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Study Guide for American Revolution Quiz

On Thursday, December 20th, well have a quiz on part one the American Revolution. This quiz features very little memorization, and will ask students to show how well they know the following learning objectives: 1. Explain the events that caused the American Revolution. 2. Describe the risks the Americans faced prior to, and during the Revolution. 3. Decide which events and/or people were most important to the Americans becoming an independent nation. This quiz focuses on the events leading up to and causing the Revolution. Students will be asked to complete one of two options for the quiz. Option 1: Write 5 sentences using three important people, events, or ideas from our Vocab Grid. (see reverse). Sentences must show comprehension of class material and of our aforementioned objectives. Option 2: Respond to 2 of the following 3 essay questions: 1. Which event (or leader) was most important during the years leading up to the Revolution? 2. Which event was more responsible for causing division between the colonies and England: the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, or the battle of Lexington and Concord? 3. Which of the of the following acts of Parliament is most responsible for the Loyalist-Patriot division: Proclamation of 1763, Intolerable Acts, Tea Act, or the Stamp Act? To prepare for this quiz, students should use their class materials and textbooks to understand how the following information helped the colonists move towards independence: Events: Boston Tea Party Intolerable Acts

Boston Massacre Sugar and Molasses Act Tea Act Stamp Act French & Indian War

Proclamation of 1763 Lexington & Concord

People & Places: King George I, II, or II Sam Adams John Adams Benjamin Franklin Anne Hutchinson John Smith Plymouth Jamestown Connecticut Rhode Island Georgia New York

William Penn Philadelphia

Vocab & Ideas: Writ of Assistance Religious Tolerance Boycott Taxation without Representation Militia `First Continental Congress Committee of Correspondence Declaration of Independence

3x3 Vocab Grid

The following is an example of what will be on Thursdays Quiz. The Students should select three terms in a row in any direction. With those words, write a sentence describing the American Revolution. You must use all three words, and in doing so, demonstrate knowledge of how they are responsible for American Independence. A total of 5 Sentences should be written.

Benjamin Franklin

Declaration of Independence

Jamestown

Intolerable Acts

King George

Act of Toleration

Proclamation of 1763

Writs of Assistance

Plymouth

4x4 Vocab Grid

The following is an example of what will be on Thursdays Quiz. The Students should select four terms in a row in any direction. With those words, write a sentence describing the American Revolution. You must use all four words, and in doing so, demonstrate knowledge of how they are responsible for American Independence. A total of four Sentences should be written.

Benjamin Franklin

Declaration of Independence

Jamestown

Connecticut

Intolerable Acts

King George

Anne Hutchinson

Act of Toleration

Proclamation of Writs of Assistance 1763

Plymouth

French and Indian War

Sam Adams

Committee of Correspondence

Boston Massacre

Stamp Act