Starting next week we will begin our unit on the American Revolution. Sometimes it is important to start with the end in mind with students and teacher understanding. After our two plus week unit, students will need to exhibit evidence of their learning of the American Revolution. Roughly we will be examining the years from 1754-1783. Those years represent the time
period where the colonists start to move away from Great Britain and eventually attain independence from the "mother country". That does not mean we as a class will be "stuck" in that historical time period and will constantly make connections to modern revolutions like the Arab Spring uprisings in the Middle East. These are the essential questions we will be answering and wrestling with as a class:
*Were the colonists justified in resisting British policies after the French and Indian War?
*What impact did religion (Great Awakening) have on the American Revolution?
*Was the American War for Independence inevitable?
*What role did Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and the Declaration of Independence have in moving the American Colonists closer to revolution?
*What impact did the institution of slavery have on the American Revolution? Did slaves fight for independence or was there any incentive to fight for the British side?
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