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Revolutionary War8th Grade
Social Studies
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Causes of the War
The following events represent themajor events along the way to war.While it would be hard to point toany one event that singularly led tothe Revolution, there is no doubtthat the American view that theywere entitled to the full democraticrights ofEnglishmen, while theBritish view that the Americancolonies were just colonies to beused and exploited in whateverway best suited the Great Britain,insured that war was inevitable.
Causes
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Concord & Lexington, MA
Forewarned by Paul Revere,American militiamen fought
800 British troops on April19th, 1775. The battle broke outat Concord. Seventy-threeBritish soldiers were killed andover 200 were wounded. TheAmericans lost 49 soldiers and
suffered 39 wounded.This marked the beginning toRevolutionary War
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Valley Forge-Winter 1777-1778
With the British Army secure
in Philadelphia, the Americanarmy settled into winterquarters at ValleyForge. Itwas a winter of hardship andsuffering for the troops. It wasalso a winter of training, in
which the American troopswere taught how to beprofessional soldiers.
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Battle of Yorktown 1781
General Cornwalis arrived in Petersburgin May of 1781. After receiving conflicting
instructions, Cornwalis went to Yorktownand began preparing a naval base there.General Washington moved south and,together with French ground and navalforces, surrounded the British army,forcing its surrender and effectively
ending the war.
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Treaty of Paris Signed- 1783
On September 3, 1783, apeace treaty was formally
signed between GreatBritain and the UnitedStates. This treaty officiallyended the RevolutionaryWar
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Battle ofConcord
BattleYork-
town
ValleyForge
Treaty of Paris
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Where were the first shots of theRevolutionary War fired?a) Concord
b) Charlestonc) Morgantown
d) Atlanta
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Where did the American Soldiers trainduring a harsh winter?a) Nebraska
b) Jersey Cityc) Boston
d) Philadelphia
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Who helped the American in the BattleOf Yorktown?a) The Germans
b) The Frenchc) The Italians
d) The British
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What was the name of the treaty that
was signed to end the Revolutionary
War?a) Treaty of London
b) Treaty of Americac) Treaty of Paris
d) Treaty of Spain
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Sources & Credits
History Central Website
www.historycentral.com
"America Anarrative history. By George Tindall
and David Emory. 7th Edition WW NortonCompany. New York 2007
