CHAPTER 6 SECTION 1
Reading Essentials
The Early Years
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Essential Question
What challenges did the American revolutionaries face at the start of the war?
Directions: As you read, complete the graphic organizer to list the challenges faced by the American
revolutionaries at the start of the war
1.
5.
2.
CHALLENGES FACED BY PATRIOTS
3.
4.
The Opposing sides (pages 153-155)
Determining Cause and
Effect
Why did the British think the
war would be over quickly?
The Loyalist
African Americans in the War
Patriot Advantages
Patriot Defeats and Victories (pages 156-158)
Formulating Questions
Defeat at Long Island
Create a matching quiz using some
of the key events and people
described in this section. Exchange
quizzes with a friend to test your
knowledge. (5 events or people)
A Low Point
African Americans Join the Fight
American Victories in New Jersey
A British Plan for Victory (pages 158-159)
Formulating Questions
The British Capture Philadelphia
Create a matching quiz using some of
the key events and people described
in this section. Exchange quizzes
with a friend to test your knowledge.
(5 events or people)
Patriots Slow the British
The Battle of Saratoga
Section Wrap-Up
Within this section of reading, where did you find value tensions between…
Unity
Diversity
Answer these questions to check your understanding of the entire section.
1. Analyzing: Compare how profit and personal values played a role in the early stages of the
American Revolution. Describe examples of how groups and/or individuals considered profit
over personal values during the American Revolution. (Learning Target - Economics. 2.1.1)