The American Revolution! This was a project where we redo a section of the textbook that's why it looks like a textbook! 17 pages

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Figure 1 American military commander general George Washington
leads the Continental Army in the Battle of Princeton during the American
Revolutionary War, in Princeton, New Jersey, on January 3, 1777. Why
are the clouds drawn like bomb explosions?
American Revolution
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2. April 19, 1775, in Lexington, the
Americans and the British exchanged
gunfire.
“It’s the Redcoats” said one, “Lots
of them!”
All of a sudden, there is a gunshot.
Who had made this shot? It was the
Redcoats. After the first shot, some
charged forward, but all was like a
mass until the British Commander
came and forced his soldiers to back up
and leave. That was “the shot heard
round the world”, indicating the well
known start of the American
Revolution.
Chapter Focus Question
How did American Revolution
change the Thirteen Colonies?
The American Revolution
changed the world. It paved a
way for other revolutions
such as the French
Revolution. The revolution
ended with the “birth” of a
new nation, and one that
would later on become one
of the most important in the
world.
Here are some questions to
help you read the sections.
● What were the
dissatisfaction in the
colonies?
● How did the relationship
with Britain lead the
Thirteen Colonies to revolt?
● How did the revolution
change British North
America?
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What made the colonies
dissatisfied?
After the Seven Years War, the British
had not only protected the Thirteen
Colonies, but they also had won.
Unfortunately, British victory came at a
cost of £60 million. Britain was now
broke, and in a lot of debt. They had to
come up with some way to repay it, so
they went to ask the colonies. However,
the colonies did not give money to the
British, and therefore the British had to
get money in other way → taxing.
Fun fact:
Paul Revere said
"the Redcoats are
coming" because
if he said "the
British are
coming" it would
cause confusion
because
everyone was
British.
Taxing

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The Sugar act was published on April 5,
1764, and took effect on September 29. The
Sugar Act cut the duty on foreign sugar,
molasses, and other imported products per
gallon. It remained subject to a heavily
enforced tax, and all foreign rum was
forbidden from entering the country.
Rum: a liquor
distilled from
sugar.
The Sugar Act (1764 - 1766)
On March 22, 1765, the British
Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which
required the colonists to pay a tax,
represented by a stamp, on various forms of
paper, such as documents and even playing
cards if they were stamped (and they will be
stamped!)
The Stamp Act (March 1765 -1766)
A funny comic
(video) about
the Stamp Act
You will not
believe this:
If you buy a 200
page book, you
will have to pay
200 pages worth
of stamps…
Primary source
quote:
Benjamin
Franklin, a
Founding Father
of the United
States, wrote in
1766: “The Stamp
Act would have to
be imposed by
force.”

5. The parliament passed the
Townshend Acts, which put taxes on
glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
The Townshend Acts (June-July 1767-1770)
The Boston Massacre was a
violent riot that took place on King
Street in Boston on March 5, 1770. It
began as a street brawl between
American colonists and a lone British
soldier, but swiftly turned into a
chaotic bloodbath. The anti-British
attitude was stoked by the fight, and
opened the path for the American
Revolution.
The Boston Massacre (March 1770)
Riot: a violent
disturbance of
the peace.
Brawl: a rough
or noisy fight or
quarrel.
Chaotic: in a
state of total
confusion and
disorder.

6. On December 16, 1773, at
Griffin's Wharf in Boston,
Massachusetts, the Boston Tea Party,
a 3-hour protest rally, took place.
Bored and angered by Britain's
"taxation without representation,"
American colonists threw 342 chests
of tea brought by the British East India
Company into the bay. But, the
colonists had to pay the tea money
enventry.
The Boston Tea Party (December 1773, 3h)
The Battles of Lexington and
Concord were the first military
engagements of the American
Revolutionary War. The battles were
fought on April 19, 1775, in
Middlesex County, Province of
Massachusetts Bay, within the towns
of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln,
Menotomy, and Cambridge.
Lexington and Concord (April 1775)
Did you know:
the organisms
that lived there
eat lots of tea…

7. On October 18, 1775, the British
Navy bombarded and burned the town
of Falmouth (known nowadays as
Portland, Maine).
British attacks on coastal towns (October
1775-January 1776)
Bombarded:
attacked a place
by bomb or
similar things.
Think about this:
after reading all
the things that
made them
dissatisfied, was
peace even an
option?

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The Thirteen Colonies
The 13 colonies were established in
North America by Great Britain during
the 17th century. The colonies were
established to harvest raw materials,
such as lumber, fur and fish, necessary
for British’s growing empire.
They began fighting the American
Revolution and formed the United States
of America by declaring full
independence in July 1776.
The Boston Massacre and the
Boston Tea Party showed the colonists'
increasing dissatisfaction with British
rule in the colonies.
Fun Fact
The 13 colonies that
became the United
States in some ways
were more different
from they were alike.

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Continental
Congress :
Served as the
government of
the 13 colonies.
King George III:
King of both Great
Britain and Ireland
during the American
Revolution.
The Continental Congress
pronounced the Declaration of
Independence, the pronouncement
adopted by the Second Continental
Congress meeting, on July 4, 1776.
It enumerated the reasons the Founding
Fathers felt compelled to break from the
rule of King George III and parliament
to start a new nation.
France bitterly resented its loss in
the Seven Years’ War and sought
revenge, and in 1783 joined the war on
the side of the colonists, helping the
Continental Army conquer the British
at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.
The Treaty of Paris was signed in
Paris by America and British
Representatives on September 3, 1783.
It formally ended the American
Revolution and formally recognized the
America as an independent nation. It
was very favourable to America with
Great Britain making major
concessions.

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The Thirteen Colonies’
relationship with England
Their relationship with England
was quite complicated, since the
American colonies were part of the
Britain when they were first formed.
American colonists viewed
themselves as British citizens and
subjects of King George III. They
were closely tied through trade
because the American colonies had to
rely on Britain for supplies and goods.
However, they also wanted to be free
from Britain, which is the reason
why they had a war. They wanted
to be free because of unfair taxes
and how being controlled by the
British made the Americans more
poor.
Colonies:
Country or area
under the full or
partly political
control of another
country, typically a
distant country.
Primary source from Britannica
The 13 colonies can be grouped
into three regions: New
England, Southern, and Middle.
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Women in the revolution
During the revolution, many women
followed their husbands into the Continental
Army and were known as camp followers. They
did the laundry, the cooking, mended clothes and
provided medical assistance on the battlefield. It
was illegal for women to serve in military units,
but a woman named Deborah Sampson became a
soldier by disguising herself as a man.
One woman named Molly Pitcher, also
known as Mary Hays, brought water to the
soldiers and fought on the battlefield when her
husband could no longer fight. She wasn’t the
only woman who fought on the battlefield.
Camp followers:
Civilians, often
the wives or
children of
soldiers, who
follow armies
from place to
place, providing
service the
military does not
supply.
Painting of Sybil
Ludington, a 16 year
old girl who rode
horseback for 40
hours at night in the
pouring rain to warn
her father’s troops
that the British were
attacking the town of
Danbury.

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Other women stayed home and ran
households, businesses and farms, and
peacefully protested against taxes on
imported goods from Britain like textiles by
weaving and spinning cloth to make their
own clothes. This was called the homespun
movement. Some also organized boycotts
against British products like tea, wrote
poems and plays about the revolution, spied
on the British and participated in food riots
and raids on storehouses.
Boycott:
A form of non
violent protest
that includes
withdrawing from
commercial or
social relations
with a country, an
organization or a
person.
On October 19, 1781, British General
Charles Cornwallis surrendered in
Yorktown, where he and his army waited for
supply ships to arrive. However, the plan
was obstructed when about 17,000 American
and French troops surrounded the city. After
another month of battle with roughly 800
dead or wounded, a British officer waves a
white handkerchief. A discussion was passed
in Paris where The Treaty of Paris was
signed on September 3, 1783, thus officially
ending the American Revolution.
Think about it:
What does the
white
handkerchief
mean?

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Native Americans
In the American Revolution most of the
Natives communities tried to remain neutral.
However, as the war went on, most of them
have to make the decision of which side to
support. All the communities had different
decisions, some decided to join the rebel side,
while others joined the British side.
Celebrating America’s independence, the
Native Americans were forced to move, since
the British ceded to the new nation all British
territory east of the Mississippi and south of
Canada. The Native Americans who lived
there chose to side with the British to block off
further white settlement. When the white
settlers settled in the acquired territory, many
of them believed that all the Natives had
supported the British in the war, so they
treated the Native Americans harshly.
However, when the Natives fought against the
United States, they got little support from their
former British allies.
Ceded: Give
up (territory or
power)
Think about it:
“The white
settlers” who?
Natives: We supported the British in this war. ヽì_íノ
The Americans: You supported the British??? We now are going to be
very harsh on you, traitors! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
Natives: Britain, help! We helped you, and now please help us?! ╥_╥/
British: k, you supported us but whatever. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Natives: ♨_♨

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The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown, also
known as The Siege of Yorktown, was
the final major battle of the
Revolutionary War. British General
Cornwallis and his army had fought in
a string of battles when they retreated
to Yorktown, Virginia, where they
began fortifying the location until
British reinforcements showed up.
Originally, General Washington had
planned an attack on New York, but
instead, he joined with French General
Comte de Rochambeau’s troops and
started marching to Yorktown in
spring. One reason was that French
Admiral
Fortify: provide
(a place) with
defensive
works as
protection
against attack.

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Francois Joseph Paul and Marquis de
Grasse Tilly’s French fleet of 24 ships
had blocked off the Chesapeake Bay
instead of going to New York, which
would stop the British reinforcements
from rescuing Cornwallis’s army.
Surrounding the British fort, the army
of 17,000 troops attacked the enemy
and on October 19th, 1781, Cornwallis
surrendered and the Articles of
Capitulation were signed. America has
won.
Articles of
Capitulation:
terms for the
surrender of
Cornwallis’s
British army.
A painting
celebrating The
Battle of Yorktown as
a whole. The
gesturing figure
representing General
Rochambeau with
General Washington
to his left.

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Aftermath
America faced many changes after
the revolution. The rising population,
evolving government and continuously
changing economy all added to the
insecurity in America.
Although there were new
opportunities in trade, new banks and
corporations created more accessible
ways to borrow money, which made
many currencies lose value and
businesses fail. Congress also struggled
with getting enough money for war
debts and governmental costs. The
government also had many changes like
learning how to become independent,
writing constitutions and more civilians
participating in politics.
Of course, not every colonist was
satisfied. About one-fifth of the
population was still loyalists and
fighting within the country. Over time,
many either went back to Britain or
moved to Canada.
Loyalist (Tories):
American
colonists who
stayed loyal to
the British Crown
during the
Revolution.

17. Chapter questions
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1. What do you think if this revolution were to be called “The Revolution of
Mind?
1. Do you think the American Revolution was a Revolutionary war for the
British? For the Americans? For the rest of the world?
1. Which one of the taxes do you think is the most reasonable for the British?
For the Colones? And least reasonable?
1. Which one of the taxes helped to pull Britain's debts back?
1. Why was Deborah Sampson so important to the American Revolution? How
did she contribute to the American Revolution?
1. Did American and British had a good relationship with each other? Why or
why not? Support your answer with evidence!
1. Why was the
British army
called the
“Red Coats”?
1. What would
happen if this
revolution didn’t
occur?