First Continental Congress, Second Continental Congress, and the Declaration of Independence Lesson Plan

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Your learners will take on the roles of Congressional members in the year 1775 and devise a plan for America after the onset of the Revolutionary War.

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the intolerable acts, the continental congress, the first continental congress, the second continental congress, the american revolution, the declaration of independence

Additional Tags

olive branch petition, lexington and concord, intolerable acts, social studies

Instructional Ideas

Best used after reviewing the Intolerable Acts
Introduce Socratic seminar practice to your class with the provided activity sheet on the Declaration of Independence and Thomas Jefferson

Classroom Considerations

Lesson plan makes some specific references to North Carolina, but can be adapted to any other state

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Includes engaging modern translation activity for the Declaration of Independence
Involves analysis of primary and secondary sources
Several collaborative opportunities and experiential activities to choose from

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