Here is your homework assignment for this evening, October 15th. The assignment is due on MONDAY.
1. Preview Chapter 8 by reading the Chapter Notes. Highlight the chapter notes. Take what you've highlighted, and rewrite that information on to an index card.
2. READ and OUTLINE Chapter 8 in The American Pageant.
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Chapter Outlines:
Washington was chosen to be the general in the war.
Bunker hill was the turning point of the war.
Thomas Paine whites and preaches common sense, a piece of literature which explains our side of the war and why we shouldnt be known as a part of england.
Thomas Jefferson and others wrote signed and approved the declaration of independance.
The americans were known as the Patriots and the British were known as the Redcoats.
Boston was evacuated in 1776.
The french helped the Patriots when they saw that we had a good chance of winning the war.
Identifications:
Second Continental Congress: a convention of delegates from the colonies
Hessians: Germans in service with England.
Thomas Paine/Common Sense: a piece of literature to explain why one country shouldn’t own another.
George Washington: General chosen to fight in the war.
Baron Von Steuban: General of continental army.
John Burgoyne: British officer.
Benedict Arnold: General during the war.
Treaty of Paris, 1783: Great Britain signed treaties with France, Spain and the Dutch Republic and the United States.
Battle of Trenton: a battle on 12/26/1776
Battles of Lexington and Concord: were the first military engagements of the war.
Battle of Saratoga: Turning point of the war
Battle of Yorktown: The last battle of the war.
Articles of Confederation: The first constitution of the united states
1. Why was George Washington chosen as general of the American army? He fought in the French and Indian war in the past.
2. George III "slammed the door on all hope of reconciliation." He had a much bigger army and better guns as well as more money.
3. Did the fighting go well for Americans before July of 1776? Explain. Yes the fighting went well. That same year the statue of liberty as given as a gift to the americns.
4. Why was Common Sense important? It is important because it explained why one country shouldn’t own another.
6. What does the Declaration of Independence say? It explains how America wants to be its own country and no longer wants to be a part of England.
7. What kinds of people were Loyalists? The people who maintain establishment in government.
8. What happened to Loyalists after the war? They remained where they had been living
9. What happened to Loyalists during the war? They remained where they had lived
10. Why did the Americans win the battle of Saratoga? Why was it significant? The battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the war.
11. Why did the French help America win independence? They realized we had a good chance of winning.
12. Why was foreign aid so important to the American cause? We had little strength and money.
13. Would an American Patriot, reading news of the war in 1780, have been happy about the way the war was going? Explain. Yes because past the battle of Saratoga we started to take the lead in the war.
14. Was frontier fighting important in the outcome of the war? Most of the war took place this way.
15. If the war did not end at Yorktown, then why was it important? Yorktown was the final major battle of the American Revolution.
16. What did America gain and what did it concede in the Treaty of Paris? We were no longer a part of England.
1) George Washington was chosen as general of the American army because he had a lot of experience in battles, including the French and Indian war.
2)George slammed the door on all hope of reconciliation because he had the reputation, back up, artilllery and the source that garunteed his victory.
3) the fighting went well for Americans efore July of 1776 becausethe americans had received the statue of liberty as the gift.
4) Common sense was important because it had a solid foundation of laws, such as how one country shouldn't own another.
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6) the declaration of indepenence talks about the independence of america and separation from england.
7) loyalists were those who stoop up for the government, no matter the cause.
8) the loyalists never gave up their stance even after the war.
9) again, the loyalists never gave up their stance during the war also.
10) the americans won the battle of saratoga because they had the motivation, the resources,the army, artillery, and most importantly the most powerful man in that continent.
11) French helped America win independence because they foresaw our victory and took advantage of the knowledge.
12) foreign aid was very important because America needed a lot of money and support for the war.
13) American patriot would have been happy because after the 1760s and 1770s America had gained the upper hand.
14) frontier fighting took a vital role in the outcome of the war because most wars took place in that fashion.
15) even though the war did not end in Yorktown, it was considered an important battle site because it was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
16) American gained freedom and conceded in the treaty of paris because American was no longer in the property of England.
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