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The American Revolution: How the US Started!

Completed by 6 learners
Ages 11-16
Live Group Class
In this 4 week course, students will learn how the US became the nation that it is today!
Average rating:
4.6
Number of reviews:
(94 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week, 4 weeks
3-12 learners per class
45 min

What's included

4 live meetings
3 in-class hours

Class Experience

US Grade 6 - 9
This  amazing 4 week course is for anyone from the casual history buff to the most serious of history students. In this course, we will look at the Revolution from the lens of those who lived it. We will look at the viewpoints of Patriots who opposed Britain, the Tories (Loyalists) who opposed breaking off from England, enslaved people who just wanted freedom- no matter where it came from, and Native Americans who were seemingly stuck in the middle and losing their land to all colonists. We will be looking each week how various people were affected- Patriots, Tories (Loyalists), enslaved Americans and Native Americans. I will be using resources from such vetted education sites as Teaching Tolerance, Gilder Lehrman American History, Standford History Education Group and Colonial Willamsburg (which provides re-enactments and resources for teachers)
Week 1- Students will learn about colonists' life under Britain, colonial self government, and the French and Indian War and how it would put the United States on a crash course with the British Monarchy. 
Week 2 Students will learn about taxes imposed on the Colonies by the Monarchy. Colonial Protest over the taxes and organization by the Colonists will take center stage and some Hamilton Broadway Play Songs will appear! Students will also look at the Olive Branch Petition.
Week 3 - The Revolutionary War starts! Students will look at the Declaration of Independence and the first shots fired at Lexington and Concord.
Week 4- We will look at Revolutionary War Battles and how the tide turned to the Colonists (with the help of the French). Students will also explore the how the US Revolution would go on to spark the French Revolution and cries for "Viva La France"!

The class will be interactive and be taught through slides, videos and primary source discussions among students.

Learning Goals

Students will learn about life in the colonies, what caused the US to declare independence,  the various viewpoints of those who lived it as well as the Revolutionary War and the problems and triumphs that went with the founding of a new country.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
We will be talking about a War and the various viewpoints of those affected. We will be looking at primary sources which may have culturally offensive language. This class will also look at the Declaration of Independence. We will be discussing the context of the Declaration and primary sources from Colonial Willamsburg, Stanford History Education Group, Teaching Tolerance and Gilder Lehrman American History and comparing and contracting it on its merits and faults including the part of its text that includes a racist slur referring to Native Americans.
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Meet the teacher

Joined April, 2019
4.6
94reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History
I am a Social Studies teacher who teaches American History and Civics and I hold a Master's degree in Political Science as well as a BA in Political Science with a minor in history. I teach at a school that practices culturally responsive teaching.I also  studied marginalized people groups through "Teaching Hard History" seminars at Carolina K 12 through the University of North Carolina.In 2017, I also had a teaching fellowship with Carolina K12 in which we looked at Civil Rights through Oral History.

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