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Chapter Review
The American Revolution
BIG IDEAS
1. The tensions between the colonies and Great Britain led to armed conflict.
2. The colonies formally declare their independence from Great Britain.
3. Patriot forces faced many obstacles in the war against Britain.
4. The war spread to the South, where the British were finally defeated.
REVIEWING VOCABULARY, TERMS, AND PEOPLE
Read each clue. Fill in the blank with the term from the word bank that best fits
each clue.
Bunker Hill
Loyalist
minuteman
Marquis de Lafayette
Thomas Paine
Bunker Hill ____________ 1. “I am where the Patriots, out of ammunition,
managed to hold their own against the British.”
What am I?
Thomas Paine __________ 2. “I wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense, which
argued that citizens should be able to make
decisions about their own governments.” Who am
I?
minuteman ____________ 3. "I am a member of the colonist volunteer army that
was ready to respond at a moment’s notice.” Who
am I?
Loyalist _______________ 4. “I am a colonist who felt that the colonies should
not break away from Britain.” What am I?
Marquis de Lafayette ____ 5. “I am a French nobleman who supported the
Patriots.” Who am I?
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Chapter Review
The American Revolution
COMPREHENSION AND CRITICAL THINKING
Read the FALSE statements below. Replace each underlined word with a word
from the word bank to make each sentence TRUE.
Treaty of Paris
Thomas Jefferson
Lexington
Redcoat
1. A nickname that Patriots gave to the British soldiers is Minutemen.
Redcoat ________________________________________________________
2. The “shot heard round the world” was fired in Philadelphia.
Lexington _______________________________________________________
3. Thomas Paine was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson _________________________________________________
4. In the Treaty of Boston, Britain recognized the independence of the United
States.
Treaty of Paris___________________________________________________
REVIEWING THEMES
Read the statements below. Fill in the blank with the theme that best fits each
sentence.
Themes
geography
politics
economics
religion
politics________________ 1. The First Continental Congress gave the
Declaration of Rights to King George III of Britain.
economics _____________ 2. While a large number of colonial men were away
fighting the war, many women ran farms and
businesses.
geography _____________ 3. The forces of Benedict Arnold reached Quebec in
an effort to make Canada part of the American
colonies.
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The American Revolution
Chapter Review
REVIEW ACTIVITY: CARTOON STRIP
Fold a separate piece of paper down the length and then across the width to make
four separate panels. On each of the panels, draw a cartoon to show one of the
following events. You may use stick figures to represent the people in your
cartoons.
• King George III refusing to hear the colonists’ 10 resolutions
• Committee members writing the Declaration of Independence
• "Molly Pitcher" bringing water to thirsty soldiers; John Paul Jones’s sea battle
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