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A Web Exploration for 5th
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The following questions and
tasks will lead you through some of the major events, people
and places of the American Revolutionary War. The Internet
sites have been preselected to help you locate a variety of
reliable resources about the war.
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Prelude to
Revolution - Causes and Early Events
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- 1. Who was the
King
of England in the
1760's?
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- Write 2 interesting things
that you learned about him.
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- 2. From 1756-1763, the British
and French fought over territory in North America. This
struggle was called The
French and Indian War.
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- What was the result of this
war for the colonists?
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- 3. British Parliament passed
the Stamp
Act in 1765.
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- Why were the colonists so
angry about this act?
- Did the colonists really tar
and feather the tax collectors? Do you think they did
or did not? Use information from the text to help explain
your thinking.
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- 4. The
Boston
Massacre was fought
in 1770.
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- What caused this
conflict?
- Who was the first black
person to die during this event?
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- 5. Look closely at the
following picture.
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- What's happening in the
scene?
- What notorious event from
pre-Revolutionary America is depicted in this scene?
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- Click on the picture to
learn more about it and to view a short movie
clip.
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- 6. When and why did the
Continental
Congress first meet?
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Important
Places and Events of the Revolution
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- 7. British and American
soldiers first exchanged gunshots at the towns of
Lexington
and Concord.
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- What was the date of this
battle?
- Why had the British troops
been sent to Concord and Lexington?
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- 8. The American revolutionaries
knew that the British were coming to Lexington and
Concord.
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- What system
of signals was
used to alert them?
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- 9. There were 8 major battles
during the Revolutionary War.
- Search Yahooligans
to find a listing of these battles. Use the key words:
"Revolutionary War battles."
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- Choose one battle. Include
at least the following:
- What was the date of the
battle?
- Where did it take place?
- Who won?
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- 10. The Declaration of
Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson in June of
1776. Read a transcription
of the Declaration
to find out:
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- What 3 unalienable rights
are named in the document.
- 3 grievances that are
expressed in the declaration.
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- 11. Experience the
signing
of the Declaration of
Independence
alongside our forefathers at this interactive
site.
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- Choose "black and white"
for the printer.
- Sign the document and
print.
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- See a panoramic view of the
actual
room in Independence Hall
where Benjamin Franklin and others signed the Declaration
of Independence. Does that look like Ben Franklin in the
hallway?
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- 12. The colonists might have
lost the war without the help of
France. Name two
reasons the French were willing to side with the American
revolutionaries against England. (Hint: read all three
pages to find out.)
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- 13. What, where and when was
the last
major battle of the
war fought?
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- 14. What treaty
ended the war? When was it officially ratified by the new
United States of America?
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- 15. In what year was our
first
president
elected?
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- Find an official portrait
of him and paste it into your word processing
document.
- To copy and paste an image from
the WWW:
- Click and hold on the image.
- Select "copy image" from the
popup menu.
- Open your word processing
document and paste.
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Important People of
the Revolution
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- 16. Use the
Wordsmyth
web dictionary/thesaurus to look up the following terms
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- Loyalists
- patriots
- Tories
- Choose the definition that
best fits the word's use during American Revolutionary
times.
- Copy and paste your answers
into a word processing document.
- SAVE and print 1 copy of
your work.
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- 17. Ben Franklin, John Hancock,
and Paul Revere are well known patriots from the War of
Independence. What others can you name?
- Explore
this site to locate names
and information about other famous people of the
time.
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- Choose one and print
a copy for yourself.
- Use the Google
search engine to find at least one other source for the
person you chose. Write a short biography on that
person using these sources.
- Include which side of the
war he or she was on, and several other interesting facts
about the person.
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- 18. What young
woman posed as a man
so that she could serve for the American Army in the
Revolutionary War?
- Name one other woman who
aided the cause of the American Army.
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Explore
More
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19. Test your knowledge of the
Road
to Revolution with this
fun and informative interactive game.
Page developed by
Leslie
Peterson and
Jeanne
Barnes
Border image courtesy of
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