution: Graphic Organizer #4 Issue #3- Mercantilism: The colonies must give goods and _____________ to England. The colonies were not allowed to trade with anyone but ____________. Why the colonists hated Mercantilism: Why the King thought Mercantilism fair: Law #4- The Townshend Acts: A tax on certain _________ that the colonies imported from ____________ such as glass, paint, paper and tea. Why the colonists hated the law: Why the King thought it was a fair law:

Unit 2 American Revolution: Graphic Organizer #5 Samuel Adams: Demanded the colonies boycott British ___________ and organized colonial ____________. Boycott: to ________________ to do something. Massacre: The killing of ____________ who don’t have any _______________ to protect themselves.

Unit 2 American Revolution: Graphic Organizer #6 Law #5- The Tea Act Tax the __________ that was sold by the British Tea Company to the ______________. Why the colonists hated the Tea Act: Why the King thought the Tea Act was fair: Colonial Grievances: Colonial grievances (things that the ____________ were mad about) showed that the colonists wanted ________________ Government. Representative Government is when ___________ have the power! Did Parliament respond to the colonist’s wanting self-government? Yes or No

Unit 2 American Revolution: Graphic Organizer #7 The Boston Tea Party: The Sons of _______________ dressed up like ___________ and dumped tea into the water. This was and act of Civil ______________. Civil ______________ is refusing to obey certain ____________ by protesting _________________. Law #6- The Intolerable Acts Law A: Close the Boston Harbor until all of the ______ was paid for. Law B: Massachusetts is now completely under _________ control. Law C: A British soldier tried for ___________ would have his trial in England, NOT the colonies. Law D: More _________ troops would be sent to Boston to enforce the new laws. Why the colonists hated the Tea Act: Why the King thought the Tea Act was fair:

Unit 2 American Revolution: Graphic Organizer #7 The Boston Tea Party: The Sons of _______________ dressed up like ___________ and dumped tea into the water. This was and act of Civil ______________. Civil ______________ is refusing to obey certain ____________ by protesting _________________. Law #6- The Intolerable Acts Law A: Close the Boston Harbor until all of the ______ was paid for. Law B: Massachusetts is now completely under _________ control. Law C: A British soldier tried for ___________ would have his trial in England, NOT the colonies. Law D: More _________ troops would be sent to Boston to enforce the new laws. Why the colonists hated the Intolerable Acts: Why the King thought the Intolerable Acts were fair:

Unit 2 American Revolution: Graphic Organizer #8 The First Continental Congress: The delegates/representatives decided to send a ______________ message to the King to tell him why they were mad. They decided to ___________ British goods. Militia and Minutemen: The colonists wanted to be prepared in case the boycott didn’t work so they organized a ____________. A militia is a group of men that will _____________ to protect a town. Minutemen were men that could be ready to fight in _________ seconds.

Unit 2 American Revolution: Graphic Organizer #9 Lexington and Concord: One night, General Gage heard a rumor that the colonists were hiding gunpowder and ____________ in a place called ___________. He decided that it was the perfect time for the British to attack the ______________. Minutemen got together at a town on the way to Concord called _____________. Many ____________ were killed at____________. The British rode on to Concord and the __________ attacked and killed many of the British soldiers. Lexington and Concord was the beginning of the ______________________________. Paul Revere: One of several spies who took off to warn the ______________ that the “___________ were coming!”

Unit 2 American Revolution: Graphic Organizer #10 Patrick Henry: Wrote a famous speech to beg for _______________ from England(liberty.) The Second Continental Congress and George Washington: Just as they promised, the Second Continental Congress met again when the King did not listen to them. The Second Continental Congress selected _______________________ as the leader of the Continental (American) army.

Unit 2 American Revolution: Graphic Organizer #11 Thomas Paine and Common Sense: Wrote a book called Common Sense that persuaded the colonists that ______________________ and freedom from ___________________ was the right thing to fight for. The Declaration of Independence: The colonists wrote a document to tell the British that they wanted their _______________ from England. ________________ Jefferson, the governor of Virginia, was put in charge of writing the Declaration of Independence. Said that people have unalienable or natural _______________ that are permanent and cannot be ________________________. The colonies voted to break away from England and fight for their ______________________. The colonial leaders wrote the Article of Confederation to serve as a new _________________ for the people.

Unit 2 American Revolution: Graphic Organizer #13 Battle of New York: The ________________ battle of the American Revolution. ______________ almost won! Battle of Trenton: Washington and his troops found the _____________ (German soldiers who fought with the ____________) happily sleeping off their Christmas dinner. Washington took them all prisoner. Battle of Saratoga Springs: A ________________________in the war that showed the ____________ could win a battle against the British. The ________ joined the Americans to fight the British after this battle. Battle at Valley Forge: It was so cold and such a low point for the _____________ that many of them died of ______________ and others were taken prisoner of ______. Battle at Yorktown: General Cornwallis was forced to _____________. The __________ helped the Americans. The ___________ major battle of the American Revolution. Treaty of Paris: The ____________ treaty that the British and the Americans signed. Britain agreed to give America all land to the _____________________ river.