Differentiated Learning Intentions

Students must be able to: Students should be able to: Students could be able to:
*Explore the Nature of *Examine the state of *Design a protest poster
History and the job of the America in 1750 illustrating one of the causes
historian *Create a timeline of the of the American Revolution
*Explore the causes of the course of the war *Outline the strengths and
American Revolution weaknesses of the British
*Examine the course of the and Continental armies
American Revolution *Assess the consequences of
*Examine the consequences the American Revolution
of the American Revolution
Key words
• Colonies
• Governor
• Assembly
• Navigation Acts
• The Seven Years War
• The Stamp Act
• The Boston Massacre (Boston tea Party)
• Taxation
• Propaganda
• Declaration of Independence
 America in 1750
• 13 colonies in North America.
• Ruled by Great Britain.
• Each colony had its own
assembly and governor, who
represented the King or
Queen of England.

Founding on the
Thirteen Colonies
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• Between 1750 and 1770 the
population grew rapidly. From
1,170,760 to 2,148,076.
• This happened because of ->
-High birth rate
-Low death rate
-Immigration -> Ulster-Scots,
Germans, English, African
slaves
• There were only 5 large towns;
1. Philadelphia
2. New York
3. Boston
4. Newport
5. Charleston
• Most colonists lived on farms (plantations).
• Relations between the American colonies and Britain grew worse
during the 18th century, eventually resulting in the American
Revolution.
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Causes of the American Revolution Worksheet

1. The Navigation Acts

• These Acts stated that American
products like sugar, cotton and
tobacco, could only be sold through
England (England was acting as a
middleman).
• This meant increased wealth for
England.
• These laws led to widespread
smuggling by the Americans and
clashes with the English.
2. The Seven Years’ War and
British Debt
• During the Seven Years’ War,
Britain and Americans
combined to fight the French,
who had colonies in Canada
and America.
• War is expensive and
increased national debt.
• Americans were taxed to
cover the cost of fighting.
3. More taxation.
• The Quartering Act: local towns and
villages had to provide housing and
food for any British soldiers based
there.
• The Sugar Act: tax on sugar imports.
• The Stamp Act: Americans had to pay
for newspapers and legal documents
to be stamped by government officials.
• A group called the Sons of Liberty
organised the burning of these stamps
and many stamp officials were
attacked.
• Many colonists believed there should
be ‘no taxation without
representation’.
4. The Boston Massacre
and the Boston Tea Party.
• The Boston Massacre:
American protestors
called Patriots were
protesting against taxes
on imported goods
such as tea.
The protestors shouted at
and threw stones and
snowballs at English
soldiers.
The soldiers opened fire
and killed five people.
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• The Boston Tea Party: The British Boston Tea
government allowed the East India Party
Company (English company) to sell tea
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directly to the Americas without tax. effect,
American tea importers had to pay tax. This solution
led to further protests.
• In December 1773, colonists dressed as
Native Americans dumped 342 crates of tea
from British ships into Boston Harbour. This
was called the Boston Tea Party.
• The British government imposed the
Intolerable Acts on Boston as a result, e.g.
Boston Port was closed until the East India
Company had been repaid for the spilt tea.
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Recap
- The Navigation Acts stated that
A)-products like metal, wool and tobacco could only be sold through
America
B)Products like sugar, meat and tea could only be sold through England
C)products like sugar, cotton and tobacco could only be sold through
England
The Seven Year War lasted how many years?
a) 7
b) 17
c) 70

During the Seven Year War Britain and America joined together to fight
against the who?
a) Spanish
b) German
c) French
What was the stamp Act?
a) local towns and villages had to provide housing
and food for any British soldiers based there.
b) tax on sugar imports.
c) Americans had to pay for newspapers and legal
documents to be stamped by government
officials
What was the Quartering Act?
a) local towns and villages had to provide housing
and food for any British soldiers based there.
b) tax on sugar imports.
c) Americans had to pay for newspapers and legal
documents to be stamped by government
officials
What was the Sugar Tax?
a) local towns and villages had to provide housing
and food for any British soldiers based there.
b) tax on sugar imports.
c) Americans had to pay for newspapers and legal
documents to be stamped by government
officials
How many people were massacred at
the Boston massacre?
a)5
b)50
c)500
What happened at
the Boston Tea
Party?
The course of the War
1. 1775; Lexington and Concord -> British General Gage heard that the
Americans were storing weapons and ammunition in Concord, near
Boston.
800 British troops were sent to destroy the weapons.
A. British were attacked at Lexington but fought their way through to
Concord.
B. British were defeated at Concord.
C. British were forced back to Boston.
B

C
 2. The Battle of Bunker Hill -> Americans
lost but were inspired by how well they
fought against the British redcoats.
3. Tom Paine published Common Sense in
1776. This encouraged the colonists to
fight for independence.
4. At the second Continental Congress
(meeting of representatives from the 13
colonies) George Washington was
Miss Stout's appointed commander-in-chief of the
History Class
George
Continental (American) army.
Washington
5. On the 4th of July 1776, the
Continental Congress passed the
Declaration of Independence. This
was written by Thomas Jefferson and
stated that ‘all men are created
equal’.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb7MI8NQLoo
 6. 1776 -> Washington forced the
British out of Boston.
7. 1776 -> Washington ordered an
unsuccessful invasion of Canada.
8. Washington was defeated in
New York during the Battle of Long
Island.
9. He retreated to Pennsylvania
and his army got smaller as many
soldiers deserted.
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12. Winter 1777 -> after the British captured Philadelphia, Washington
retreated to Valley Forge. Half the army deserted, and thousands died.
The small group that remained were well trained by a German officer
called Von Steuben.
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10. Washington then defeated the British in Trenton and Princeton.
11. 1777 was an important turning point in the war.
• Horatio Gates forced a large British army to surrender at the Battle of
Saratoga.
• France, Spain and Holland joined the war on the American side. They
provided money, men and ships.
• Marquis de Lafayette, a French general, started fighting for America.

In 2002 Lafayette became the fifth person

in U.S. history to be granted honorary
citizenship.

Lafayette named his son Georges

Washington de La Fayette
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13. 1778-81 -> the war continued
with victories for both sides.
14. 1781 -> Cornwallis, the British
commander, was surrounded by
Washington’s forces by land and a
French fleet at sea and was forced
to surrender at Yorktown.
15. 1783 -> The Treaty of Paris.
Britain finally recognized the
independence of her former
colonies.
This gave America the land
between the Atlantic Ocean and
the Mississippi River.

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The consequences of the American
Revolution
1. The United States of
America was
founded.
• The new state
expanded as far as the
Mississippi river which
led to clashes with the
Native Americans who
lived there.
2. The American
Constitution
created a federal
government
structure. This
created the three
branches of
government:
legislative,
executive, and
judicial.
3. The Declaration
of Independence
states that ‘all men
are created equal’
but this did not
include slaves,
women, or Native
Americans.
• These groups
were inspired to
campaign for
equality.
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Americans inspired
French people to
challenge their king,
Louis XVI.
5. In Ireland, Wolfe
Tone and the United
Irishmen, were inspired
by the American and
French Revolutions to
fight for full
independence from
Britain.
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