THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR


Directions:  Use your textbook, media resources and the links I have listed below to help you answer the Key Questions for your particular topic. Prepare a web page that presents this information in a concise, informative and entertaining way. You may accomplish this task with a few sentences for each term. You may group or categorize terms as you see fit. You should also import images, primary source documents, and graphics from the internet to enhance your page.

CONTENT TO COVER
A.  KEY PEOPLE

  1. George III
  2. Patrick Henry
  3. Samuel Adams
  4. Benjamin Franklin
  5. George Grenville
  6. Charles Townshend
  7. Lord North
  8. General Thomas Gage
  9. Crispus Attics
  10. Baron von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette
  11. Thomas Sumter
  12. Francis Marion
  13. Daniel Shays
  14. Silas Deane
  15. Hessians
  16. Regulators
  17. Sons of Liberty
  18. Committees of Correspondence
  19. Molly Pitcher


B.  Key Battles

  1. Bunker Hill
  2. Crown Point
  3. Valley Forge
  4. Trenton
  5. Saratoga
  6. Yorktown
C. The Treaty of Paris 1783

D.  Key Douments

LINKS

http://earlyamerica.com/
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/index.htm
http://www.loc.gov/
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/index.html

CONCLUSION
Once you have completed identifying the people and groups above, write a short conclusion to your site by answering the questions below.

1.  Give the overall strategy of the British during the American Revolution.
2.  Give the overall strategy of the Americans during the American Revolution.
3. What impact did the French have on the outcome of the war?
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