1. 6TH GRADE REVIEW
WHO AM I? AND WHAT AM I?

2. Who Am I?
 I led the Continental Army during the
American Revolutionary War

3. I Am…
George Washington

4. Who Am I?
 I supported independence during the
American Revolutionary War
 I was a writer
 I wrote poems and plays supporting
independence from England
 I was a former slave

5. I Am…
Phyllis Wheatley

6. Who Am I?
 I was an outspoken member of the House of
Burgesses
 I inspired colonial patriotism with my
speeches
 I declared “Give me liberty or give me
death!”

7. I Am…
Patrick Henry

8. Who Am I?
I was the major author of an
important document
My document outlined the
grievances of the colonists
against the King of England

9. I Am…
Thomas Jefferson

10. Who Am I?
I was involved in the American
Revolutionary War
I opposed the colonies gaining
their independence
I was the King of England

11. I Am…
King George III

12. Who Am I?
 I was a Patriot during the American
Revolutionary War
 I gave colonists advanced warning of
British arrival
 I am often quoted as saying “The
British are coming!” on my nighttime
ride

13. I Am…
Paul Revere

14. Who Am I?
I was as prominent member of the
Continental Congress
I helped frame the Declaration of
Independence

15. I Am…
Benjamin Franklin

16. Who Am I?
I fought during the
Revolutionary War
I fought for the British Army
I surrendered to George
Washington at Yorktown

17. I Am…
Lord Cornwallis

18. What Am I?
 People have certain “unalienable rights” to life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
(Unalienable rights are rights that cannot be
taken away.)
 People establish government to protect those
rights.
 Government derives power from the people
 People have a right and a duty to change a
government that violates their rights.

19. I Am……
 Key Philosophies in the Declaration of
Independence

20. Who Am I?
I championed the cause of
independence during the
American Revolutionary War

21. I Am…
John Adams

22. WHAT AM I?
Occurred in 1774
Delegates from all the colonies met
The delegates discussed problems
with England and promoted
independence

23. I Am…
 The First Continental Congress
Carpenters Hall, where the first
Continental Congress took place

24. What Am I?
 War between England and France
 Fought over land in the Ohio River
Valley
 England would go on to tax the
colonists to pay for this war

25. I Am…
 The French and Indian War

26. What Am I?
Occurred in 1775
Happened in Massachusetts
Site of the first armed conflict of
the Revolutionary War

27. I Am…
Lexington and Concord

28. What Am I?
 States that people establish government to
protect their rights
 Government derives power from the people
 People have a right to change a government
that violates their rights
 States people have unalienable rights to life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
 Inspired by John Locke
 Thomas Jefferson was the major author

29. I Am…
The Declaration of Independence

30. What Am I?
 Happened during the Revolutionary
War
 Boston
 1770
 Colonists were shot after taunting
British soldiers

31. I Am…
Boston Massacre

32. What Am I?
 Occurred during the Revolutionary
War
 1773
 Led by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere
 Patriots threw tea into Boston Harbor
to protest tea taxes

33. I Am…
The Boston Tea Party

34. What Am I?
Battle during the Revolutionary
War
1777
 Turning point of the war
Americans won

35. I Am..
Battle of Saratoga

36. What Am I?
 Revolutionary War event
 1781
 Happened in Virginia
 American and French forces defeated the
forces of Lord Cornwallis
 Marked the end of the Revolutionary War

37. I Am…
Surrender at Yorktown

38. What Am I?
1783
Document
England recognized American
independence
Treaty

39. I Am…
Treaty of Paris

40. What Am I?
 Specific time period
 War
 1775-1781
 Americans fought against the British
 Fought for independence

41. I Am…
Revolutionary War

42. What Am I?
 Men and women who did not have
money for passage to the colonies
 Agreed to work without pay for the
person who paid for their passage
 Were free at the end of their contract

43. I Am…
Indentured Servant

44. What Am I?
 Appalachian Mountains  Cash crops
 Piedmont  Wood products
 Atlantic Ocean
 Small farms
 Coastal Plain
 Slavery
 Good harbors
 Rivers  Indentured servants
 Humid Climate  Few cities/schools
 Large farms/plantations  Church of England
 Counties

45. I Am…
 Southern Colonial Region

46. What Am I?
Worked as caretakers, house
workers, homemakers
Could not vote
Had few chances for education

47. I Am…
Women in Colonial America

48. What Am I?
 Appalachian  Unskilled and
Mountains skilled workers and
 Coastal lowlands fishermen
(harbors and bays)  Villages and cities
 Rich farmlands  Varied and diverse
 Moderate climate lifestyles
 Livestock and grain  Diverse religions
 Trading  Market towns

49. I Am…
 Mid-Atlantic/Middle Colonies

50. What Am I?
 Lived predominately in the South
 Relied on indentured servants or slaves
for labor
 Were educated in some cases
 Had a rich social culture

51. I Am…
 Large landowner in Colonial America
Great Hopes Plantation in
Williamsburg

52. What Am I?
 Were captured in Africa
 Shipped to the colonies
 Owned as property for life with no
rights
 Often born into their situation

53. I Am…
Slaves

54. What Am I?
Worked as craftsmen in towns and
on plantations
Lived in small villages and cities

55. I Am…
Artisans in Colonial America

56. What do you know?
 Which of the following Colonial Protesters, 1773
took place before the
event shown in this
picture?
 A The signing of the
Declaration of
Independence
 B The meeting of the First
Continental Congress
 C The Stamp Act
 D The Battle of Saratoga

57. Answer
C The Stamp Act

58. What Do You Know?
 What was the most important result of
the 1783 Treaty of Paris?
 A Britain gained American territory.
 B France agreed to fight with the Americans.
 C Britain recognized American
independence.
 D France decided to trade with the
Americans.

59. Answer
C Britain recognized American
independence

60. What Do You Know?
 By the mid 1700s, American colonists were
unhappy with English rule because —
 A England refused to protect them from the
French
 B they thought the British king was weak
 C England would not buy colonial-made goods
 D they had no representation in Parliament

61. Answer
 D they had no representation in Parliament

62. What Do You Know?
 England passed the Stamp Act in
the colonies to —
 F raise money to pay for a war
 G take control of foreign trade
 H put governors in total control
 J give people the right to vote

63. Answer
F raise money to pay for a war

64. What Do You Know?
 What contribution did Phyllis Wheatley
make to the American Revolution?
 A She wrote poems that supported
independence.
 B She helped African Americans escape to
freedom.
 C She taught soldiers in the Continental
Army.
 D She served as a member of the colonial
legislature.

65. Answer
A She wrote poems that supported
independence.