Famous People In the American Revolution Annica Saunders ED629

American Revolution 8th Grade

Objectives  To show students the impact that people can have on our society.  Students are to think critically of why people are remembered in history.  To show students the impact that people can have on our society.  Students are to think critically of why people are remembered in history.

Materials  Paper  Pencil  Text book  Classroom books  Access to the Internet  Paper  Pencil  Text book  Classroom books  Access to the Internet

Student Activities 1. Class Discussion 2. Who said that? 3. Who Am I? 4. Bragging Rights 5. Who is more Famous? 1. Class Discussion 2. Who said that? 3. Who Am I? 4. Bragging Rights 5. Who is more Famous?

Class Discussion As a class we are going to discuss just a few of the famous people during the American Revolution. During the discussion you are to answer the following questions. What makes this person famous? Why is their story important to remember? How did they influence the American Revolution? How do their contributions impact us today? As a class we are going to discuss just a few of the famous people during the American Revolution. During the discussion you are to answer the following questions. What makes this person famous? Why is their story important to remember? How did they influence the American Revolution? How do their contributions impact us today?

Who Said That? Students are to match the quote with the person. They need to write a short response to why that person would have said that quote. Students are to match the quote with the person. They need to write a short response to why that person would have said that quote.

Who Said That? A. “Give me liberty or give me death.” B. “I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.” C. “I have not yet begun to fight.” A. “Give me liberty or give me death.” B. “I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.” C. “I have not yet begun to fight.”  1. John Paul Jones  2. Nathan Hale  3. Patrick Henry

Who Am I?  It is important to put a face to a name. In the activity Who Am I the class must guess who the person is in the picture. After they have discussed who it might be they are given the name and a reason why they are famous. Students are then assigned a famous person from the American Revolution and have to create a mask that represents that person. Then students will move around the room to different stations meeting people from the American Revolution. They will record who they met and why they are famous.

Who Am I?

Samuel Adams  American revolutionary who led the agitation that led to the Boston Tea Party; he signed the Declaration of Independence.

Who Am I?

John Paul Jones  American naval officer famed for bravery, his most famous victory was the defeat of the British warship Serapis.

Who Am I?

Abigail Adams  Tried to influence women’s rights into the Declaration. She wrote to her husband, “Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors…”

Who Am I?

Mum Bett  A Massachusetts slave, believed that the words “all men are created equal” should apply to her and other enslaved Africans. She successfully sued for her freedom in 1781.

Bragging Rights There were many famous people during the revolutionary war. Use your resources (internet, text book or classroom books) to find five people from the list that we did not discuss as a class. Include their name, a quote, and the reason they are remembered today. You will pick one person to share with the class their Bragging Rights (Bragging Rights are all the reasons they are famous and why they are still remembered today.)

Sample List of Famous People During the American Revolution  Abigail Adams  John Adams  Samuel Adams  Jefferey Amherst  Mary Brant  Carter Braxton  Thomas Burke  John Cmapbell  Alexander Hamilton  John Handcock  Partick Henry  Abigail Adams  John Adams  Samuel Adams  Jefferey Amherst  Mary Brant  Carter Braxton  Thomas Burke  John Cmapbell  Alexander Hamilton  John Handcock  Partick Henry  Thomas Jefferson  Ann Lee  John Locke  James Madison  Francis Marion  Thomas Pain  William Prescott  Pontiac  Betsy Ross  Adam Smith  George Washington

Who is More Famous? The class is divided into two groups. Each group is assigned one person famous person from the American Revolution. Each side must debate with the other group and try to persuade them that their person is more famous.

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