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LESSON PLANS
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How Did the French and Indian War Set the Stage for the American Revolution?
In this inquiry students will explore the French and Indian War and how it set the stages of the American Revolution through documents and political cartoons. The students will be answering questions that follow the readings.
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Was the American Revolution Avoidable?
Throughout this inquiry students investigate the complex interconnected roles of individuals and groups as well as the economic, social, and geographical forces that contributed to the American Revolution. Students wrestle with issues concerning historical determinism as they move toward an evidence-based argument as to whether or not the war was avoidable. The compelling question “Was the American Revolution avoidable?” prompts students to reflect on factors that contributed to the outbreak of hostilities between American colonists and Great Britain. As students explore the featured sources for this inquiry, they come to see how some individuals on both sides inflamed the tensions while others worked for reconciliation.
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How did social class impact the American Revolution?
This inquiry focuses on the causes of the American Revolution in light of feelings of injustice among social classes. Students typically learn about the experiences of people during the American Revolution in simple categories such as loyalist and patriots. In reality, there were varied experiences that reflect social class, gender, race, and ethnicity. In this inquiry, students will learn about a variety of these experiences and how they may have impacted the events of the Revolution.
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How does Abigail Adams’s famous appeal to “Remember the Ladies” reflect the status of women in eighteenth-century America?
In this inquiry students will be analyzing Abigail Adam's letters and answering questions to get a deeper understanding before tackling the big question.
https://americainclass.org/abigail-adams-and-remember-the-ladies/#teachers |
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Did the Constitution Establish a Just Government?
The goal of this inquiry is for students to gain an informed, critical perspective on the United States Constitution as it stood at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention of 1787. By investigating the justness of the Constitution, students examine how the Constitution structures the government, the Constitution’s relationship to slavery, and the extent to which the amendment process makes the government more democratic. Through taking a critical look at the Constitution, students should understand the government the Constitution created and develop an evidence-based perspective that serves as a launching pad for inf
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What types of government did Federalists and Anti-Federalists
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OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES
| Revolutionary Period Part 1.pptx |
| Revolutionary Period Part 2.pptx |
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