Things to know for test!!

You need to know the importance of the following:

1763 - The Proclamation Act of 1763
1764- Sugar Act
1765 - Stamp Act
1767 - Townshend Act
1770 - Boston Massacre
1773 - Tea Act
1773- Boston Tea Pary
1774 - Intolerable Acts

1st and 2nd Continental Congress

April 1775 - Lexington and Concord (see important battles listed on Friday)

People: Sam Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Ben Franklin. George Washington, Nathaniel Greene, Daniel Morgan, Benedict Arnold, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, Johnny Burgoyne, General Howe, General Cornwallis, Horatio Gates, Charles Lee. 

1) What rebel leaders does Paul Revere ride at midnight to warn? 
2) In detail, describe how the battle of Concord looked?
3) Why was the Revolutionary War the most important event in U.S. History?
4) How many cities over 10,000 where there in America at the time of the Revolution?
5) Describe the country before the Revolutionary War? Why might not we, in the 21st century, recognize it?
6) Why was James Otis important?
7) What was Samuel Adams known for?
8) Describe the Patriotic Leaders.
9) What percent of the population, according to John Adams, wanted liberty?
10) Discuss how the events of the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party lead to the Revolutionary War.

THINGS TO KNOW FROM THIS WEEKS READING


1) What was the 1st constitution? What powers did it give the government?
2) What was the paradox of the war (at least from Britain's point of view)?
3) What was Washington's main strength as a commander? Why did he win the war?
4) What were the four points of the Peace of Paris - as laid out by John Adams?
5) Why did slavery increase during the revolution? 
6) Who were the big losers of the war (name three)? List what they lost and explain why they are the biggest losers.
7) What happened to the Loyalists in America after the war.
8) What were the most important battles of the war. Why do you think they are the most important? (Note battles is plural).
9) List at least five reasons why the Americans won.
10) List the importance of the following people in the cause of the Revolution.
A) Thomas Paine
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) John Adams
D) Samuel Adams
E) John Hancock
F) George Washington
G) James Otis
H) Benjamin Franklin
I) Benedict Arnold (think beyond his treason)
J) Patrick Henry
K) Alexander Hamilton 
11) Who was Molly Pitcher?
12) Why did the British strategy for the war make little sense?
13) How did the British fail to win the war in 1776? Who was the General in charge?
14) "America was already developing the notion that all were entitled to the best if they worked hard enough, that aiming high was not only morally acceptable but admirable." Discuss the importance of this statement. 
15) Who were the two most important people involved with the push towards a new constitution? 
16) Give examples of how the Articles of Confederation failed.
17) In your option why would some people prefer State rights over a strong Central government. What are the arguments for both sides?
18) What is a nomiocracy? How do you feel about this term connected with the U.S. government?
19) What were the three compromises on the Constitution? Which one of these seems the strangest to you?
20) What is the irony about the President vs. a King as example by Johnson?


You will also need to know the French and Indian War. And essential questions on Benedict Arnold, Ticonderoga and Saratoga.

Battles you should know:

Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
Long Island
Trenton
Brandywine
Germantown
Monmouth
Charlestown
Stanwix
Bennington
Saratoga
Camden
Kings Mountain
Cowpins
Guilford Courthouse
Yorktown