History 8-1, Assignment Seven, Pre War and Rev. War Packet

Asignment Seven

Pre War and Rev. War Packet

Deadline, 2/03, 320 points

 

How did the British - American colonies build toward a separation from England?

What Revolutionary War events were especially important in the shaping of America?

George Washington Portrait

 

Description

As the British presence in America began to grow conflicts arose. Conflicts between the mother country - England, and the colonies, and often between the colonists themselves. As a result the British settlers began moving and forming new kinds of governments. All the while, the colonies were overseen by charters, or permissions from the Crown, to establish and run their colonies.

Objectives

Students will identify and describe the changing characteristics about the British - American colonies during this time period.

Students will identify and describe the key events and people of this time period.

Special instructions

You will probably find yourself using some work from your earlier assignments and their web pages as you work on your packet.

Be sure to use a separate sheet of paper for your the writing portion of this assignment.

 

Links you will use with this assignment

Printed files

Click here to view a printed copy of the assignment. 

Media files

To view the PowerPoint we used about the French and Indian War, click here.

To view the the PowerPoint about the Boston Tea Party, click here.

To view the overview of Revolutionary War battles, click here.

To view the PowerPoint about the summer of 1775, click here.

Online files

Online Textbook Chapters

Revolutionary War Biographies

This is an excellent source.

This one is smaller, but it's a pretty good source too.

Here are the links to the videos in the series about the Revolutionary War. We used the first one in class.