American Revolution

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/american-revolution

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary war years?1775-1783
2. What is the key treaties?Treaty of Paris (1783) officially ended the war and recognized American independence
3. Why did the colonists say "no taxation without representation"?The colonists said "no taxation without representation" because Parliament could not tax them without having their elected representatives in it, so they felt it was unfair.
4. How did the Boston Tea Party help the revolution?The Boston Tea Party was a protest where colonists dumped British tea into the harbor, showing their anger and helping to spark more resistance against Britain.

Enlightenment: An 18th-century intellectual movement emphasizing reason, individualism, and human rights.
Popular Sovereignty: The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.
Republicanism: A political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic, where supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.