Road to Revolution

Events

  • Write a short description (1-2 sentences) on each event listed below.
  • Then create a timeline with the events in the correct order.

The French and Indian War (pg. 65, p. 1, 5 & 6)

Proclamation of 1763 (pg. 66, p. 3-4)

The Stamp Act (pg. 67, p. 2-3 & 5)

The Quartering Act (pg. 68, p. 1-2)

The Townshend Acts (pg. 68, p. 5)

Boston Massacre (pg. 69, p. 5-7)

Tea Act (pg. 71, p. 1-3)

Boston Tea Party(pg. 71, p. 5-6; pg. 72, p. 1)

IntolerableActs (pg. 72, p. 5-6)

FirstContinentalCongress(pg. 73, p. 5-8)

Lexington (pg. 75, p. 1 & 4-6)

Concord (pg. 75, p. 7 & pg. 76, p. 3-4)

People

  • Write a short description (1-2 sentences) of the person or group listed below.
  • Make sure to say why this person or group is important.

George Washington(pg. 64, p. 5-6)

Samuel Adams(pg. 68, p. 7 & pg. 69, p. 1)

John Adams (pg. 70, p. 5-6)

Sons of Liberty(pg. 67, p. 6 & pg. 71, p. 6)

PaulRevere (pg. 63, p. 1 & pg. 75, p. 3)

King George III (pg. 66, p. 1-2)

Minutemen (pg. 73, p. 9-10)

Loyalists vs Patriots (pg. 63, p. 2-3)

Questions (IQIA Format)

  1. What powers did colonial governments have in the 18th century? (pg. 64, p. 2)
  2. Why did Parliament pass the Townshend Acts? (pg. 68, p. 4-5)
  3. Explain why Lord North decided to repeal (get rid of) the Townshend Acts?(pg. 69, p. 3-4)
  4. Give one argument in favor of the Tea Act and one argument against the Tea Act. (pg. 71, p. 2)
  5. What new idea did Patrick Henry bring to the First Continental Congress? (pg. 73, p. 6)
  6. What decisions did the First Continental Congress make? (pg. 73, p. 7-8)
  7. Who came out as winners of Lexington and Concord?(pg. 76, p. 2-4)
  1. Complete the table to explain these events. (pg. 66-68)

Law / What did this law require colonists to do? / How did some colonists protest this law? / How did the British government react to the protests?
Proclamation of 1763 / Colonists argued in letters and articles that it was tyranny, an unjust use of government power.
Stamp Act (1765) / Colonists had to buy a stamp for any paper they used, including newspapers and cards
Quartering Act (1765)
  1. What do you think is the best argument for and against each of these laws?(pg. 66-68)

Laws / For / Against
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act (1765)
Quartering Act (1765) / The soldiers are here to protect the colonies from foreign attack, so the colonists should help pay for them!
  1. Complete the table by writing three actions of the Intolerable Acts. Then take the point of view of a colonist and describe how each action might have hurt you. (pg. 72, p. 6)

Actions of the Intolerable Acts / How Might This Have Hurt You
More soldiers were sent to Boston to make sure colonists followed the laws