8th Grade: Unit 2

CQ: Was the American Revolution Avoidable? (C3 Teachers)

CQ: Was the American Revolution Avoidable? (C3 Teachers)

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Staging the Compelling Question

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Supporting Question 1: 

How did the French and Indian War change British relations with the colonists?

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Supporting Question 2: 

How did British policies inflame tensions in the American colonies?

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Supporting Question 3: 

How did colonial responses inflame tensions?

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Supporting Question 4: 

What efforts were made to avoid war?

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Supporting Question 5: 

How were the battles of Lexington and Concord a turning point? 

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Summative Performance Task

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Taking Informed Action

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