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Social Studies
American Revolution War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. The past creates who we are | 1. We aren't a British colony anymore because the Patriots won the Revolutionary War. |
| 2. The past creates who we are | 2.King George III taxed the colonist and today we still pay taxes to pay for gov't expenses |
| 3. The past creates who we are. | 3. colonist started the continental congress and today we have congress in our government. |
| 1. Change occurs over time. | 1. In 1776, there where 13 colonies. Today we have 50 states. |
| 2. Change occurs over time. | 2. Back than England and America were enemies but today we are allies. |
| 3. Change occurs over time. | 3. Back then we had a slavery but now it is illegal. |
| 1. Where you live affects how you live. | 1. Colonial people had to decide to be neutral, a patriot or a loyalist. |
| 2. Where you live affects how you live. | 2. Most colonist men were soldiers or minutemen. |
| 3. Where you live affects how you live. | 3. Bostonians lost jobs when the British government closed the Boston Harbor after the Boston Tea Party. |
| 1.Society manages its scarce resources. | 1. Continental Army was low on ammunition. They melted a statue of King George III to make bullets. |
| 2. Society manages its scarce resources. | 2. Soldiers weren't provided with enough clothing. When their shoes were worn out they wrapped cloth around their feet. |
| 3. Society manages its scarce resources. | 3. When Boston Harbor closed, due the Boston Tea Party, colonist made their own tea and started drinking coffee. |
| 1. Authority provides stability. | 1.George Washington was they leader of the continental army. He organized a plan for the war. |
| 2. Authority provides stability. | 2. Each colony had a governor to make laws for each colony. |
| 3. Authority provides stability. | 3. George Washington became the first President of the new colonies. |