Baltimore Polytechnic Institute September 30, 2015 A/A.P. U.S. History Mr. Green

Objective: Students will evaluate the decision to declare independence from Great Britain by analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of both the colonies and England at the beginning of war

What did you learn from the debate? How could the debate improve? How did the British Parliament view the actions of the colonists up to July 1776?

Professional army Paid Mercenaries British Treasury American Loyalists Native Americans Oppressed Ireland France Family Second-rate generals/poor food Distance Physical features Traded space for time

Leadership-George Washington/Ben Franklin Foreign Aid-from France Defensive Fight Self-sustaining Moral advantage/just cause Jealousy Economic difficulties/inflation

Students will complete the Declaration of Independence Study guide in small groups What was the most compelling reason for the success of the colonists in the American Revolution? To what extent does the Declaration of Independence reflect the belief in the superiority of republican self-government based on the natural rights of the people?

Students will complete the American Revolutionary War Chart-Causes, Treaty Results and non-Treaty results.