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U.S. History- Ch. 5-6 Study Focus
Ch. 5: Road to Independence
A. What problems did the British
face in North American after the
French & Indian War?
B. What new laws were passed by
the British and why did the American colonists object to them?
1. State two reasons why the relations
between the British and the colonists
began to deteriorate.
2. Compare and contrast various
methods of protest used by the colonists against the King and Parliament.
3. Who were the Daughters of Liberty?
C. Why did Boston colonists and
British soldiers clash in the Boston
Massacre?
1. What factors contributed to the
Boston Massacre?
2. How does propaganda affect a
community and/or how can it be used
to influence the outcome of a government policy?
D. How did the British government
try to maintain its control over the
colonies following the Boston Tea
Party?
E. What happened at the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia?
1. Name three key delegates in con-
gress during this time period.
2. Identify key Revolutionary leaders
F. How did the colonists meet
British soldiers in their first
armed clash?
1. What was the purpose of the militia?
2. Identify the importance of the
battles of Lexington/Concord and
Breeds Hill/Bunker Hill.
G. What happened at the 2nd
Continental Congress?
1. What was the Olive Branch Petition and why was it important?
2. What role did Thomas Paine have
on the call for independence?
H. Why did the delegates draft
the Declaration of Independence?
1. What was a Preamble to the Declaration of Independence and how
is it a reflection of Enlightenment
philosophy?
2. Understand the concept of
“contract theory of law” – John
Locke
Essay Topics
13. Tea Act
• Underline your thesis
statement
1. To what extent was
the Boston Massacre a
massacre , a propaganda
tool and a justified action?
2. How were the Coercive Acts intolerable to
the colonists?
3. How were the actions
of the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress a challenge to British control
of their colonies?
4. What was the purpose
of the Declaration of Independence and how was
it a reflection of Enlightenment ideals?
• Essays will be written in class. In
advance and as a class we will select the topic which will be written
in class the day after the scheduled
exam.
Know the following People, Places, Things, Events, Concepts
1. writs of assistance
2. Sugar Acts
3. James Otis
4. Stamp Act
5. Patrick Henry
6. nonimportation agreements
7. Declaratory Acts
8. Townshend Acts
9. Sons of Liberty
10. Daughters of Liberty
11, Boston Massacre
12. committee of correspondence
• Pre-AP students will
prepare all essays. One
essay will be selected
randomly and written the
day of the essay
14. Boston Tea Party
25. John Jay
15. Intolerable / Coercive Acts
26. John Adams
16. Battles of Lexington
27. Samuel Adams
& Concord
28. John Hancock
17. Paul Revere
29. Continental Congress
18. William Dawes
30. Olive Branch Petition
19. Patriots
31. Thomas Paine
20. loyalists
32. Second Continental
21. Fort Ticonderoga
Congress
22. minutemen
33. Declaration of
23 Battle of Bunker Hill
Independence
34. Preamble
24. George Washington
Ch. 6: The American Revolution
A. Recognize the comparative
strengths and weaknesses of the
British and Patriot forces during
the first year and a half of the
American Revolution.
1. What were the political, economics, geographic and social advantages and disadvantages of both sides
in the American Revolution?
2. What were the roles of Patriots
& Loyalists in the war?
3. Where did the Patriots look for
support?
4. How did the war change the role
of women?
B. Discuss the pros and cons of
an alliance with a foreign nation.
1. Why was Valley Forge important
to eventual patriot success?
2. What role did the British Navy in
the war?
3. Where did the British concentrate their war efforts? Was this
an effective strategy?
4. What was the economics effect
of blockades?
5. Were “privateers” a source of
pride for the Americans?
6. How did the battle at King’s Mountain change people’s attitudes towards the war.
7. What was the impact of the Battle
of Yorktown on the eventual patriot
victory?
8. Why was the Treaty of Paris a
triumph for the Americans?
C. Discuss the importance of the
colonies being recognized as a nation.
1. What were the advantages that
allowed the American army to defeat
the British military?
Essay Topics
• Essays will be written in class.
In advance and as a class we will
select the topic which will be
written in class the day after the
scheduled exam.
• Pre-AP students will prepare all
essays. One essay will be selected
randomly and written the day of
the essay.
• Underline your thesis statement
1. How did the advantages and disadvantages of both sides impact the
outcome of the war?
2. To what extent did war strategy
and foreign involvement play a role in
the outcome of the war?
3. How did women contribute to the
eventual patriot victory?
4. What was the importance of
Lexington & Concord, Saratoga and
Yorktown in the war?
Know the following People, Places, Things, Events, Concepts
1. Molly Pitcher
2. mercenaries
3. Hessians
4. Margaret Corbin
5. Deborah Sampson
6. General William How
7. Battle of Long Island
8. Nathan Hale
9. Lemuel Hayes
10. Peter Salem
11. Battle of Trenton
12. Battle of Princeton
13. Benedict Arnold
14. General John Burgoyne
15. Green Mountain Boys
16. General Horatio Gates
17. Battle of Saratoga
18. Benjamin Banneker
19. Benjamin Franklin
20. Bernardo de Galvez
21. Valley Forge
22. Marquis de Lafayette
24. Thaddeus Kosciusko
25. Casimir Pulaski
26. Friederich von Steuben
27. Juan de Miralles
28. Judith Sargeant Murray
29. Abigail Adams
30. Joseph Brandt
31. Henry Hamilton
32. privateers
33. blockade
34. John Paul Jones
35. HMS Serapis
36. USS Bonhomme Richard
37. Charles Town
38. General Charles Cornwallis
29. Battle of Camden
30, guerilla warfare
31. Francis Marion
32. Battle of Vincennes
33. Battle of Cahokia
34. Battle of Kaskaskia
25. Battle of Kings Mountain
26. Nathaniel Greene
27. Battle of Cowpens
28. Guilford Courthouse
29. Battle of Yorktown
30. Admiral Francios de Grasse
31. General Comte de
Rochambeau
32. Treaty of Paris 1783
33. Newburgh Conspiracy
34. Washington’s Farewell