Lesson 1: Cause and Effect - Choose from three of the following to research. Once your done your research create a timeline with the 3 events Lesson 1 Organizer Proclamation of 1763 Townshend Acts Stamp Act 1765 Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Intolerable Acts First Continental Congress Lexington and Concord Quartering Act |
Lesson 2: Compare the grievances listed in the Declaration to the reservations expressed by Delaware Founding Father John Dickinson, who refused to sign the Declaration. Analyze the grievances against the British Crown.
John Dickinson, was against declaring independence in 1776. Read excerpts from his 1776 speech to find out why. John Dickinson Grievances Grievances Handout Grievances against the British Crown. Divide students in groups of 4-5. Each group should have 1 Recorder, who writes up the notes from the group and prepares them for the Presenter, 2-3 Readers, who read the original grievances aloud to the class, and a Presenter, who will read the group responses to the class. Each group will research the grievances of the Colonists against the British. Each group will answer and present the same questions: What are these complaints about? Summarize each in your own words. According to the authors, who is to blame for the problems? |
Lesson 3: Wartime Battles
Worksheet
How can using a timeline help us understand cause-and-effect relationships?
Long Island 1776
Trenton 1776
Brandywine 1777
Saratoga 1777
Monmouth Courthouse 1778
Savannah 1779
Charleston 1780
Kings Mountain 1780
Cowpens 1781
Yorktown 1781
Worksheet
How can using a timeline help us understand cause-and-effect relationships?
- In pairs, students compare the strengths and weaknesses of the British and Continental armies
- Research one of the battles of the American Revolution using the handout and the links below
Long Island 1776
Trenton 1776
Brandywine 1777
Saratoga 1777
Monmouth Courthouse 1778
Savannah 1779
Charleston 1780
Kings Mountain 1780
Cowpens 1781
Yorktown 1781