Battles/Valley Forge/Articles of Confederation Wk 2-3

Recall: Active study your Declaration of Independence notes (5 minutes) 5 question multiple choice (10 minutes) If you finish early, sweep your notes with HOT questions or finish an activity (maps, flow chart) you may have not finished

What does it mean? “That whenever any for of government becomes destructive, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a new government…” Declaration of Independence (1776)

Patrick Henry From Virginia “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!” Is he a patriot or loyalist? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbghWFMLyiA

AMERICAN REVOLUTION War fought between American colonist and the British from 1775-1783 Who wins?

BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD (1775) 1st battles of the American Revolution Occurred outside Boston, MA “Shot heard round the world” No one knows who fired the first bullet!

Think/Pair/Share How do you think the colonists are doing? Why?

BATTLE OF SARATOGA Battle that was the turning point of the American Revolution because the French start to help the colonist defeat the British after this battle.

Benjamin Franklin Wrote Albany Plan for the Union (French & Indian War) Ambassador to France to enlist France’s help for the American patriots

MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE Forbidden by French government to travel to the American colonies to help in revolution but went anyway Helped to train Washington’s Continental Army at Valley Forge

(WINTER AT) VALLEY FORGE George Washington and his troops retreat to Valley Forge, PA after losing a battle. They stay the winter with little foods, or shoes, many soldiers did not desert (leave) because of love for their country and respect they held for Washington.

IP – Do you stay or go? With a partner, complete the activity by reading the passage and answering the questions. Look at the images, what do you see? What do you think the soldiers were thinking?

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION Constitution (book of laws) that held the American colonies together during the American Revolution. National Weaknesses: No power to tax the people. No power to trade over seas Unanimous votes needed when making a decision. National Strengths: Created way to make new states (Northwest Ordinance) Allowed to make treaties with other countries

NORTHWEST ORDINANCE An orderly plan to turn territories into states for more security. Requirements to become a state: 60,000 people No slavery New states had same rules as old states.

IP – Compare documents With a partner, complete the activity by reading the passage and answering the questions. Look at the images, what do you see? What do you think the soldiers were thinking?

BATTLE OF YORK TOWN Last battle of the American Revolution when the British surrender.

TREATY OF PARIS 1783 Agreement ending the American Revolution America gets all British land east of the Mississippi River

DOL In your own words, summarize the Revolutionary War 5 sentences NO pronouns