American Revolution: Follow the Path From Colonies to New Nation
Join us for an engaging 8-week American History course focused on the American Revolution! Students will explore the roots of independence, key events, and influential figures who shaped the new nation of the United States.
Kim Guthriegabs M. Ed
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8 live meetings
7 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Optional written homework assignments will be posted weekly.Assessment
Blooklet and Kahoot! quiz reviewsClass Experience
US Grade 4 - 6
We all know the outcome of the military conflict that officially began on July 4, 1776, between the British military and colonial militia in North America, but how did it really start and how did it end? Week 1: Road to Revolution-a review of major causes that led to the Revolution Week 2: Thinking About Revolution 1775 Week 3: Declaring War 1776 Weeks 4 and 5: Mapping the War Week 6: Women of the Revolution Week 7: Personal Impact and Economic Hardship Week 8: Surrender and a New Nation 1781-1783 I teach using visual presentations, short video clips, and stories to convey understanding. I always encourage students' questions. Following each lesson, learners are sent a review game quiz that they can use throughout the week. Students have the option to use guided notes to demonstrate and organize both the cause and effect as well as the sequence of events that began and ended the American Revolution (War of American Independence). State Teaching Standards California grade 5: all of 5.5 and 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.6.3, and 5.6.4 Texas grade 5: 5.2 New York grade 4: 4.3 New York grade 7: 7.3
Learning Goals
Summarize the causes of the American Revolution and explain the different ways people resisted political changes.Analyze primary and secondary sources: political cartoons, sketches, and graphs
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created CurriculumStandards
Aligned with National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies (NCSS)8 Units
8 Lessons
over 8 WeeksUnit 1: Road to Revolution
Lesson 1:
Taxes and Tyranny
- Taxes and the Coercive Acts (Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Intolerable Acts)
- Resistance to imperial policy- Boston Tea Party
-People (King George III, Patriots, Loyalists, Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberty, Crispus Attucks) 55 mins online live lesson
Unit 2: 1775-Thinking About Revolution
Lesson 2:
Another Meeting?
Colonial reactions (Committee of Correspondence, First and Second Continental Congresses, Olive Branch Petition)
-People (Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Paul Revere, Minutemen, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson)
-Inspiring Ideas (Great Awakening and Enlightenment)
Key Events: Battles of Lexington-Concord 55 mins online live lesson
Unit 3: 1776-We Declare...War!
Lesson 3:
What Did They Declare?
Colonial Reactions: the Declaration of Independence
- People and events associated with the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence
- Key political concepts embodied in the Declaration of Independence
- Origins of these political concepts 55 mins online live lesson
Unit 4: A Closer Look
Lesson 4:
Who supported whom?
Key Points:
- Roles of American and British leaders
Key Groups and People:
- Native American leaders' alliances on both sides-Iroquois Confederacy, Oneida and Tuscarora, the Mohawk
-Peter Salem, Lemuel Hayes, Barzillai Lew, and Salem Poor
- France and other nations 55 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
This class discusses a military conflict. There will be mentions of killing and death. In the war for American Independence, there were political winners and losers, but these will be explained only from the political viewpoint of the colonists and the British military. It would be impossible to teach about this political conflict without discussing the key role that women, enslaved African Americans, and people of the Iroquois Confederacy participated in the war. No one group will be celebrated or disparaged during this class. If a learner would like to find out more about any one group, I would be glad to forward links and recommendations for additional resources.
I provide learners with links to review games on Kahoot! and Blooklet-these are private links for the class section that your learner is taking and not for class sections before or after. The links expire and no registration is required on either platform.
Google Docs will be shared from my drive for review of extra class content and any additional weekly lesson instructions or homework.
Canva and YouTube will be where class videos are posted and direct links to only the class videos are posted in the weekly lesson. I occasionally post YouTube links directly onto the classroom page so learners can rewatch specific videos after class.
Supply List
Students may choose to use teacher created graphic organizers or take their own notes throughout the class.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from Southern Wesleyan
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Limestone University
I am a licensed and highly-qualified teacher of social studies with 15 years of teaching experience in history. I have a Bachelor's degree in elementary education and two Master's degrees in education.
Teaching history from the viewpoint of people, rather than nations is important to me. Reviews
Live Group Course
$20
weekly or $160 for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
55 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-13
3-6 learners per class
