THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Write down 4 facts you learned from the video about the Battle of Lexington.

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Section 1Americans Respond

A. After Lexington and Concord

Colonists prepared for possible British attacks.

Vocabulary

Disarm- To take weapons away from a group.

Militia- a group of citizens who serve as soldiers in a time of war.

B. Americans seize British forts

Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys seized Fort Ticonderoga and Fort Crown Point.

C. The Second Continental Congress

John Hancock was chosen as its president.

Colonists sent a petition to the king.

Vocabulary

Resign- to give up an office or petition.Petition- a written paper asking for a right

or benefit from someone in power.

Quick Vocab Quiz

1. Disarm- A. to give up an office or petition.

2. Militia- B. a group of citizens who serve as soldiers in a time of war.

3. Resign- C. To take weapons away from a group.

4. Petition- D. a written paper asking for a right or benefit from someone in power.

What are the men in the video arguing about?

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Section 2Congress Takes Action

A. Congress

Delegates agreed that congress had the power to declare war.

George Washington as made commander of the American Army; Ben Franklin was named postmaster.

Vocabulary

Interfere- to take part in someone else’s matters in an unwanted way.

Commander- leader of a military group. Plea- asking for somethingPostmaster- person who runs the post

office.

B. Boston’s governor General Gage

Put Boston under complete control of the British Army.

Vocabulary

Pardon- an official statement forgiving someone.

Loyalty- Faithfulness.

C. Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill

The British captured both. But they lost many more men than the

Colonists.

D. Washington recovers Boston

Americans seized Dorchester Heights and could control Boston Harbor.

The British Boston left to the Americans.

Quick Vocab Quiz

1. Interfere- A. an official statement forgiving someone.

2. Commander- B. Faithfulness.3. Plea- C. to take part in

someone else’s matters in an unwanted way.

4. Postmaster- D. leader of a military group.

5. Pardon- E. person who runs the post office.

6. Loyalty- F. asking for something

List 3 important fact about the Battle of Bunker Hill from the video.

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Section 3Fighting Spreads

A. Congress

Was concerned that the British could invade New York.

Vocabulary

Invade- To attack or take over.

B. General Richard Montgomery

Led troops to Quebec, where Americans lost the battle.

Vocabulary

Location- The place where something is positioned.

C. British Loyalists

Were defeated at Moore’s Creek in February 1776 by Americans.

Vocabulary

Loyalists- Americans who supported the king of Great Britain during the American Revolution.

D. Patrick Henry

Was a statesman who said, “Separate and fight! The war has already begun!”

Vocabulary

Orator- A person good at public speaking.Statesman- Someone who knows

government ideas.

E. The Declaration of Independence

Was written by Thomas Jefferson. Delegates disagreed on the slavery

clause, which was removed.

Vocabulary

Clause- A section of a document.Document- An official paper or piece of

writing.

Quick Vocab Quiz

1. Invade- A. The place where something is positioned.

2. Location- B. Someone who knows government ideas.

3. Loyalists- C. An official paper or piece of writing.

4. Orator- D. A person good at public speaking.

5. Statesman- E. Americans who supported the king of Great Britain during

the American Revolution.6. Clause- F. To attack or take over.7. Document- G. A section of a document.

List 3 facts you learned about The Declaration of Independence from the video.

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Section 4The Revolutionary War

A. George Washington

Moved several thousand American soldiers to New York.

Vocabulary

Revolution- Overthrow and replacement of a government.

B. British Preparations

William Howe and Richard Howe arrived at Staten Island in July of 1776.

Americans were driven off Long Island by General Howe’s attack.

C. Nathan Hale

Offered to go behind enemy lines to gain information for General Washington.

Vocabulary

Siege- An army prevents people in a fort or city from leaving in an attempt to capture it.

D. George Washington

Led a retreat across the Hudson River. Defeated the British-hired Hessians in

New Jersey. Defeated three enemy regiments at

Princeton, New Jersey.

Vocabulary

Hessians- A German soldier, paid by the British, to fight the Americans.

Quick Vocab Quiz

1. Revolution- A. A German soldier, paid by the British, to fight the Americans.

2. Siege- B. An army prevents people in a fort or city from leaving in an attempt to capture it.

3. Hessians- C. Overthrow and replacement of a government.

List 4 facts from the video about the Colonial Army.

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Section 5The Turning Point of the War

A. Three Pronged Attack

The British planned to attack New York from Canada, the East, and the South.

British General Burgoyne’s army surrendered to Horatio Gates.

The French decided to help the colonies.

Vocabulary

Isolate- To set apart from others.Three-pronged attack- an attack in 3

different places against an enemy.Proposal- A suggestion for others to

consider.Compromise- A settlement of differences in

which each side gives up some of its demands.

B. Valley Forge

Washington’s troops stayed here after defeats at Brandywine and Germantown.

C. General Howe

Was replaced by Henry Clinton, who evacuated troops because France was sending a fleet of ships to aid the Americans.

Vocabulary

Evacuate- To move away from a dangerous area.

D. American Victories

Washington’s troops successfully fought the British at Monmouth.

George Rogers Clark captured three British forts.

Quick Vocab Quiz

1. Isolate- A. To move away from a dangerous area.

2. Three-pronged attack- B. A suggestion for others to consider.

3. Proposal- C. To set apart from others.

4. Compromise- D. an attack in 3 different places against an enemy.

5. Evacuate- E. A settlement of differences in which each side gives up some of its demands.

List 4 facts from the video that explain the hardships for the Colonial army at Valley

Forge.

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Section 6The British are Defeated

A. The French Fleet

Brought military supplies from Europe. Attacked British ships on their way to

the colonies.

B. American Captain John Paul Jones

Captured the British warship Serapis in 1779.

C. Benedict Arnold

Was an American traitor.

Vocabulary

Convicted- Found guilty of a crime.Traitor- Someone who turns against his or

her country.

D. British Defeat

Lord Cornwallis surrendered on October 19, 1781.

Vocabulary

Sharpshooting- The ability to shoot a gun with great success.

Lure- To attract.Inland- Away from the coast.Occupy- To take control of a place.Redeem- To release from blame.

E. The Treaty of Paris

Signed as recognition of America’s independence on September 3, 1783.

Quick Vocab Quiz

1. Convicted- A. To take control of a place.

2. Traitor- B. To release from blame.

3. Sharpshooting- C. Someone who turns against his or her country.

4. Lure- D. The ability to shoot a gun with great success.

5. Inland- E. Found guilty of a crime.

6. Occupy- F. To attract.

7. Redeem- G. Away from the coast.

List 4 facts from the video describing what happened at the end of the Revolutionary War.

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