Chapter 7: American Revolution
Oral Comprehensive Questions
(COMPS)
***Directions: Thoroughly answer ALL of the below questions and practice your answer orally. Instead of a paper and pencil test on the American Revolution, I will ask you 5 questions: you pick 1; I pick the other 4- 1 from each section. You will be graded on the rubric discussed in class. Comps will done in class while your working on the American Revolution Performance assessment-will be explained later.
Section 1: Early Years of the War
1. Explain the different perspectives (Patriots, loyalists, moderates, & British) towards the American Revolution
2. Describe the early years of the American Revolution. Briefly describe 3 battles including at least 1 American Win.
3. Explain Great Britain’s and the Colonist’s early military strategy
4. Describe the Battle of Saratoga and why it was the turning point of the war
Section 2: War Expands
1. Explain how the American Revolution was also fought overseas and with the help of foreigners
2. Describe the Valley Forge experience and the importance of this experience
3. Describe the war at sea
Section 3: The Path to Victory
1. Explain why the war shifted to the South and describe the military battles in the South (Charlestown & Camden) Also, discuss key players in the southern battles and the new fighting methods used in the South.
2. Explain how the “Tide of war turned” and Nathanael Greene’s role in turning the tide
3. Describe the battle that ended the American Revolution.
Section 4: The Legacy of the War
1. Explain why the Americans won the American Revolution
2. Describe the terms that ended the 8-year American Revolution
3. Describe the costs of the American Revolution
4. Describe the questions/issues that needed answered or addressed after the American Revolution
5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1Focus / sharp, distinct focus / clear focus / adequate focus / vague focus / Confused/absence of focus
Content / substantial, specific, and/or illustrative content; sophisticated ideas that are particularly well developed / specific and illustrative content / sufficient content / content limited to a listing, repetition, or mere sequence of ideas / Superficial/absence of relevant content
Organization
Preparation / obviously controlled and/or subtle organization / logical and appropriate organization / appropriate organization / inconsistent organization / Confused/absence of relevant content and organization
Voice / writer's voice apparent in tone, sentence structure, and word choice / precision and variety in sentence structure and word choice / some precision and variety in sentence structure and word choice / limited sentence variety and word choice / lack of sentence and word choice variety
Accuracy / All supportive facts and statistics are reported accurately. / Mostly all supportive facts and statistics are reported accurately. / Almost all supportive facts and statistics are reported accurately. / Some supportive facts and statistics are reported accurately. / Most supportive facts and statistics were inaccurately reported.
***Overall, looking for working understanding of the content and an ability to make connections and meaning