02: Revolutionary America

02: Revolutionary America

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Will the Real Molly Pitcher Please Stand Up?
Will the Real Molly Pitcher Please Stand Up?
This article can both help and hurt teachers. On one hand, it provides extensive, evidence-based explanation of at least three women who could have been the inspiration for the Revolutionary folk-hero. This would help teachers better explain how Americans shape their history to their own ends. On the other hand, it makes much more difficult for teachers, particularly in elementary schools, to teach the folk-hero without the real history.
#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America#5th Grade Unit 3 - American Revolution
·archives.gov·
Will the Real Molly Pitcher Please Stand Up?
A Brief Publication History of the "Times That Try Men's Souls"
A Brief Publication History of the "Times That Try Men's Souls"
Students across country reference Thomas Paine's "Crisis" and the manner in which it helped Washington's Continental Army in the darkest days of the winter of 1776. Yet the publication of the pamphlet, and how and when it was provided to Continental soldiers is a lot more difficult to determine that most would suppose. Teacher's reading this article, and students told about it will recognize that history is a lot more complex than we ever allow in our classrooms.
#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America#5th Grade Unit 3 - American Revolution
·allthingsliberty.com·
A Brief Publication History of the "Times That Try Men's Souls"
The Stylistic Artistry of the Declaration of Independence - Stephen Lucas
The Stylistic Artistry of the Declaration of Independence - Stephen Lucas
This single, best article on the structure, text and language of the Declaration of Independence. Indispensable resource for teachers who present the document to students. This is a high-level analysis, but teachers who can distill items and ideas from this article will exponentially increase students' appreciation of language and its importance
#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America#5th Grade Unit 3 - American Revolution
·archives.gov·
The Stylistic Artistry of the Declaration of Independence - Stephen Lucas
Revolutionary Fever: Disease and War in the Lower South, 1776–1783
Revolutionary Fever: Disease and War in the Lower South, 1776–1783
This article is for US history teachers seeking a more complete, authentic and accurate explanation for the colonial victory in the Revolutionary War. The role of disease in the outcome of the war, especially in the southern campaigns, is virtually ignored in most textbooks and absolutely unheard of in classroom instruction. Yet there is strong evidence that disease not only played a significant role in the outcome of the war, it may very well have been the determining factor.
#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America#myth canon
·ncbi.nlm.nih.gov·
Revolutionary Fever: Disease and War in the Lower South, 1776–1783
Let’s work together: A loyalist historian from Canada responds to American scholars | Borealia
Let’s work together: A loyalist historian from Canada responds to American scholars | Borealia
This article is proof that history still lives. Although it probably wouldn't make the cut in the competition for instructional time for students, teachers can share what they learn from this article to show not only are understandings of loyalists changing, but some Canadian historians are trying to entice their American counterparts to learn more about loyalists and how to understand them. At the very least, thinking of loyalists as people who wanted "evolution not revolution" is worthwhile to share with students.
#5th Grade Unit 3 - American Revolution#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America#WS Unit 5: Atlantic & Industrial Revolutions
·earlycanadianhistory.ca·
Let’s work together: A loyalist historian from Canada responds to American scholars | Borealia
Founders Online: Home
Founders Online: Home
The papers of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams (and family), Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. Over 175,000 searchable documents, fully annotated, from the authoritative Founding Fathers Papers projects.
#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America#primary source
·founders.archives.gov·
Founders Online: Home
Mosquito Revolutions: Disease, War, and Independence in the U.S. South, Haiti, and Venezuela, 1776-1825
Mosquito Revolutions: Disease, War, and Independence in the U.S. South, Haiti, and Venezuela, 1776-1825
This 18 page lecture transcript is not for students, but rather teachers who are interested in the role of mosquitos in the American Revolution. Environmental history can show how teaching students about the "guerilla" tactics of George Washington ignores the fact that the continental army lost 50,000 or more soldiers from disease, and only 4,500 from combat.
the Continental Armylost 50,000-70,000men to disease and about 4500 to combat.
#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America#WS Unit 5: Atlantic & Industrial Revolutions
·diigo.com·
Mosquito Revolutions: Disease, War, and Independence in the U.S. South, Haiti, and Venezuela, 1776-1825
Today in History: June 14
Today in History: June 14
Teachers who insist that ".gov" sites are reliable can look to this page at the Library of Congress if they want to confirm their convictions that these sites are reliable. Notice the statement about Betsy Ross. There is nothing specifically incorrect about what it states. However, the phrase "Scholars debate this legend" is far less than is necessary to debunk the myth that Betsy Ross designed the first American flag.
#historiography#web literacy#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America
·memory.loc.gov·
Today in History: June 14
American Affairs 1760-1783: Topic Page
American Affairs 1760-1783: Topic Page
More for teachers seeking lesson material and background information, this section of Dr. Majorie Bloy's English Web oF History focuses on American Affairs from 1760 through 1783. There are encyclopedic entries, primary documents and maps
#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America
·historyhome.co.uk·
American Affairs 1760-1783: Topic Page
How the British Won the American Revolutionary War - Journal of the American Revolution
How the British Won the American Revolutionary War - Journal of the American Revolution
Any teacher reading this article can realize that what they tell students through direct instruction in their Revolutionary War powerpoint is incomplete and inaccurate. Teachers who want a little more accuracy can scan through this article to find that the Revolutionary War was much more than a war of the colonies against the crown, but rather a world war in which a dozen countries were allied against Great Britain. When finished with that task, the teacher should then read Jr McNeil and to find even this conclusion was incorrect - it was a mosquito that won the revolutionary war.
#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America
·allthingsliberty.com·
How the British Won the American Revolutionary War - Journal of the American Revolution
Finding Aaron - HSI: Historical Scene Investigation
Finding Aaron - HSI: Historical Scene Investigation
This is a lesson in which students "do history" on a small scale - they help someone find out more about their long lost relative. After analyzing a series of primary source documents, students have to come up with a plausible explanation of what happened to Aaron between December, 1767 and January, 1771. Most importantly, they have to establish how they came to that particular conclusion.
#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America#lesson plan#primary source
·hsionline.org·
Finding Aaron - HSI: Historical Scene Investigation
Essex County, New Jersey, Resolution - American Memory Timeline- Classroom Presentation | Teacher Resources - Library of Congress
Essex County, New Jersey, Resolution - American Memory Timeline- Classroom Presentation | Teacher Resources - Library of Congress
Students may appreciate a primary document from neighboring Essex County. But what makes this document truly useful is paragraph number 4. Teachers should be able to coach students through the understanding that this helps lend support to the argument that it was the end of salutary neglect that angered colonists the most.
#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America
·loc.gov·
Essex County, New Jersey, Resolution - American Memory Timeline- Classroom Presentation | Teacher Resources - Library of Congress
Revolutionary War New Jersey | Guide to New Jersey Revolutionary War Sites| New Jersey Historic Sites
Revolutionary War New Jersey | Guide to New Jersey Revolutionary War Sites| New Jersey Historic Sites
This extensive, well-documented site includes descriptions, information and citations regarding American Revolution locations throughout New Jersey. Materials are organized by county.
#5th Grade Unit 3 - American Revolution#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America
·revolutionarywarnewjersey.com·
Revolutionary War New Jersey | Guide to New Jersey Revolutionary War Sites| New Jersey Historic Sites
Online Activity: Rewriting the Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence | Teaching with the Library of Congress
Online Activity: Rewriting the Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence | Teaching with the Library of Congress

Rewriting the Rough Draft prompts students to examine edits in a section of Jefferson’s draft. For each edit, they must choose between Jefferson’s original text and the edited text. Through this process, students create a new draft and, after finding all of the edits, can compare their draft of the Declaration side-by-side with the first printed version.

By helping students to critically examine evidence of the creative process that produced the Declaration of Independence, this online activity demonstrates the importance of language, tone and word choice. For example, even a seemingly insignificant change in wording, such as replacing “a people” with “one people,” dramatically altered the meaning and expression of our nation’s democratic principles, first declared to the world in this document.

#5th Grade Unit 3 - American Revolution#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America#primary source
·blogs.loc.gov·
Online Activity: Rewriting the Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence | Teaching with the Library of Congress
Black Soldiers in the Revolutionary War | Article | The United States Army
Black Soldiers in the Revolutionary War | Article | The United States Army
Although Lord Dunbar's proclamation offering freedom for slaves who fought to maintain the British Empire garners some attention in classrooms, this article published by the US Army claims that 10% to 15% of the army led by George Washington was black. Students should note the manner in which this article explains the use of the term "black" as opposed to "African American" and the direct manner in which it addresses the evidence upon which it is based.
#5th Grade Unit 3 - American Revolution#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America
·army.mil·
Black Soldiers in the Revolutionary War | Article | The United States Army
The Paris Peace Treaty of September 30, 1783
The Paris Peace Treaty of September 30, 1783
Instead of having students pick the name of the Treaty out from a list of three others on a multiple choice question, teachers should have students read Article 7 - what does this say about the new country of The United States? Specifically, what is to be done with colonial's slaves taken by the British Army?
In the name of the most holy and undivided Trinity.
the said United States
carrying away any Negroes or other property of the American inhabitants,
#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America#primary source
·avalon.law.yale.edu·
The Paris Peace Treaty of September 30, 1783
Lexington and Concord - Lesson Plan
Lexington and Concord - Lesson Plan
Four primary source documents, both public and personal, paint a vivid picture of the American colonists’ armed conflict with England. These texts also reveal how the American colonists’ values, loyalties, and ideals shifted during the conflict. This lesson takes students beyond the tale of the Boston Tea Party and explores the thoughts and emotions of individuals as they are deciding to separate from a ruling power through war. This lesson provides extensive support for the teacher in terms of questions answers and contextual explanations
#US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America#lesson plans#primary source
·americainclass.org·
Lexington and Concord - Lesson Plan