1 / 8

Letters Home

Letters Home. New emigrants to the British Colonies in America write to their families and friends back in Britain as they make sense of the events of 1775 & 1776. Introduction.

halima
Download Presentation

Letters Home

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Letters Home New emigrants to the British Colonies in America write to their families and friends back in Britain as they make sense of the events of 1775 & 1776

  2. Introduction • This WebQuest involves students taking roles as either loyal British subjects in Britain or as Colonists in America during 1775 & 1776. • The events of 1775 and 1776 are the topics of letters exchanged between the loyalists and the new emigrants. • During this period battles are fought, the American government is formed, independence is declared and Great Britain responds.

  3. Task • The class is separated into two groups: • Those loyal to Great Britain and still living there. • Those who have newly emigrated to the colonies and have embraced the revolutionary cause . • Each loyal subject of Great Britain is paired with a revolutionary who is either their sibling, parent or best friend. • Letter’s describe the events, rationale and reactions from the opposing perspectives.

  4. Process • You and your partner will each select three events from the period January 1775 to December 1776. • Weekly, you will work together to prepare a fact sheet for an event: • Place • Date • Key Participants • What caused the event? • Why is the event important for America? • Why is the event important for Great Britain?

  5. Process Continued • Weekly, you will write a letter to each other regarding the event. The letters must contain: • A full description of the event indicating the place, date and key participants. • What was the outcome of the event? Why was it historically significant? • How does the event make you feel? What does it mean to your life, your future as either a colonist or a loyalist? • Remember, these are personal letters to people far away and should include as many details as possible, such as your living conditions. • You will deliver 1 letter and fact sheet per week for the next three weeks to each other with a copy to me.

  6. Resources • Use the following resources to obtain information on the events: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1775 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776 • http://colonialancestors.com/revolutionary/battles1775.htm • http://www.britishbattles.com/concord-lexington.htm • http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/ • http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/16-history/251-american-revolution.html

  7. Evaluation

  8. Conclusion • CONGRATULATIONS! • You have completed research on several key events of the American Revolution. • You now have a sense what it must have been like to live during 1775 and 1776 in America and Great Britain. • You understand several key events of the Revolutionary war from both the perspective of a Colonist and a Loyalist.

More Related