Hey Gang! Welcome to Week 5! Where has the time gone? This week, we enter the Road to American Revolution Huzzah!!! We're entering the Second Continental Congress unit where we've got a lot of work and fun ahead of us. Huzzah again!
I love the following video on the American Revolution, which we will watch... Crash Course US History: The Revolution
I heart Effigies and Liberty Trees
Day 1
In Class: Introduce the American Revolution unit! Huzzah! -- Second Cont. Congress information and American Revolution paper -- Fr. and Indian War and the aftermath
HW: None...Huzzah!
Notes: Delegate Template and History Channel Magazine due Sept. 26.... Second Cont. Congress on Sept 30...American Revolution paper due Sept. 30
In Class: French and Indian War --- JOIN OR DIE! --- Proclamation of 1763 --- Sugar Act = Smuggling! --- Stamp Act! -- This image below...Really really really big deal BTW...
HW: None...Huzzah!
Notes: Delegate Template and History Channel Magazine due Sept. 26.... Second Cont. Congress on Sept 30...American Revolution paper due Sept. 30
Day 3
In Class: Stamp Act and colonists' responses to the taxes --- Quartering Act --- Townshend Acts --- Boston Massacre!!! --- John Adams DVD on Boston Massacre! Huzzah!
John Adams HBO Series -- Boston Massacre Scene...
Notes: Delegate Template and History Channel Magazine due Sept. 26.... Second Cont. Congress on Sept 30...American Revolution paper due Sept. 30
Day 4
In Class: Constitution Day Scavenger Hunt!!!!
HW: None...Huzzah!
Notes: Delegate Template and History Channel Magazine due Sept. 26.... Second Cont. Congress on Sept 30...American Revolution paper due Sept. 30