Unit 2 Study Guide

Re-read chapter 4, study all notes, study John Adams video questions

Format: Matching, Multiple Choice, Short Answer

Ch. 4, Sect. 1- The Stirrings of Rebellion

-       Why did Britain impose new taxes on the colonies?

-       What was the Stamp Act?

-       Who led the protests against the Stamp Act? Who were the Sons of Liberty? Leader? Goals?

-       What were the Townshend Acts?

-       What is meant by the term, “No taxation without representation?”

-       What happened at the 1770 Boston Massacre? Why did John Adams defend the British?

-       How did John Adams plan his masterful defense?

-       Identify the 4 intolerable acts in response to the Boston Tea Party

-       Who were the minutemen?

-       Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord significant?

-       What was decided at the First Continental Congress?

Ch. 4, Sect. 2- Issues Behind the Revolution

-       What was decided at the Second Continental Congress?

-       Explain what happened at the Battle of Bunker Hill?

-       Identify the Olive Branch Petition.  What was it? Who initiated it?

-       Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

-       Identify the 3 parts of the Declaration of Independence after the preamble

-       Loyalists vs. Patriots: who were they?

-       Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?

Ch. 4, Sect. 3- Struggling Toward Saratoga

-       British and American strengths and weaknesses

-       Washington’s surprise attack

-       Battle of Saratoga’s significance.  Why was it a turning point?

Ch. 4, Sect.4- Winning the War

-       Who was Marquis de Lafayette?

-       Who were the Hessians?

-       What battle officially ended the Revolutionary War?

-       What were the points decided at the Treaty of Paris to end the Revolutionary War?

-       What impact did the revolution have on women, African Americans, Native Americans?

-       Impact of the revolution at home and abroad?

-       Why did America win the war?

Identify:

-       John Adams, Sam Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Dickinson, Caesar Rodney, Captain Preston, Abigail Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Thomas Paine, Marquis de Lafayette