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Boston Massacre
Explore U.S. history by reading an assigned historical text in class. Novice researchers utilize the Internet to find facts of the massacre and view images regarding the fighting and violence. They write a paragraph defending their own...
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Hollywood Squares: Revolutionary War
Play a game of Hollywood Squares as a way to review facts about the Revolutionary War. Each of the nine questions cover major events such as the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, and the Stamp Act.
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Marching Toward Freedom: Boston Massacre: Lesson 16
Fourth graders explore U.S. history by viewing images on the Internet. In this Boston massacre lesson, 4th graders identify the reasons the American Colonists and British were in violent altercation that resulted in a bloody aftermath....
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A Question of Justice: The Boston Massacre
Students study the Boston Massacre and its subsequent trial, consider the positive and negative arguments from both sides, and produce a simulation of the trial.
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Boston Massacre Trial
Fifth graders research the Boston Massacre and take on one of the roles to role play the trial. In this Boston Massacre lesson plan, 5th graders play the defendants and prosecutors.
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Boston Tea Party
Fifth graders research the Boston Tea Party. In this Boston Tea Party lesson, 5th graders explore the conflict leading to the Boston Tea Party. Students investigate the causes and effects of the American Revolution.
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Events leading to the American Revolution
The Stamp Act, Paul Revere's ride, and the Boston Tea Party pushed American colonists to the tipping point that led to the American Revolution. Fifth graders research the key figures of the war, study the Declaration of Independence, and...
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Massacre or Street Fight? A Study of Images Relating to the Boston Massacre
Fifth graders examine how the merchants of the city allowed the economy to flourish. Using primary sources, they discover how international trade helped to develop the United States. They also identify the role of Elias Hasket Derby, a...
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Why Is the Declaration of Independence Important?
Fair or unfair? To begin a study of the American Revolution, class members review the treatment of the people of the American Colonies by the King of England and decide which were fair and which were unfair. Class members then annotate a...
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Road to the Revolution
Fifth graders explore various causes of the American Revolution. In the American Revolution instructional activity, 5th graders investigate events that lead to the American Revolution. Students participate in a game about taxation.
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Road to the Revolution
Fifth graders explore U.S. history by completing a worksheet in class. In this Revolutionary War instructional activity, 5th graders identify specific heroes from the Boston Tea Party and American Revolution such as Washington, Franklin,...
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The Events That Led Up To The American Revolution
Fourth graders explore the events that led to the American Revolution. In this history lesson students analyze primary source images to find a common theme. Students look for clues to everyday life around the time of the American...
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Loyalists and Patriots
Your young historians will square off as Loyalists dedicated to the English crown or revolutionaries fighting for a new nation in a role-play of a colonial town hall debate prior to the American Revolution.
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Causes of the Revolutionary War
Fifth graders role play the "Pay Your Taxes Game," instructions included, each student has a role in the game. Students watch a HyperStudio stack about the causes of the Revolutionary War and complete a study guide using the Internet...
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The American Revolution
Fifth graders conduct interviews, have discussions and/or debates, role play events, or create biographies based on the events of the American Revolution. They present completed projects.
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Road to the Revolution
Fifth graders play a game of vocabulary bingo. In this social studies activity, 5th graders play bingo using the vocabulary from the Revolution unit studied.
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An American Founder
Create a study of John Adams and his wife Abigail. Small groups examine and analyze an image of John Adams and complete various questions and activities based on the image before reading and discussing background information about him....
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Historical Background Leading to the Declaration of Independence
Students examine why, when our Fathers, signed the Declaration of Independence they were placing in jeopardy their freedom, property and lives.
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Johnny Tremain for the 21st Century
Seventh graders complete a unit of lessons on the American Revolution based on the novel, 'Johnny Tremain.' They define key vocabulary terms, develop a timeline, write a report on a colonial craft, make a colonial flag, and create a...
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Lesson 4: Foundation for Revolution
Tenth graders explore the causes the American Revolution. In this colonial America lesson, 10th graders analyze how the lives of colonists were affected by British-imposed taxes and write letters from the perspectives of colonists back...
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Causes of the Revolution Newspaper
Students examine the events that led to the Revolutionary War. Using the internet, they discover the advantages and disadvantages of each side. They use the information to produce a special edition newspaper on the war. They must include...