Social Studies

Social Studies Test Guidelines for Chapter 10
　

Study all vocabulary words, charts, and notes given in class.
Study all the end of the lesson questions as well as the chapter review questions.
Why did the colonists use the term "massacre" to describe what happened on March 5, 1770?
How did the colonists react to the Boston Massacre?
Study the Battle of Bunker Hill. Who won? How did the colonists feel after that battle and why?
What was the pamphlet Common Sense about? Who wrote it?
Study the quotes given in the pamphlet Common Sense.
What was the purpose of the Olive Branch petition?
How did colonists react to the Tea Act?
How did the Boston Tea Party caused the Intolerable Acts to be imposed by the King?
Study the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Who was involved?
What happened to the British troops after the battle of Concord?
Study the Declaration of Independence.
Why was it important? What was its main purpose?
When was it signed, and why did the people that signed it were a little afraid?
Study the three parts of the Declaration of Independence. (chart)
Study some of the "unalienable rights" mentioned in the Declaration of Independence.
Study the definition of the words: solemnly, concord, sovereign, perpetuate.
Lastly, read through the chapter, and be able to retell the events to someone else.

The American Colonies

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Have you ever moved to a new place? When people move, they bring ideas and hopes with them. They also have to adjust to their new home. When the European colonists began to settle the east coast of the United States in the 1600's they met new people and new landscapes. For many Europeans in the 1700's the American colonies seemed like the promised land. Wild, unspoiled, and filled with resources, the colonies offered the hope of a new life for people who were struggling in Europe. In this unit, we will read how Europeans adjusted to life in the American colonies. You will learn what their arrival meant for Native Americans and Africans. You will also learn how the different geographic characteristics affected the lives of the people.