Civil Rights Movement

Conduct research on the internet for information on the Civil Rights movement. Write 5 facts that you have learned about Our Country during these times.

The Major Battles of the War!

Explore the major battles of the American Revolution. Report back to our blog;
The name of the battle & 5 interesting facts you have learned.

CLICK ON the LINK below to start

http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battles.aspx

The Meaning of Benjamin Frankin's Join or Die Political Cartoon

Benjamin Franklin illustrated this cartoon.

Analyze the cartoon. What is your interpretation of the snake and letters?

Review Presentation

Click on the link below to watch and read a presentation on the the causes of the Revolutionary War.

http://www.montereyinstitute.org/courses/US%20History%20I/course%20files/multimedia/lesson13/lessonp.html?showTopic=1

Journal Entry

Now that you have read about this period in American history, it is time to use your imagination! What do you think it would have been like to live back then? What would you have found hard? Scary? Interesting?

Your mission:

• Pretend you are a kid living in one of the colonies. Think of an event that could have happened to you in this time period.
• Write a journal entry from that point of view. Try to put in as much historical detail as possible.
• Review your journal for grammar and spelling.
• Publish your journal on our Blog

The Declaration of Independence Video

Please click on the link below and watch the video. After watching the video answer the question on our blog.

Why do you think the Declaration of Independence is still important today?


http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/videos#declaration-of-independence

Give me Liberty or give me death, Patrick Henry

"Please explain what Patrick Henry meant when he say " I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"