古斯里加布斯 美國歷史 美國獨立戰爭 人民地方公告

What would be so bad that you would decide to risk your life to make a change?  What do you consider unfair- is it worth risking your life to fight for it?

Find out what pushed common people to fight not only the strongest military in the world but at times their cousins and neighbors.

All revolutions result from resistance to conditions that are perceived as unfair by the people who are demanding change. 

Would you persevere through adversity and continued to fight for freedoms that you yourself do not have?  Learn about some who did.

Learn about promises made and broken to slaves and Native Americans on both sides of the war.

This class goal is to allow learners to understand the results of the conflict between the American colonies and England. 

By using visual slides with guided notes and game reviews,  learners will recognize the events, people, and ideas that changed the course of history. 

I incorporate academic vocabulary into each lesson and spend time discussing the definition of key vocabulary words to enable comprehension and understanding. 

Key People: Alexander Hamilton, Benedict Arnold, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Peter Salem, James Armistead (Lafayette), Martha Washington, Abigail Adams,  Phillis Wheatley, Molly Pitcher. Peoples of the following Native American nations: the Cherokee, the Oneida, Tuscarora, and Mohegan.

Key nations: England, British Colonists, Native American nations, French, and Hessians

Learners will examine the importance of the following key battles and documents of the Revolutionary War  including:  

Day 1: Why New England?

             Beginning Battles:  Lexington-Concord, Ticonderoga, and Bunker (Breed's) Hill 

              Key People: Paul Revere, Native Americans, African-American soldiers, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and the Second Continental Congress

               Key Documents: Olive Branch Petition and the Declaration of Independence

Day 2: Why did the Delaware River crossing and Valley Forge matter?

                Battles: Brooklyn, Trenton, and Saratoga/Ticonderoga

               Key Events:   Valley Forge 

               Key People: Women at camp, Washington, Von Steuben, Lafayette, Free and enslaved African-Americans

Day 3: Finally the French arrive and which side were the Native Americans on?

           Battles:  Ohio River Valley-Vincennes, and Newport, Rhode Island 

          Key People: George Clark, Rochambeau, Delaware and Oneida nations

 Day 4: Key people of the British and Continental Armies. 

Day 5:  Let's head South!

            Battles of Charleston, King's Mountain, Cowpen's, and Ninety-Six 

            Key People: Washington, Rochambeau, Lafayette, Francis Marion, and spies 

Day 6: It's all over except for the treaty.
            
             Battle of Yorktown

             Treaty of Paris and the people present
             
             Forming a new nation