History and GeoGrapHy The American Revolution

[Pages:166]History and Geography

The American Revolution

Teacher Guide

George Washington

Paul Revere's ride

Crispus Attucks

Stamp Act Crisis

The American Revolution

Teacher Guide

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The American

Revolution

Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The American Revolution Sample Pacing Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Chapter 1 Meet the Colonists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Chapter 2 If You Had Lived in the Colonies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Chapter 3 The Rights of Englishmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Chapter 4 Learning Hard Lessons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Chapter 5 The French and Indian War. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Chapter 6 The Quarrel with Britain Begins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Chapter 7 The Stamp Act Crisis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chapter 8 Parliament Stumbles Again. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Chapter 9 A Change in Thinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Chapter 10 A Tea Party in Boston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Chapter 11 The Colonies Resist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Chapter 12 The Fighting Begins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Chapter 13 Preparing for War. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Chapter 14 The Great Declaration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Chapter 15 A Discouraging Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Chapter 16 Raising America's Spirits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Chapter 17 Saratoga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Chapter 18 Valley Forge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Chapter 19 Fighting Shifts to the South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Chapter 20 The World Turned Upside Down. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Teacher Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

The American Revolution

Teacher Guide

Core Knowledge Sequence History and Geography 4

UNIT 7

Introduction

About this Unit

The Big Idea

Immigrants came to America from countries all over the Atlantic world. As they settled, they borrowed ideas and customs from one another. This borrowing and sharing helped to bring the colonists together. In time, disagreements about principles of government led the colonists to seek and establish their own identity and independence from Britain.

The colonists played an active role in securing a British victory during the French and Indian War. Despite this fact, Great Britain was unwilling to give the colonists the rights they yearned for and felt they deserved as part of their "rights of Englishmen." Early conflict between the colonies and Parliament emerged after the Proclamation of 1763, which prohibited settlement west of the Appalachians. Further fuel was added to the fire with passage of the Stamp Act. A pattern of perceived abuses by the Crown led to increased unrest among the British colonies, especially around the issue of "taxation without representation." Though neither side wanted a fight, war between the colonies and Great Britain became increasingly likely. The fate of the colonies was sealed on July 4, 1776, and would not be resolved until Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown on October 17, 1781, marking the end of the American Revolution. The colonists--English no more--were independent Americans.

INTRODUCTION

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What Students Should Already Know

Students in Core Knowledge schools should already be familiar with:

Kindergarten, Grade 1 ? The location of the thirteen original English colonies

? Fourth of July

? The Boston Tea Party

? Paul Revere's Ride: "One if by land, two if by sea"

? Minutemen and Redcoats: "the shot heard 'round the world"

? Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths . . ."

? George Washington: from military commander to first president

? Benjamin Franklin: patriot, inventor, and writer

? The legend of Betsy Ross and the flag

Grade 3 ? The differences in climate and agriculture among the three colonial

regions

? The location of the thirteen colonies and important cities, such as Philadelphia, Boston, New York, and Charleston

? Southern colonies: Virginia (especially the story of Jamestown), Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia; the founders of these colonies, their reliance on slavery; the Middle Passage

? New England colonies: Massachusetts (especially Pilgrims and Puritans), New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island: development of maritime economy and the influence of religion

? Middle Atlantic colonies: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware; the Dutch in New York, Penn and the Quakers in Pennsylvania

Time Period Background

This timeline provides an overview of key events. Use a classroom timeline with students to help them sequence and relate events that occurred from 1754 to 1781.

1754?1763 French and Indian War

1765 Stamp Act

1767 Townshend Acts

1770 Boston Massacre

1773 Tea Act

Boston Tea Party

1774 Intolerable Acts

First Continental Congress

1775 Paul Revere's Ride

Battles of Lexington and Concord

Second Continental Congress

Battle of Bunker Hill

Washington appointed as commander in chief of the Continental Army

1776 Declaration of Independence

1777 Battle of Saratoga

1777?1778

Winter encampment at Valley Forge

1781

Surrender of British at Yorktown

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