American Revolution

16 Question higher level thinking skill worksheet to accompany the Too Late to Apologize a Video Declaration.  Access the video here. http://www.soomolearning.com/declaration/  

Students will review the reasons for writing the Declaration of Independence and create tweets that summarize some of the grievances. Then they will have to create a tweet from King George's perspective. Addresses 8.4C and 8.15C  

These paired texts cover two of the most famous people in United States history -- George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Your students will learn how to compare and contrast information in paired passages while learning about two of the most important...

Students get to decide who think they fired first at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. This was the first battle in The American Revolution. Students analyze four primary sources from The Battle of Lexington and Concord...2 from The British point...

Political cartoon created by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 to try and unite the colonies. Also used during the American Revolution and even today by some groups. 10 questions of varying thinking levels to answer. Background info and answer key included...

Created by Beth Hammett - The Educator Helper - Visit My Store Ready to learn about the American Revolution? This 26 page comic book includes blank templates for students and fact based writing. Covers 1773-1783 and is divided by years...

This PowerPoint lesson includes videos, summaries and review questions focusing on events leading up to the American Revolution, focusing specifically on the French and Indian War.  Created by Tazmin Jermier - Visit My Store

Are you looking for a way to engage students in learning about the American Revolution? Look no further! Created by Alyssa Roetheli of Teaching in the Fast Lane - Visit My Store This bundle is chock full of ready to use resources to get students...

This lesson focuses on the scathing rebuke of slavery that Thomas Jefferson included in his original draft of the Declaration of Independence. This passage did not survive negotiations in the Continental Congress. Class discussion reveals both practical...

This one-page set of excerpts from the Proclamation of 1763 can be used in a wide variety of ways to aide in student understanding of the growing division between the British and the Colonists in the years preceding the Revolutionary War. As my classes...

This biography on Thomas Paine focuses on his arrival in the American Colonies and major arguments in his work Common Sense. The biography also addresses the impact Paine's arguments had on both separating from England and on documents such as the...

Three separate interactive learning stations designed to cover the causes, individuals and battles of the American Revolution.   Station 1- TEK 8.4A Timeline Station Activity with hashtags more in depth instructions on the direction page. Station...