Chapter 7: American Revolution



Chapter 7: American Revolution

Oral Comprehensive Questions

(COMPS)

***Directions: Thoroughly answer ALL of the below questions and practice your answer orally. Instead of a paper and pencil test on the American Revolution, I will ask you 5 questions: you pick 1; I pick the other 4- 1 from each section. You will be graded on the rubric discussed in class. Comps will done in class while your working on the American Revolution Performance assessment-will be explained later.

Section 1: Early Years of the War

1. Explain the different perspectives (Patriots, loyalists, moderates, & British) towards the American Revolution

2. Describe the early years of the American Revolution. Briefly describe 3 battles including at least 1 American Win.

3. Explain Great Britain’s and the Colonist’s early military strategy

4. Describe the Battle of Saratoga and why it was the turning point of the war

Section 2: War Expands

1. Explain how the American Revolution was also fought overseas and with the help of foreigners

2. Describe the Valley Forge experience and the importance of this experience

3. Describe the war at sea

Section 3: The Path to Victory

1. Explain why the war shifted to the South and describe the military battles in the South (Charlestown & Camden) Also, discuss key players in the southern battles and the new fighting methods used in the South.

2. Explain how the “Tide of war turned” and Nathanael Greene’s role in turning the tide

3. Describe the battle that ended the American Revolution.

Section 4: The Legacy of the War

1. Explain why the Americans won the American Revolution

2. Describe the terms that ended the 8-year American Revolution

3. Describe the costs of the American Revolution

4. Describe the questions/issues that needed answered or addressed after the American Revolution

|  |5 |4 |3 |2 |1 |

|Focus |sharp, distinct focus |clear focus |adequate focus |vague focus |Confused/absence of focus |

|Content |substantial, specific, |specific and |sufficient content |content limited to a listing,|Superficial/absence of relevant |

| |and/or illustrative |illustrative content | |repetition, or mere sequence |content |

| |content; sophisticated | | |of ideas | |

| |ideas that are particularly| | | | |

| |well developed | | | | |

|Organization |obviously controlled and/or|logical and appropriate |appropriate organization|inconsistent organization |Confused/absence of relevant |

|Preparation |subtle organization |organization | | |content and organization |

|Voice |writer's voice apparent in |precision and variety in|some precision and |limited sentence variety and |lack of sentence and word choice |

| |tone, sentence structure, |sentence structure and |variety in sentence |word choice |variety |

| |and word choice |word choice |structure and word | | |

| | | |choice | | |

|Accuracy |All supportive facts and |Mostly all supportive |Almost all supportive |Some supportive facts and |Most supportive facts and |

| |statistics are reported |facts and statistics are|facts and statistics are|statistics are reported |statistics were inaccurately |

| |accurately. |reported accurately. |reported accurately. |accurately. |reported. |

***Overall, looking for working understanding of the content and an ability to make connections and meaning

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