UNIT 2: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR

UNIT 2.- THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR  AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE 

Exercises

A. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR

A.1- Read this text:

In 1773, Britain tried to stop tea from being smuggled into America by sending cheaper tea straight from India. This was bad for shopkeepers, merchants and smugglers in the colonies. A group of colonists dressed up as Native Americans boarded three merchant ships in Boston harbour and threw 342 chests of Indian tea into the sea. This protest is known as the Boston Tea Party.

The British government decided to punish everyone in the colony of Massachusetts for what had happened:

·      It took away power from the local people and gave it to the royal governor.

·      It closed the port of Boston until the tea was paid for.

This collective punishment made the British king very unpopular with many colonists. Together with The Boston Massacre, it pushed the colonists towards revolution.

Now, answer the questions:

-       What is the main idea of ​​the text? -       What's happening in 1773? -    What did the British government decide?

A.2- What dates was the American Revolutionary War developed?

A.3- Who was the first president of the United Stated? What was his position before becoming president?