9. Find out the year when the following events took place and then put them in chronological order on a timeline in your copybook, starting with the earliest.
• The Declaration of Independence • The Battle of Yorktown • The Stamp Act • George Washington becomes US President • The Townshend Acts
• The Battle of Yorktown • The Boston Tea Party • The Sons of Liberty • The French Revolution • Valley Forge • Campaigns against slavery
Causes of the Revolution
• The Boston Massacre • The Battle of Saratoga • The Seven Years’ War • The First Continental Congress • Valley Forge
10. Copy out the table below, then sort each event or topic into its correct column.
• The Battle of Saratoga • The capture of Philadelphia • The Seven Years’ War • The United Irishmen’s rebellion • The Enlightenment • The US Constitution
Course of the Revolution Consequences of the Revolution
Exploring History
1. Write an account of the life of George Washington. 2. Explain why the American colonies declared their independence from Britain in 1776. 3. Write an account of the American War of Independence and explain why the Americans won.
4. Compare the United States Declaration of Independence with the 1916 Rising Proclamation. How are the two documents (a) similar and (b) different?
KEY TERMS Revolution Militias Constitution a rapid and signifi cant change in society, politics, technology or the economy
Enlightenment a movement of thinkers in eighteenth-century Europe who valued reason and science above faith or authority as a basis for society
part-time armies
set of fundamental rules for running a country that outlines the powers of government and the rights of citizens
Federal republic a system of government where power is divided between a central government (usually headed by a president) and various regions or states
Go to page 70 of your Sources and Skills Book for more exercises.
Go to page 29 of your Research Portfolio for a task based on this chapter.
