Name:______________________
New Jersey Adventure – chapter 6
Use the subtitle on p. 90, The Horseneck Riots and turn that subtitle into a question to help you
with your reading.
When did the Horseneck Riots occur________________________________?
The Horseneck Riots started over 100 years before the American Revolution.
Why did the Horseneck Riots happen___________________________________?
The Horseneck Riots happened because Great Britain made a law that settlers weren’t allowed
to make deeds with Indians anymore. The settlers weren’t happy with this, so they started
these riots.
Where did the Horseneck Riots happen__________________________________?
The Horseneck Riots happened in the Horseneck area of New Jersey, which included the towns
of Caldwell, West Caldwell, Verona, Essex Fells, Roseland, Cedar Grove, North Caldwell,
Caldwell Township, and Livingston.
What happened during the Horseneck Riots_______________________________?
Samuel Baldwin, a settler, was arrested for cutting down trees on a proprietor’s land. He was
put in jail. After he was freed by settlers, and on the way back to Horseneck, he and some
other settlers started riots. As a result, some settlers were taken to court and had to give back
land, or they had to pay fines.
Read “Acts that Added Wood to the Fire” on p. 90 and complete the chart below.
Name of Act
What it meant
Sugar Act
Placed a tax on all sugar and molasses sold in the colonies – it
failed
Stamp Act
An official stamp is needed on all legal papers; like marriage
and birth certificates – people had to pay for it – it failed
because people refused to pay it
Townshend Act
Taxed glass, tea, paper, paint, and other things most people
needed – colonists refused to buy these things from Britain;
soldiers were allowed to search homes for smuggled goods
Tea Tax
The only tax that remained after the colonists refused to pay
the others from Townshend Act – colonists must buy tea from
England only
What was Britain’s reason for creating these acts?
Britain’s reason for creating these acts was for money. Britain had fought in wars with Europe
and America, and they were in need of money. They felt that these taxes would make up for
the money that was spent during the French and Indian War.
Read p. 91- 94 (read only The First Continental Congress on p. 94) to complete the chart about
the events below. These are just a few of the events that led up to the American Revolution.
Event
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
New Jersey Tea Party
Who was
involved?
Men, boys, and British
soldiers
Americans, dressed as
Indians, and the crew of
three British ships
Sons of Liberty, British
sailors
Why did it
take place?
Colonists were angry at
the British for the taxes
that were imposed on
them.
The colonists were angry People still did not
that they had to pay
agree with the tea tax,
taxes on tea.
and Britain still tried to
send tea to the other
colonies
Where did
it occur?
Customs house in
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Harbor
Cohansey River – near
the shore of the
Delaware River Greenwich, New Jersey
What
happened?
Group of boys and men
threw snowballs at a
British guard. He got
nervous and called for
help. A riot broke out,
and one of the soldiers
accidentally fired his gun.
It started a panic, and
many more soldiers
started shooting. 5 men
killed, 8 wounded.
A group of colonists
dressed like Indians
raided the ships and
dumped all of the tea
overboard.
Britain continued to
send ships of tea to
other colonies. The
colonists spotted a
secret ship unloading
tea, and members of
the Sons of Liberty,
dressed as Indians stole
it and burned it in the
center of town.
Use the information found in your book about different battles to complete the chart below.
Name of
Battle
Battle of Lexington
Where did it
take place?
Lexington and
Concord,
Massachusetts
When did it
take place?
Who was
involved?
What
happened?
Battle of Trenton
Battle of
Monmouth
Battle of
Springfield
Trenton, New
Jersey
Monmouth, NJ
Springfield, NJ
The beginning of the Christmas Eve,
American War of
1776
Independence, April
18, 1775
After the Battle
of Trenton 1778
June 23, 1780
Three Sons of
Liberty – Paul
Revere, William
Dawes, Samuel
Prescott, the British
soldiers, colonial
militiamen
Hessians (German
soldiers) and
George
Washington’s
Army – the
Continental Army
British Army
and the
Continental
Army
British soldiers
and American
militiamen
British soldiers
marched to
Lexington searching
for weapons. The
Sons of Liberty
warned everyone
that the British were
coming. The British
and the Americans
got angry at each
other when the
British ordered the
militiamen to clear
the way. Shots
were fired. No one
knew who started it.
The first shot was
The Continental
Army surprised
the Hessians in an
attack. The
Hessians didn’t
pay attention
because they
thought there
would not be an
attack on
Christmas Eve.
The British
were trying to
march towards
NYC.
Washington’s
army stopped
their advance.
The Americans
were now well
trained and
were able to
stop the British.
The British were
marching
towards
Morristown from
Elizabethtown.
They were
stopped by the
militiamen.
& Concord
called the “shot
heard ‘round the
world.”
What was
the
outcome?
Eight American men
were killed, 10 were
wounded. It started
the American
Revolution.
About 500
Hessians were
killed. The
Continental Army
only lost 2 men.
The Americans
had hope that the
British could be
beaten.
The British
boarded ships
back to NY.
More British
were killed than
Americans.
The militiamen
stopped the
British from
reaching
Morristown and
George
Washington’s
army.
Fill in the chart about the people from the chapter.
Name of Person
Known for
Patriot, Loyalist,
neither
Patriots
Wanting independence from Britain
Patriot
Loyalists
Loyal to King George III and Great
Britain
Loyalist
Paul Revere
3 sons of Liberty – rode all night to
warn everyone that the British were
coming – 4/18
Patriot
King George III
King of England from 1760-1820
neither
Redcoats
British soldiers
neither
George Washington
General for the US Continental Army
Patriot
Samuel Baldwin
Got arrested for cutting down trees –
this led to the Horseneck Riots
neither
John Adams
One of the Sons of Liberty –
volunteered to be a lawyer for British
– also became a future president
Patriot
Patience Lowell Wright
Made wax sculptures of well-known
people – her sister used them to
carry on a secret correspondence
with Benjamin Franklin
Patriot
William Livingston
Lawyer and governor of NJ – general
in NJ Militia – one of the delegates of
the Continental Congress and one of
the signers of the Constitution
Patriot
Molly Pitcher
Brought water to soldiers – took over
for husband when he was injured
Patriot
Lord Cornwallis
General for Britain – surrendered at
Yorktown which ended the
Revolution
neither
Hessians
Mercenaries – German soldiers paid
to fight for the British – lost at the
Battle of Trenton
neither
Tempe Wick
Didn’t give her horse to the American
soldiers; hid it in her house
Fill in the chart with information from the chapter.
Places
Significance to the American Revolution
Newark
Horseneck Riots
Great Britain
Fought against colonists in the Revolution; started taxes
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party
Delaware River
New Jersey Tea Party
Greenwich
New Jersey Tea Party; Battle of Trenton – crossed river to
Greenwich
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First Continental Congress
Lexington, Massachusetts
Battle of Lexington and Concord; 1st battle
Concord, Massachusetts
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Trenton
Battle of Trenton – turning point in the war
Morristown
Ford Mansion – Continental Army headquarters in the
winter
Springfield
Battle of Springfield
New York City
British boarded ships back to NYC after the Battle of
Monmouth
Yorktown, Virginia
America won the war here at the Battle of Yorktown