American Revolution Project
For Socials Studies 9 By Nolan Gartly
Activity One - Important People/Events of American Revolution
George Washington
-First president
-Commanded continental army in America
-Faught i almost every battle
-After his fathers death he was recommended to the royal navy and learned about and instead joined a military militia and learned about military there
Sons of Liberty
-Best known for the Boston Tea Party
-Members were mostly men
Benjamin Franklin
-Also helped draft the Declaration of Independence
-Also negotiated the Treaty of Paris
-He was a delegate of the convention that produced the US constitution
Thomas Jefferson
-Was governor of Virginia after was was minister if France
-Was second continental of France
John Adams
-Was vice president followed Washington and was second president
-Wrote Massachusetts Constitution of 1780
-Fought at battles in Lexington and Concord
-Signed peace treaty with Engand
Boston Massacre
-2 of the injured died later to injuries
-This caused a battle between the British and the government supporting radicals
Boston Tea Party
-The British responded and the American Revolution began
-The Tea Act violated the right of No Taxation Without Representation
Stamp Act
-Violated right No Taxation Without Representation
-Not only colonist were upset but also the British merchants supplying them
Intolerable Acts
-After that they were all revoked except the Tea Act
-Triggered outrage and resistance among the colonists toward the British Crown
-The acts were a direct response to the Boston Tea Party
Quebec Act
-Allowed free practice of catholic religion
-Was considered part of the Intolerable acts to the Americans
-Made Quebec bigger down towards the great lakes and Ohio
Image Deplicting the Struggle for Independance
Activity Two - 8 Major Battle Summaries
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
-Gain munitions and a strategic battle point
-Got weapons and ammo for Americans
-Americans took 100 cannons from fort
The Battle of Chelsea Creek
-Removed livestock and goods from area and reclaim land
-First naval position secured
-Significantly boosted Moral of Americans
The Battle of Fort Washington
-Was a British surprise attack on the fort of Washington
-Lost garrison and many men
-23 hundred Americans were captured and 60 killed
The Battle of Princton
-To retake Trenton from the British
-A battle to keep the revolution going and keep their foot hold on the war
-They won giving moral the people and the revolutions chance
The Battle of Saraatoga
-Germans joined the English
-English were moving up the river
-Gave British almost complete control in south
The Siege of Charleston
-British got more control in south
-US lost lots of man power
-Gave British almost complete control in south
The Battle of King's Mountain
-Gained lots of control in south
-Let US keep pushing them back tell Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown
-British and French surrendered
-The British commander Cornwallis refused to formally meet Washington O'Hara Presented the Sword of Surrender
Activity Three - The Outcomes of the American Revolution
Activity Four - Was the American Revolution Justified or Not?
I think the America Revolution was justified because of what the people were going through. The were being mistreated once they got to the Americas they were being taxed on everything and no say in were it went. This is called taxation without representation. The crown only saw the colonies as a to make money, not as British citizens. They also didn't allow them to settle into the rich Ohio Valley through the Line of Proclamation. They also had no rights toward the parliament unlike any Englishman. This also brought the Declaration of Independence that brought ideas to other countries to bring equal rights for all people. Including women. The declaration also helped shape our laws of Canada. If the American Revolution were not to have happened then we might still be under British or French control This is why I believe the American Revolution was justified.
Image Depicting The American's Revolution New-Found Independance
Sources Cited
Various Books and Encyclopaedias from school library