British Colonies & American Revolution

Oct.  6 -NHD - Topic and ROUGH draft of thesis 
Oct.  9 - Quiz Colonies & Causes of Revolution
Oct. 23 - Community Service Hours Log & Reflection Q1
Oct. 24 - Test 1st Quarter Final
Oct. 26 - NHD Secondary Sources research due

Colonies Web Resources:
This is my collection of sites for the Colonial Period. If you find one I should add, please share it with me!

• The London Company
• Jamestown Timeline of Events
• Plimoth Plantation
• John Winthrop and the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Information about each of the 13 colonies
• 13 Colonies
  
• 13 Colonies Scavenger Hunt
• Who is YOUR Founding Father. Mine is Thomas Jefferson.
• Student Video - Indentured Servants

Essential Question(s): 
1. Why did so many Jamestown colonists die? 
2. Why were British colonies established along the eastern seaboard and how did they develop?
3. When is it necessary for citizens to rebel against their government?
4. What principles of government are expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
​5. How was the Continental army able to win the war for independence from Great Britain?

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HSS Standard: 8.1 
Students understand the major events preceding the founding of the nation and relate their significance to the development of American constitutional democracy

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American Revolution Web Resources:
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