Content Guided Notes
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Native Americans
● The Native Americans were the ________________ people to
inhibit the Americas.
● They lived in the Americas for ____________ years before the colonists arrived.
The Colonist
● The Americans in the colonies were called the ____________
● The Americas were first discovered in _______________
● Landed in ________________ , Virginia
● Came to American to escape religious persecution.
Slaves
● Slaves were brought from __________ and neighboring countries
● They were sent to the Americas to _________ the land and _________ the land owners.
British Colonist
● British people in the
colonies were called
_______________
● British troops were sent
to the colonies to
___________ the law.
The Colonies Economy
● The colonist begin grow their resources like __________
__________
__________
__________
● The British Parliament that governs the colonies looks to make money off of the colonies
to make up for the ________.
● The war was fought between the French and the British
Boston Massacre
● One afternoon in March of ________ a crowd had formed outside of a wigmakers shop.
● Crowds of patriots formed when British _________ came to force order on the
protesters.
● The troops lost their cool and _________ on the colonists.
Stamp Act:
● Was the first _______ enforced by the British government on the colonies.
Townshend Act
● A list of taxes that were enforced on the colonists _____________
______________
______________
______________
______________
Boston Tea Party
● A tax was first put on ________.
● Patriots threw tea into the _______ Harbor.
● The colonists were disguised as Indians.
Lexington and Concord
● In __________ British soldiers went to take weapons from the colonist.
● The British were met by _________ American Militiamen.
● The battle then took place and both side ended up with deaths.
African American Patriots
● Fought for independence from
________________
● Slave were _________ by their owners to go fight
● Some African Americans were ________
African American Loyalist
● There were a _________ of African Americans that fought for the British
● African Americans were offered their _____________ in exchange for
fighting
Native Americans in the war
● The Native Americans were _____________ during the war.
BONUS FACT
● 40% of the population in the colonies were enslaved people
Moving the Capital
● The first capital of the American colonies was ____________
● Jamestown was not the best for the colonies because there was ____________ water,
the _______ was not good for growing crops, and ___________ were set the damaged
buildings
● For a short period of time the capital was moved to _________________
Why should the capital be moved
● Williamsburg was very easy to attack by the British _____________
● The colonist thought that it would be important to move the capital more __________ to
prevent attacks from the sea.
● People were also moving ________ for more land to farm.
● This then made sense to move the capital _________ as more people moved west.
● It was important to have the capital in a ___________ location to make it easier to travel
to.
Famous Virginians
George Washington
● He was well known for his military service in the ___________ and
_____________ war.
● Commander-in-chief of _____________ military.
● He was elected the __________ president of the United States.
Thomas Jerfferson
● Best known for his political ____________ and views on ______________.
● Expressed the reasons for colonial independence from __________
___________ in the Declaration of _______________.
● Three things that were important to Thomas Jefferson
_______________
_______________
_______________
Declaration of Independence
● A document that gave ______________ to all of the colonist
● Help to form the new __________________ of the colonies.
Patrick Henry
● Inspired ____________ when he spoke out against ___________ with his quote “Give
me _________ or give me ___________”
Marquis De Lafayette
● A _________ year old Noblemen
● Constantly pressured the _________ to support Americans with guns
and supplies.
● Helped with the victory in _____________
James Lafayette
● The best _________ for the Americans during the war
● He successfully secured his _____________ by asking for it.
● His owner at the time was Marquis De Lafayette.
● To honor his owner that gave him freedom he took Lafayette's last name.
