Colonization and Revolution

Unit Review Sheet

Facts and Definitions

Lesson 1: The Lost Colony and Jamestown

• The settlers of the Lost Colony disappeared without a trace.
• Jamestown was settled as a trading colony and financed by a group of London merchants called the Virginia Company.

Lesson 2: Religious Freedom

• The Puritans came to America seeking religious freedom and started the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Many early colonists believed that the church should be separate from the government and that people should be able to worship as they wished.

Lesson 3: The Thirteen Colonies

• The Thirteen Colonies were British and were ruled by the King of England.
• The Native American tribes regularly joined forces with the Europeans based on their economic and land interests.
• The colonists learned to live independently, doing things for themselves.
• Indentured servants were black and white people who pledged years of service in exchange for food, clothing, shelter, and ship passage to America.
• The French and Indian War was fought between the British and French over land in North America and the fur trade.

Lesson 4: Problems with England

• The king and parliament passed laws that were not in the best interests of the colonists.
• The colonists had no input or vote regarding the British laws that impacted them.
• The Stamp Act required that all official papers be stamped by a government agent for a fee.
• The Townsend Act required the colonists to pay taxes on glass, lead, paper, and tea.
• Britain felt the colonies existed to serve and bring wealth to England.
• The Boston Massacre occurred when a group of angry Americans jeered British soldiers; shots were fired, and five people were killed.
• A patriot was a colonist who rebelled against England.
• A loyalist, or royalist, was a colonist who remained loyal to the king.

Lesson 5: Colonies Unite

• The Minute Men were colonists trained for military fighting who would drop their work at a minute's notice.
• The Continental Congress was the group of patriots who met before and during the American Revolution to decide how to rebel against Britain.
• The Declaration of Independence was presented to England on behalf of the Continental Congress and declared the colonies free from British rule.

Lesson 6: 1777

• Betsy Ross is credited with sewing the nation's first flag.
• The Articles of Confederation was the first document to outline the nation's new government that would be established in the colonies.
• America received foreign help training the Continental army. Baron Von Steuben and Lafayette were two important men who helped the army.

Lesson 7: The War Wages On

• France aligned themselves with the Americans during the Revolutionary War.
• Women supported the war by making bullets, blankets, and clothes for the soldiers. Women also had to protect their homes and take care of their farms while the men were at war.
• The British surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown.

Lesson 8: The Beginning of a Country

• The Constitution is the document that outlines the government of America.
• The Bill of Rights protects the rights of American citizens.

Final Project: Life in One of the Thirteen Colonies

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