The Revolutionary War

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Assessment Information

Content / Quiz/Test Date
The Colonists Protest British Rule
The Revolution Begins
The Declaration of Independence
American Strengths and Weaknesses
From Defeat to Victory
The War Ends
Culminating Project – Character Identification Card
Social Studies Packet
Scoring Rubric
Requirement / All Present (2 points) / Partially Present (1 point) / Not Present (0 points)
ENTIRE packet turned in on time
Name is on packet
Neat and legible
Notes are completed with accurate details
Quiz dates with parent signature
Total / /10

The Colonists Protest British Rule Pages 262-267

Vocabulary
repeal
Stamp Act
boycott
Boston Massacre
minutemen
militia
Important People
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
Crispus Attucks
Abigail Adams

Unfair Laws (pg. 263)

  • The Stamp Act
  • Sons of Liberty

Unrest Increases (pgs. 264-265)

  • Townshend Acts
  • The Daughters of Liberty
  • The Boston Massacre
  • Boston Forms a Committee
  • The Tea Act

The First Continental Congress (pg. 266)

Compare and contrast the following articles: “A Very Messy Tea Party” and “Some Laws are Intolerable”

“A Very Messy Tea Party” “Some Laws are Intolerable”

Both Articles

Explain the similarities and differences between the“A Very Messy Tea Party” and “Some Laws are Intolerable” articles. Support your answer with information from both texts.

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The Boston Tea Party Circle Graph

Cause and effects of what was happening politically that drove people to rebel.


Review and Assess Questions (pg. 267)

  1. Why did many colonists oppose the Stamp Act?
  1. What acts of the British Parliament caused the colonists to rebel?
  1. How did the British government respond to the Boston Tea Party?
  1. What effects did the Committees of Correspondence have? Explain your answer.

The Revolution BeginsPages 270-275

Vocabulary
Loyalists
Patriots
Important People
John Hancock
Thomas Gage
Paul Revere
William Dawes
John Parker
Ethan Allen
Benedict Arnold

First Battle of the American Revolution(pg. 271)

  • Paul Revere’s Ride

Map Skilll- “Battles of Lexington and Concord” (pg. 271)

1. Revere-

Dawes-

2.

The Conflict Spreads (pg. 272)

  • Patrick Henry
  • Fort Ticonderoga Falls
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

Patriots and Loyalists (pgs. 274-275)

  • Choosing Sides

Review and Assess Questions (pg. 275)

  1. Why was the capture of Fort Ticonderoga important?
  1. What happened at the battles of Lexington and Concord?
  1. What did the Virginia House of Burgesses do after hearing Patrick Henry’s speech?
  1. List in sequence the events leading to the first shot in Lexington, or the “shot heard round the world.”

The Declaration of Independence Pages 276-283

Vocabulary
Continental army
traitor
Declaration of Independence
Important People
Thomas Jefferson
Henry Knox
William Howe
Thomas Paine

War Draws Near (pg. 277)

  • Olive Branch Petition
  • Washington Retakes Boston

Declaration of Independence (pg. 178)

  • The Debate
  • Signing of the Declaration

Steps to the Declaration of Independence

Principles of the Declaration (pg. 280)

  • Rights of the People

Birth of a Nation (pg. 282)

Why is our flag red, white, and blue? (pg. 283)

Cause/Effect Relationship of Events

That Led to the Declaration of Independence

Review and Assess Questions (pg. 281)

  1. What was the United States army originally known as?
  1. What was Thomas Jefferson’s purpose in writing the Declaration of Independence?
  1. What act did the Second Continental congress make in 1775? In 1776?
  1. Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence on page 280. Whose point of view does this document represent?

American Strengths and Weaknesses Pages 288-293

Vocabulary
mercenary
surveyor
Important People
Martha Washington
Mary Ludwig Hays
Margaret Corbin
Ester DeBerdt Reed

Redcoats and Continentals (pg. 289)

  • The Patriots

Washington Leads the Army (pg. 290)

  • Washington’s Early Years
  • Support for the Soldiers

African American Soldiers and Patriot Spies (pg. 292)

  • A Patriot Spy

Review and Assess Questions (pg. 293)

1. What was George Washington’s first job? What did it allow him to do?

2. What were the strengths and weaknesses of the British and American forces at the start of the Revolution?

3. What caused some states to consider ending slavery?

4. Why did Washington decide to leave the militia during the French and Indian War?

From Defeat to VictoryPages 294-299

Vocabulary
Treaty of Alliance
Important People
Nathan Hale
John Burgoyne
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Marquis de Lafayette
Friedrich von Steuben
George Rogers Clark
John Paul Jones

Battle of Trenton (pg.295)

  • Philadelphia

Victory at Saratoga (pg. 296)

  • Marquis de Lafayette
  • Valley Forge

The Americans Gain (pg. 298)

  • Fighting at Sea

Map Skill (pg. 299)

1.

2.

3.

Battle / Cause / Effect

Review and Assess Questions (pg. 299)

1. How did the capture of Fort Vincennes help the Americans?

2. How did the Patriots defeat the British in the Battle at Saratoga?

3. How did geography and climate play a role in the outcome of the battles discussed in this lesson?

4. Based on the events in this lesson, what predictions would you make about the rest of the war? Explain your answer.

The War EndsPages 300-305

Vocabulary
Treaty of Paris
Second Treaty of Fort Stanwix
Important People
Francis Marion
Nathanael Greene
Charles Cornwallis
James Armistead
Joseph Brant

British Advance in the South (pg. 301)

  • Guilford Court House

Victory at Yorktown (pg. 302)

  • Cornwallis Surrenders

Datagraphic (pg. 303)

1.

2.

3.

Treaty of Paris (pg. 304)

  • Loyalists Flee
  • The Iroquois Confederacy

Battle of Yorktown

Physical Features / How Patriots Used to Their Advantage

Review and Assess Questions (pg. 305)

1. What happened to the Iroquois after the war?

2. Why was Cornwallis’s defeat at Yorktown important?

3. How did the departure of the Loyalist merchants create opportunities for Americans?

4. What were the goals of France and Spain in deciding to help the Patriots? Explain your answer.

"My Side of the Story"

  1. Decide if you are a Patriot or Loyalist.
  2. Write about the Revolutionary War from that perspective.
  3. Explain why you chose that particular side to be on.

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~Culminating Project ~

Revolutionary War Character Identification Card

Date Due ______

Revolutionary War Character Identification Card Scoring Rubric
Requirement / Points Worth / Points Earned
Character Name / 1
Date of Birth/Death / 2
Image of Character / 1
Social Status / 1
Occupation / 1
Political Views / 1
Summary Sentence of Relationship to Revolutionary War / 2
4 Biographical Facts / 4
Social Network / 1
Followed Directions / 4
Neat (legible and colorful) / 2
Turned in on Time / 1
Total Score / /21

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