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Revolutionary War Activities

Revolutionary War Activities. Mary Jane Manning. Main Points of the 1760’s. 1754: French and Indian War 1760: George III crowned King of England 1763: Royal Proclamation of 1763 1765: Stamp Act 1766: The Quartering Act and Repeal of the Stamp Act 1767: Townshend Acts.

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Revolutionary War Activities

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  1. Revolutionary War Activities Mary Jane Manning

  2. Main Points of the 1760’s • 1754: French and Indian War • 1760: George III crowned King of England • 1763: Royal Proclamation of 1763 • 1765: Stamp Act • 1766: The Quartering Act and Repeal of the Stamp Act • 1767: Townshend Acts

  3. Main Points of the 1770-1775 • 1770: The Boston Massacre • 1772: Committees of Correspondence • 1773: Boston Tea Party and the British Blockade • 1774: First Continental Congress and The Intolerable Acts • 1775: Second Continental Congress, The Shot Heard Round the World, and Fort Ticonderoga, Breed’s Hill and Bunker Hill battles

  4. Main Points of 1776-1783 • 1776: Declaration of Independence, New York City captured • 1777: Saratoga and Valley Forge • 1781: Articles of the Confederation and Yorktown • 1783: Treaty of Paris and War for Independence ends

  5. Main Points of 1787- 1791 • 1787: Northwest Ordinance and Constitution • 1788: Ratification • 1789: George Washington is elected the first president • 1791: Bill of Rights

  6. Instructions for Group Work • Get into a group of three or four students and create a timeline with all of these MAJOR events of the Revolutionary War • (Optional) Draw pictures to portray the events that are explained in the Time Line • You have 30 minutes to do this part of the assignment. • If you include all of the information and are as neat as possible you will get an A, yet if you incorporate pictures you will receive an A+.

  7. Individual Work • Go through the slide show and chose one of the main points. Every point that is underlined has a website attached to it where you will obtain information to make a report on the topic. • You will present this report to the class on the specified topic.

  8. Individual Work Continued • This portion of your work is separately graded. If you contain important information and are able to write a one-page paper about it you will receive an A. Including pictures and props will get you an A+. • You will get the rest of the class period to work on this and also tonight. You will present this tomorrow in class.

  9. IF YOU NEED ANY HELP, LET ME KNOW… IF NOT, HAVE FUN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR!! 

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