1. Revolutionary War Review Game
***Study these slides in order to play the review kickball game on Tuesday March 7th 2017! The exam will be on Wednesday March 8th. ***

2. Know the Major Men Involved
American George Washington Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson Samuel Adams
British
King George III
Thomas Gage
John Burgoyne
William Howe

3. In 1763, a group of men from Britain, France, and Spain met in Paris, the capitol city of France!
Their countries had been at war with each other over who was the world’s superpower, but now they came together to sign a peace treaty. Know as the Treaty of Paris, it brought the Seven Years’ War to an end. More than 30 battles had been fought in Europe, Africa, India, and the West Indies, but nowhere were the consequences as great as in North America.

4. There are 3,500 miles of ocean that separate America and Britain.

5. a militia army-
A military force of civilians whose job was to support the regular British army.

6. Britain-Known as “The Mother Country”
By 1763, most people who lived in Britain’s American colonies had been born there, and a few had visited the “mother country.” Britain’s North American colonies were ruled by Britain from Britain. To put it another way, two million American people were not in control of their own lives.

7. Know the colonies- (dates do not have to be memorized)
Colony Date Founded
Virginia
Massachusetts
New Hampshire 1623
Connecticut
Maryland 1634
Rhode Island 1636
Delaware 1638
North Carolina 1663
New Jersey 1664
New York 1664
South Carolina
Pennsylvania 1681
Georgia 1733

8. Terms to Know
Imperialism: a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
*Note: Remember Britain was controlling the colonies from 3,500 miles away!!!

9. Prosperous- successful in material terms; flourishing financially.
First British Empire
Britain’s colonies in North America are often referred to as the First British Empire. They were prosperous territories with growing populations. By the 1700s there were many large towns and thousands of farms.
Prosperous- successful in material terms; flourishing financially.

10. Question
1. ________________Was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Boston Tea Party.

11. Question
2.________________ was the governor of Massachusetts at the time of the Boston Tea Party.

12. Question
3. In September 1774 a group of representatives from twelve of the thirteen colonies met to discuss the “unhappy state of the colonies”. This was known as the _________________.

13. Question
4. ________________ Are people who love their country and support it. Also known as Rebels, Revolutionaries, Congress-Men, or American Whigs.

14. Question
5. ________________ Are the American people that remained on the side of the British.

15. Question
6.________________ Was the Commander in Chief of the British Army in North America after the Boston Tea Party. On April 14, 1775 he received orders from Britain to use any force necessary to regain control by Britain and disarm the Patriots. This led to the first shots of the American Revolution.

16. Question
7.________________Was a Founding Fathers of the United States of America and became the governor of Virginia. In a speech he stated “…Give me liberty or give me death!”

17. Question
8._______________ previously served in the British army during the French and Indian War. He later became the leader of the Continental Army and later his portrait was put on an American Bank of Treasury note.

18. Question
9.______________ This battle took place on June 17, 1775 and the Americans were low on ammunitions so their commander told the soldiers “Don’t shoot till you see the whites of their eyes!” The British claimed victory at a high cost of approx 1000 of their soldiers killed/wounded.

19. Question
10.______________ This document was sent to King George III to ask him not to fight the colonies but to take a listen to their concerns. KG3 refused to read the document, and instead declared the colonies to be in an open rebellion against Britain. This was nothing less than a declaration of war by Britain against its colonies in North America.

20. Question
11.______________ This pamphlet was written in a language that everyone could understand and it called King George III “The Royal Brute”. This pamphlet called on all Americans to break with Britain. The author was Thomas Paine.

21. Question
12.______________ could only be declared by Congress, and only if it was what the colonies wanted.

22. Question
13._____________Drafted most of the declaration of Independence. He was on the committee to draft a declaration based on Richard Lee’s proposal. He was chosen because of his skill with words. He also became the third President of the United States.

23. Question
14.______________Was the only state that voted “no” on the second vote for independence. (They later voted “yes” to independence).

24. Question
15._____________ The day Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.

25. Question
16._____________ represented the 13 colonies.

26. Question
17._____________Represented each state in the newly formed Union.

27. Use notes to find answers