Name __________________________________________ Class 10-



Name ___________________________________________________________Team ______Class 10-

Countdown to Independence - Part III

Waging War (1776-1783)

Read Chapter 4.3 and use the WebBoard resources

• Cite some British advantages before and during most of the war.

• Cite some American advantages before and during most of the war.

• Explain Washington’s impact as Commander–in-Chief during the first years (1776-1778).

• Describe the role of black slaves during the war.

• Describe the role of loyalists during the war.

• June 14, 1777- Congress adopts the Flag

Define the meanings:

o The color Red

o The color Blue

o The color White

o The Stars

o The Stripes

• Describe The British Plan of 1777. Use a map.

• Support the statement,

“The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the war.”

• Describe the Battle of Monmouth.

• Chronicle the British and American southern campaigns (1780-1781).

• What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

Read “The King’s Spin” –

A speech given by King George III after the treaty was signed.

Answer the questions.

The Epoch Essay

Type a 1.5- 2 page essay complying with the criteria indicated.

Essay #1 Teams A-B

Read American Issues: 5.6 – A Call for Patriotic Resolve, 1776

Answer the “consider” questions.

Essay #2 Teams C-D

Read American Issues: 5.9 – A Cartoon View of the Revolution

Answer the “consider” questions.

Essay #3 Teams E-F

Read Ordinary Americans (Page 35)

“An Extraordinary Instance of virtue in a Female Soldier”

Answer the following questions:

• What was unusual about Deborah Sampson’s story?

• What was “the cause of her personating a man?”

Essay #4 Team G

Read Ordinary Americans (Page 36)

“The American Flag Waving Majestically in the Face of our Adversaries”

Answer the following questions:

• What was Martin’s job at Yorktown?

• How close was his unit to the British trenches?

• What allies were present when the Americans began firing on the British?

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