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AHAP Preparatory Reading Assignment

CHAPTER 4 (PART II): THE EMPIRE IN TRANSITION

Discuss the sequence of events leading up to the outbreak of the American Revolution and analyze the rationale for
colonial and British actions/reactions.

1. Explain the ideological philosophy that developed in the colonies that would help to justify colonial revolt
against the British.

1. Sugar Act 12. Colonial boycotts

2. Currency Act 13. “Boston Massacre”
3. Stamp Act 14. Paul Revere and Samuel Adams
4. Paxton Boys 15. Virtual vs. actual representation
5. Regulator Movement 16. Committees of Correspondence
6. George Grenville 17. Gaspee Incident
7. Stamp Act Congress 18. Tea Act
8. Sons of Liberty 19. Boston Tea Party
9. Declaratory Act 20. Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
10. Quartering Act 21. First Continental Congress
11. Townshend Act 22. Lexington & Concord

CHAPTER 5: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Essential Questions: Answer the following questions, being sure to address all parts of the task. Responses may not be
in paragraph form. Rather, you should create bullet points, charts, and/or outlines to organize your information.

1. Discuss the factors contributing to the American decision to declare formal independence from the British and
reactions to that decision.
2. Discuss the American advantages and disadvantages during the Revolutionary War.
3. Discuss the British advantages and disadvantages during the Revolutionary War.
4. Describe the major phases of the war and evaluate colonial efforts in each phase.
5. Analyze the reasons for American victory in the Revolutionary War.
6. Summarize the various historical interpretations regarding the significance of the American Revolution. (pgs.
142-143)
7. Analyze the political, social, and economic impacts of the American Revolution.
Vocabulary: Identify the historical significance of the following terms. Each term should be identified on its own flash
card.

1. Olive Branch Petition

2. Common Sense
3. Loyalists
4. Patriots
5. Articles of Confederation
6. George Washington
7. Second Continental Congress
8. Bunker Hill
9. Hessians
10. Valley Forge
11. Benedict Arnold
12. Saratoga
13. Iroquois Confederacy
14. Yorktown
15. Treaty of Paris of 1783
16. Abigail Adams, “remember the ladies”
17. Republican motherhood
18. Homespun
19. Civic virtue
20. Statute of Religious Liberty