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American Revolution

Subject Area: Social Studies | Grade Level: 11
Lesson Length: 45 minutes
Keywords/Tags: American Revolution, Revolution
Lesson Description: Students will learn about the American Revolution and how it helped form the ideological, military, social, and diplomatic foundation upon which the United States is based.

Other SSUSH4 â€“ Analyze the ideological, military, social, and diplomatic aspects of the American Revolution.

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Video : The American Revolution

Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.

Description: Within the Video you will learn about the causes to the American Revolution, Key Figures, and Important Battles.

Quiz : The American Revolution

Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.

Question #1

Why did the British Parliament tax the American colonists?

A) American colonists were making a lot of money from trade.

B) American Colonists were mostly French citizens. It was fair that they pay for the war .

C) The Seven Years War put the British Government in debt.

D) The Spanish American War

Question #2

Did the colonist chant "No taxation without representation"?

A) Yes

B) No

Question #3

True or Flase. Did the King of England respond with the Intolerable Act after the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party?

A) True

B) False

Question #4

What were the first battles of the American Revolution (known as "the shot heard 'round the world")?

A) Battle of Saratoga

B) Battles of Lexington and Concord

C) Battle of Philadelphia

D) Battle of Trenton

Question #5

Yes or No. Was Ben Franklin head of the Continental Army?

A) Yes

B) No

Question #6

Why were the British soldiers called Redcoats?

A) They wore red pants

B) They wore red shoes

C) They wore red jackets

D) They had red hair.

Question #7

How do you know that the American Colonists wanted to make peace and remain British subjects?

A) Ben Franklin was sent to England to plead with the KIng for peace.

B) The Declaration of Independence

C) The Battle of Lexington and Concord

D) The Olive Branch Petition

Question #8

True or False: James Madison was the main writer of The Declaration of Independence?

A) True

B) False

Question #9

What Battle convinced France to show their support openly to the colonist?

A) Battle of Bunker Hill

B) Battle of Saratoga

C) Battle of Trenton

D) Battle of Yorktown

Question #10

On October 19, 1781 C.E., General Charles Cowallis surrendered to General George Washington in

A) Yorktown, Virginia

B) Concord, Massachusetts

C) Lexington, Massachusetts

D) Richmond, Virginia

Description: The American Revolution was a pivotal time that has shaped who we are as Americans today.

Resources : The American Revolution

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African Americans and the American Revolution
Within the Link you will learn about African Americans and the American Revolution. Also you can take a quiz as the video plays, so that you can further understand the content.

Kahoot American Revolution
This is a quiz to sum up all that we've learned so far about the American Revolution and how we won our independence from England.

American Revolution: Causes, Battles, Aftermath, and Facts
Learn even more about the major Causes, Battles, Aftermath, and important facts about the American Revolution.

Description: Please use the additional Resources at your convenience to help you understand more about the American Revolution

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Video : The American Revolution

Quiz : The American Revolution

Resources : The American Revolution