Social Studies Chapter 2: Lessons 3-5 Study Guide

Family,

This week we will complete our work on Chapter 2 of our social studies workbook. We have reviewed lessons 3-5. Here is what will be on the quiz:

Important Terms (Lessons 3-5: pages 58-73)

• Tax- the money citizens pay to a government
• Patriots- Colonists who opposed Great Britain’s attempt at control
• Loyalists- People who stayed loyal to Great Britain
• Delegate- someone who represents a group of people
• Amendment- changes or adds laws to a constitution
• Impressment- the kidnapping of American sailors to force them to serve in the British Navy
• Blockade- to keep something from going in or out
• Industrial Revolution- new machines changed the way Americans and people around the world lived and worked
• Mill- a factory in which raw material is processed
• Canal- a human-made waterway 
• Civil Rights- freedoms guaranteed by the constitution for all citizens of the United States
• Border State- A state between the north and south
• Abolition- the end of slavery 
• Union- the United States 
• Emancipation- the act of making someone free 
• What caused the colonists in Maryland to decide they wanted independence from Britain?
• Britain passed laws that angered the Maryland Colonists.

Lesson 3 (page 58)

• Why was it important to the cause of American Independence that there were Sons of Liberty in every colony? 
• It was important that the colonists formed a widespread group whose members all wanted independence.
• Remember this sequence of events:

1. Charles Carroll tells Captain Stewart to burn his ship. 
2. Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia 
3. Declaration of Independence is Approved 

• What is something that changed in Maryland after the Revolution that is still the same today?
• Baltimore is still the state’s largest city.
• What was the purpose of the Continental Congress? 
• Delegates from each state met to discuss a new plan of government and write a constitution.
• What are the important events that happen between 1776 and 1787? 
• 1776: Declaration of Independence
• 1783: American Revolution Ends 
• 1787: The Constitution is written and approved.
• What actions did Great Britain take that led Maryland to join the cause for independence? 
• The British collected extra taxes to pay for the war in Europe. The British tried to control the colony.
• How did the revolution give Marylander’s independence? 
• Before the Revolution, Marylander’s were colonists controlled by Britain. After the Revolution, they were citizens of the state of Maryland in a new nation.
• What are three causes of the war of 1812? 
• British ships were stopping American ships at sea.
• Great Britain, France, and the United States argued about who could trade with whom. 
• There were also problems between settlers and Native Americans in the West and along the border between Canada and the United States.
• What is one effect of the War of 1812? 
• After the war, the United States seemed to be stronger than ever.

Lesson 4 (page 62)

• Remember this sequence of events:

1. President James Madison declared war. 
2. The British were kidnapping American sailors. 
3. Baltimore sent out Baltimore Clippers to slip through the Blockade. 
4. The White House and the capitol building went up in flames. 

• Remember this sequence of events:

1. Baltimore became an important port. 
2. As businesses grew, there were more jobs in Baltimore. 
3. Many people moved to Baltimore. 

• Using the map on page 7, answer the following: You are taking the Baltimore and Ohio railroad from Baltimore to Oakland. What cities will you pass along the way?
• Fredrick, Martinsburg, and Cumberland
• What are four kinds of changes that took place in Maryland in the early 1800s? 
• The population was growing. 
• There was more industry. 
• Transportation and religious freedom improved. 
• People’s ideas about slavery were changing.

Lesson 5 (page 68)

• Which states were border states? (Use the map on page 71.) 
• MO- Missouri 
• KY-Kentucky 
• WV- West Virginia 
• MD- Maryland 
• DE- Delaware
• Were most states on the side of the Confederacy or on the side of the Union? 
• More states were on the side of the Union. 
• Remember this sequence of events:

1. 1860- Lincoln is elected 
2. 1861- Baltimore riot 
3. 1862- Battle of Antietam 
4. 1865- Civil War ends

• Why weren’t slaves in Maryland free after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation? 
• The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Confederate states, but Maryland wasn’t in the Confederacy.
• How did slavery end in Maryland?
• The new constitution made slavery illegal in the state of Maryland.