The Battle of Trenton

Today we will explore the Battle of Trenton.  This battle was crucial to the American war effort as most of the men in Washington's Continental Army were finishing their time of enlistment as of January 1st.  After months of losing, and being chased by the British Army, General Washington made a bold move to cross the Delaware River into New Jersey on Christmas night.  There, he surprised a regiment of Hessian soldiers who they promptly captured.  Nearly all of Washington's men would re-enlist due to this stunning victory over some of the best fighting men in the world.

Watch the film:  The Battle of Trenton

Battle of Trenton reading comprehension:  Read the passage and answer the questions.  Remember you must get all of the answers correct!  Let me see your perfect score when you are finished.

Next, fill out the painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware River.

Now you may play the following game:
Fling the teacher

The American Revolution

This week we look at some of the more important events during the American Revolution.  Yesterday, students made battle maps and plans for the Battle of Bunker Hill from the British perspective.

 Today, we look at Valley Forge.  Students will read primary documents from Valley Forge, answer questions about the documents, then write an essay to answer the question:  "What hardships did the soldiers face at Valley Forge?".  The essay will be in 5-paragraph form.
Evidence for the essay will come from the primary documents that include letters and diaries.

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence- easy read

Answer all of the questions from the 2-sided handout you were given in class.

When finished, click here:  Declaration of Independence puzzle

Thomas Jefferson                                                                             John Locke







                                                                                             

Causes of the American Revolution Test

Click on the following link to take the test:   Causes of the American Revolution Test

If you have not already done so, take the charts and graphs pre-test

When done with both, you may play any social studies activity linked to my blog site, read a book, or work on something from another class.

Test Friday

Review Games

Battleship
Java Games
Rags to Riches

The following items will be on the test Friday:
The French and Indian War
sugar act
stamp act
townshend act
tea act
proclamation of 1763
navigation acts
writs of assistance
quartering act
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
First Continental Congress
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Shot Heard Round the World
boycott
taxes
"No taxation without representation"
Sons of Liberty
protest

Brain Pop!

When finished with the research assignment, go to Brain Pop.  You must log in
username:  fairfieldsfuture
password:  brainpop

Watch the film, complete both of the quizzes, complete the activities.

You must show me that you completed the quizzes and activities successfully.

Taxes, Taxes, Taxes (and some other stuff too!)

Our job at this point is to research causes of the American Revolution.  Using Google docs, you and a partner will research the following:

Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Tea Act

For each of the above, you should answer the following questions:
1)  What was taxed?
2)  Who was affected by the tax?
3)  Why did the colonists protest the tax?
4)  In what ways did the colonists protest the tax?

After researching taxes, answer this question in your document:  
"Was the American Revolution justified?"  Based on the taxes above, do you think the colonists had a good reason for rebelling and overthrowing Great Britain?


Research each of the following laws and events (not taxes), and answer the questions that follow:
Proclamation of 1763 (law)
The Navigation Acts (law)
Writs of assistance (law)
Quartering Act of 1765 (law)
The Boston Massacre (event)
The Boston Tea Party (event)
The Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) (law)

Questions for laws:
1)  Description of law
2)  What was the purpose of law?
3)  Why did the colonists protest the law?
4)  In what ways did the colonists protest the law?

Questions for events:
1)  Describe the event
2)  What caused the event?
3)  How did Parliament react to the event?