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MY HISTORY STAAR REVIEW

MY HISTORY STAAR REVIEW . STAAR CAMP 2013. event: founding of Jamestown location: Jamestown, Virginia date/year: 1607 1 event that happened before this: founding/failure of Roanoke 1 event that happened after this: arrival of both women and indentured servants (1619)

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MY HISTORY STAAR REVIEW

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  1. MY HISTORY STAAR REVIEW STAAR CAMP 2013

  2. event: founding of Jamestown • location: Jamestown, Virginia • date/year: 1607 • 1 event that happened before this: founding/failure of Roanoke • 1 event that happened after this: arrival of both women and indentured servants (1619) • person(s) associated with this event: Cpt. Christopher Newport and Cpt. John Smith • ruler/President: King James I • cause: desire for power in the western hemisphere • effect: continued settlement of English colonies • importance: first successful English settlement in the New World

  3. event: celebration of Thanksgiving • location: Plymouth, Massachusetts • date/year: 1620 • 1 event that happened before this: writing of the Mayflower Compact • 1 event that happened after this: founding of Salem • person(s) associated with this event: Elder William Brewster and Governor John Carver • ruler/President: King Charles I • cause: peaceful relations with the Wampanoag; bountiful harvest • effect: growth of Massachusetts (Boston, Charleston, and Salem) • importance: establishment of a national holiday

  4. event: Benjamin Franklin’s arrival in Philadelphia • location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • date/year: 1723 • 1 event that happened before this: Franklin’s writing of the Mrs. Silence Dogood stories • 1 event that happened after this: Franklin’s founding of the Pennsylvania Gazette • person(s) associated with this event: Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Reed • ruler/President: King George I • cause: oppression from brother James Franklin • effect: creation of numerous inventions and “firsts” • importance: made Philadelphia America’s most celebrated city and garnered Franklin world recognition

  5. event: founding of Georgia • location: Savannah, Georgia • date/year: 1732 • 1 event that happened before this: death of Robert Castell • 1 event that happened after this: coronation of King George III • person(s) associated with this event: James Oglethorpe and Chief Tomochichi • ruler/President: King George II • cause: prison reform in England • effect: establishment of a buffer zone between the 13 colonies and Florida • importance: last of the original 13 colonies to be founded in the New World

  6. event: French and Indian War • location: Ohio River Valley • date/year: 1753-1762 • 1 event that happened before this: arrival of French fur trappers in the Ohio River Valley • 1 event that happened after this: taxation of the colonials • person(s) associated with this event: General Edward Braddock and George Washington • ruler/President: King George II • cause: British fear of French attack of the 13 colonies and control of the Ohio River Valley • effect: increase in power of Great Britain • importance: great debt for Great Britain and taxation of the 13 colonies

  7. event: Boston Massacre • location: outside the Customs House; Boston, Massachusetts • date/year: 1771 • 1 event that happened before this: arrival of hundreds of British soldiers in Boston • 1 event that happened after this: founding of the Committees of Correspondence • person(s) associated with this event: Crispus Attucks and John Adams • ruler/President: King George III • cause: hostility and fear • effect: partial repeal of the Townshend Acts • importance: forced the colonials to take a side –Loyalist or Patriot

  8. event: Boston Tea Party • location: Griffins Wharf; Boston, Massachusetts • date/year: 1773 • 1 event that happened before this: Boston Massacre • 1 event that happened after this: passage of the Intolerable Acts • person(s) associated with this event: Samuel Adams and Paul Revere • ruler/President: King George III • cause: hostility and resentment • effect: increased tensions between the 13 colonies and Great Britain • importance: set the stage for war

  9. event: Battles at Lexington and Concord • location: Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts • date/year: 1775 • 1 event that happened before this: Paul Revere’s “midnight ride” • 1 event that happened after this: capture of Fort Ticonderoga • person(s) associated with this event: Paul Revere and John Parker • ruler/President: King George III • cause: attempt by the British to capture colonial stored weapons and ammunition at Concord • effect: start of the American Revolution • importance: increased patriotism and the desire for independence from Great Britain

  10. event: drafting of the Declaration of Independence • location: Graff House; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • date/year: 1776 • 1 event that happened before this: Battle at Breed’s Hill (Bunker Hill) • 1 event that happened after this: gathering and training of a Continental Army • person(s) associated with this event: Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin • ruler/President: King George III • cause: King George III’s refusal to read the Olive Branch Petition • effect: continuation of the American Revolution • importance: outlined the reasons for the fight for independence

  11. event: Battle at Saratoga • location: Saratoga, New York • date/year: 1777 • 1 event that happened before this: Battles at Brandywine and Germantown • 1 event that happened after this: winter at Valley Forge • person(s) associated with this event: Benedict Arnold and John Burgoyne • ruler/President: Continental Congress • cause: British attempt to capture the Hudson River Valley • effect: injury sustained by Benedict Arnold and his subsequent treason • importance: After this Continental victory, France enters the war to aid the Patriots.

  12. event: winter at Valley Forge • location: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania • date/year: 1777 • 1 event that happened before this: Battle at Saratoga • 1 event that happened after this: Battle at Vincennes • person(s) associated with this event: George and Martha Washington and Friedrich von Steuben • ruler/President: Continental Congress • cause: terrible winter in the Northeast • effect: suffering and death of Patriot soldiers; loss of man power; invaluable training • importance: showcased the leadership of George Washington; built loyalty for the cause

  13. event: Battle at Yorktown • location: Yorktown, Virginia • date/year: 1781 • 1 event that happened before this: Battle at Guilford Courthouse; North Carolina • 1 event that happened after this: signing of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 • person(s) associated with this event: George Washington and Charles Cornwallis • ruler/President: Continental Congress • cause: British retreat due to shortage of supplies • effect: surrender by the British • importance: end of the American Revolution; independence achieved

  14. event: Daniel Shays’ Rebellion • location: Springfield, Massachusetts • date/year: 1786 • 1 event that happened before this: MA raised taxes and called debtors into court. • 1 event that happened after this: attack of the federal arsenal in Springfield • person(s) associated with this event: Daniel Shays, Luke Day, and Eli Parsons • ruler/President: Continental Congress • cause: injustice • effect: Grand Convention • importance: Americans began to question the effectiveness of the Articles of Confederation.

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