My Brother Sam is Dead

Revolutionary War Scavenger Hunt

Prelude to the Revolutionary War

1. What did the Proclamation of 1763 state? What was the purpose of this document? By whom was it signed?

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/rev-prel.htm

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm

2. How did colonists feel about the Proclamation of 1763?

3. What was the Sugar Act? What else was taxed besides sugar?

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/sugaractdef.htm

4. What was passed in March 1765? Because of this act, what items were taxed.?

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/rev-prel.htm

5. Describe what happened at the Boston Massacre. How many civilians were killed?

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/ma/massacre_1

6. What was the purpose of the Tea Act. How did the colonists feel about it?

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/teaactdef.htm

7. Why did the colonists take part in the Boston Tea Party? What were theses colonists called?

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/bostonteapartydef.htm

8. Describe what happened on April 18, 1775.

http://www.kidport.com/reflib/usahistory/AmericanRevolution/LexingtonBattle.htm#BattleLexingtonConcord

People of the Revolution: For each person listen, explain his role in the Revolutionary War:

9. Paul Revere:__________________________________________

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/funfacts/paulrevere.htm

10. Benedict Arnold:___________________________________

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/benedictarnolddef.htm

11. George Washington:______________________________________

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/georgewashington1.htm

12. General Howe:__________________________________________

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/williamhowedef.htm

Battles of the Revolutionary War

Use the following website to answer questions 13 ,14, and 15.

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/revwar-75.htm

13. At dawn on April 19 about 70 armed Massachusetts militiamen stand face to face on Lexington Green with the British advance guard. An unordered '________ ____________ _____________ ______ __________' begins the _____________________ __________.

14. . After Lexington, where did the British go?

15. What were the British and American losses (dead and wounded) at Bunker Hill?



16. Name some weapons that were used in the Revolutionary War.

http://military.discovery.com/history/revolutionary-war/weapons/weapons.html

17. . What is a Brown Bess?

A NEW NATION

18. On what date did General Cornwallis surrender to George Washington?

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/revolutionarywar3.htm

19.What treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?

20. Who wrote My Brother Sam is Dead? Find at least two other young adult Revolutionary War novels.