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Reading Guide: The American Revolution
Directions: Complete the pre-read portion prior to reading each textbook
chapter. Use the textbook to help you find the answers to the following
questions. You must cite the page where you located each answer. When
you finish reading return to the beginning of each reading guide to identify
the main idea of the textbook lesson and create 2 hashtags about it.
Due: 9/23
The War for Independence
Chapter 6: Lesson 1 (pages 144-151)
Pre-Read: Look at the pictures on pages 149 and 150. What is going on in
each picture? What emotions do you feel looking at each one?
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Questions
5. Why do you think many African Americans gave
their loyalties to the British?
6. List 3 advantages the Patriots had.
7. Who were the hessians and what role did they
play during the war?
8. How might the young age of officers affect the
Continental Army?
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1. What was John Adam’s opinion on the human
cost of the war?
9. About how many soldiers did George Washington
have under his command in 1777?
10. How does that compare to Great Britain’s forces?
11. Who won the battles of Trenton and Princeton?
2. How did Great Britain appear to have an
advantage at the beginning of the war (4 ways)?
3. What was the majority of colonial forces made up
of?
4. 4. Where was loyalist support the strongest?
12. How did General Howe’s victory in Philadelphia
change his strategy?
13. Why did the British plan to capture Albany fail?
14. How do you think the Continental Army’s victory
at Saratoga might change the course of the war?
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Due: 9/27
The Battlegrounds Shift
Chapter 6: Lesson 3 (158-163)
Pre-Read: Look at the political cartoon on page 163 and read the caption.
How did people in 1779 know that the rider in the cartoon was British?
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Questions
What did he mean when he said “I have not yet
begun to fight?”
6. What was Great Britain’s new plan to win the
war?
If the cartoon was published in London before the war ended, what might
have been its purpose?
8. Which battle was the worst American defeat in
the war?
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1. What was the result of the colonists’ desire to
take land from Native Americans?
2. What was Henry Hamilton’s nickname and how
did he get it?
3. Why did the British use blockades during the
American Revolution?
4. Why might fishermen from New England have
been eager to become privateers?
5. Who was John Paul Jones?
7. Who was General Cornwallis and what was his
role in the war?
9. What was the new style of warfare that
Cornwallis faced in the south?
Why is this a good strategy when you’re
outnumbered?
10. Who was Frances Marion and what was his
nickname?
11. How did the British make enemies in the
Carolinas?
12. In October of 1780, Nathanael Greene replaced
Horatio Gates as commander of Continental
forces in the south. Do you think he was he a
successful commander?
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Due: 9/29
The Final Years
Chapter 6: Lesson 4 (164-169)
Pre-Read: Read over the red headings in this section. Predict how the
American Revolution will end referencing specific details from the
headings.
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Questions
5. What did the colonists gain when they won the
Battle of Yorktown?
6. Which song did the British play at Yorktown’s
surrender ceremony?
7. Why do you think they picked that song?
8. Who were the delegates sent by America to
negotiate the end of the war?
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1. What did Washington plan to do once the 2nd
French fleet arrived?
How did his strategy change when he realized the
2nd fleet would not arrive?
9. What was the Treaty of Paris and when was it
signed?
10. Why do you think Washington didn’t dissolve the
Continental Army right after the fighting ended?
11. What was Washington’s plans after the
Revolutionary War?
2. Why did Washington keep his plan to march to
Virginia a secret?
3. How far and long did the French and American
troops march?
4. How would a siege affect British forces at
Yorktown?
12. Why did the Americans win the war? Give 2
reasons.
13. 12. Name one other country that was inspired by
the American Revolution.
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