Unit 2: American Independence
E
Stage 1- Desired Results
Essential Questions
Enduring Understandings
Students understand that...
When is asserting your independence justifiable?
Governments act in their own self-interest.
The government should be responsive to its citizen’s needs, interests, and individual rights.
Individual views and actions can encourage/discourage change in government policies.
Change is accomplished through the effective management of one’s resources.
Common Core Standards and Performance Indicators:
Unifying Themes:
Geography, Humans and the Environment
Creation, Expansion and Interaction of Economic Systems
Development, Movement, and Interaction of Cultures
New York State Social Studies Framework
Social Studies Standards
Social Studies Standard 1: History of the United States and New York
Social Studies Standard 4: Economics
Social Studies Standard 5: Civics, Citizenship, and Government
Key Ideas:
7.3
Conceptual Understandings:
7.3a, 7.3b, 7.3c, 7.3d
Social Studies Practices:
Gathering, Using, and Interpreting Evidence
Chronological Reasoning
Comparison and Contextualization
Economics and Economic Systems
Geographic Reasoning
Civic Participation
Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy
RHST: 6-8.1, 6-8.2, 6-8.4, 6-8.5, 6-8.6, 6-8.7, 6-8.9
WHST: 6-8.1, 6-8.2, 6-8.4, 6-8.6, 6-8.9, 6-8.10
SL: 7.1, 7.3, 7.4
Knowledge
Students know....
Skills
Students will be able to...
vocabulary connected to the American Revolution
how to read and analyze bar graphs
how mercantilism affected the development of the colonies
the short-term and long-term effects of the French and Indian War
the actions taken by British government (i.e. taxing the colonies)
the relationship between governments and its citizens
the commonly held beliefs of both Patriots and Loyalists
the events that led to the American War for Independence
the role of propaganda during the American Revolution
the reasoning behind the Declaration of Independence
the effects of the Battle of Saratoga
the role resources in achieving victory
the role of groups and individuals in shaping the course of our history
the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1783)
the geographic boundaries of the new nation
Key Vocabulary
boycott
petition
writ of assistance
repeal
blockade
patriot
loyalist
traitor
alliance
treaty
Key People/Terms/Events
French and Indian War
Stamp Act
Boston Tea Party
Continental Congress
Declaration of Independence
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Saratoga
Battles of Trenton and Princeton
Battle of Yorktown
George Washington
John Adams
Sam Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Marquis de Lafayette
Benedict Arnold
create a bar graph
create a multimedia presentation
compare and contrast multiple perspectives
put events in chronological order
identify the relationship between historical events
compare and contrast two documents
complete a graphic organizer
analyze and draw conclusions from images
participate in a Socratic Seminar
integrate information from several sources
state a claim and support it with textual evidence
write argumentative paragraphs
present their project to their peers
Stage 2- Assessment Evidence
Performance Task
Other Evidence
US DBQ Assessment 3 - Causes of the Revolutionary War (pg. 10)
Seven Years War (Beyond the Bubble)
Washington Crosses the Delaware (Beyond the Bubble)
Declaration of Independence (Beyond the Bubble)
Rise of Tensions Lesson (BOCES)
Justifying Independence (BOCES)
Fighting for Liberty (BOCES)
Stage 3- Related Lessons
These lessons are aligned with the unit goals. They are intended for center work, whole group and/or small group instruction. Lessons that meet the same objectives can be used in place of the ones below.
Technology and Resources
Lexington Images (SHEG)
Declaration of Independence (SHEG)
Road to Revolution (DocsTeach)
Prequel to Independence (DocsTeach)
Colonist Divided (Gilder Lehrman)
The American Revolution ("I Think")
Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre (Gilder Lehrman)
Battle of Lexington and Concord (Gilder Lehrman)
A Plan for a New Government - Letter from J. Adams to Richard Henry Lee (Gilder Lehrman)