The American Revolution, The Story of the World, Book 3, Timelinks G5

The American Revolution could have been averted and we would all be drinking tea and speaking with a British accent, but for the events that we will study in this lesson. 

Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull

Story of the World
Read pages 185-187 

Or Timelinks G5 pages 168-and then discuss these questions with your teacher

What was the background of the American Revolution? 
Why were the colonists eager for war? 
Who were the Minutemen? Were they good soldiers? 
What did Paul Revere and William Dawes do? 
What  happened in Concord in April 1775?
What happened in the Battle of Bunker Hill? (Breed's Hill)
What document was published on July 4th 1776?
Who was the main writer? 
Who was Thomas Paine? What did he write? What did he believe? 
Who was the commander of the Patriot's army? 
How did he surprise the British on December 25th 1776?
Which other countries helped the Patriots win the war? 
What happened in 1781? 
What happened in 1783? 


Homework: Draw a time line of the American Revolution from the beginning to the end. 


https://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution.php

https://www.ducksters.com/history/revolutionarywartimeline.php

https://allthingsliberty.com/2019/08/the-fight-behind-the-declaration/

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-washington-dc-the-national-archives-rotunda-family-viewing-the-constitution-23254723.html