Question

notes: the american revolution
eq: name two events you feel are most important for american freedom. explain why?
word bank
george iii tea yorktown george washington representatives
stamp bunker hill thomas jefferson saratoga sugar minutemen
arms declaration, independence lexington, concord redcoats
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hints for blanks
paragraph 1: one of our vocab words
paragraph 2: remember the skits, although we didn’t have one about tea. the king was not the first of his name to rule britain. british soldiers had a colorful name for an article of clothing.
paragraph 3: two blank words above have a comma in between them. citizen soldiers got ready for battle in a short time.
paragraph 4: this battle occurred on a higher location. this general and first president has his picture on the quarter and dollar bill. this place became the capital of new jersey.
paragraph 5: two blank words above have a comma in between them. the write of the document in this paragraph became the third president of the u.s., and has his picture on the nickel and $2 dollar bill. this battle’s name coincidently has a girl wearing an article of clothing from ancient rome. the last blank has part of the name of the largest american city, but is nowhere near the big apple or empire state building.
questions
notes

1. the american revolution (1775 - 83) was largely a result of england ignoring americans’ rights. the english bill of rights of 1689 protected citizens’ natural rights. americans were english citizens. however, england allowed no american ____________ to vote in parliament.
2. from 1763 - 1775 the __________ act, ________ act, ________ act, and other taxes were forced on americans by parliament and king ________. when americans protested against these unfair taxes britain took away more rights. people were jailed without trial. british soldiers, or __________, were quartered, or moved into homes, without the owners’ permission.
3. finally, the right to bear ____________, or guns, was threatened. in 1775 redcoats marched to

Explanation:

1. Americans were English - citizens but had no representatives in Parliament.
2. The Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Tea Act were forced on Americans by Parliament and King George III. British soldiers (Redcoats) were quartered in American homes.
3. The right to bear arms was threatened. Redcoats marched in 1775.

Answer:

1. representatives
2. Stamp; Sugar; Tea; George III; Redcoats
3. arms