primary source readings (given out in class Wednesday) by Abigail Adams, Benjamin Banneker and Judith Sargaent Murray are due Friday 1/6.
Notebook/folder check on Monday 1/9. Take some time to organize your materials. I will be checking that you have all the materials given out, that they're neat, dated, in order and complete (the same criteria as the last notebook check). Here is the rubric for the notebook check.
Friday 1/13: quest (point value of a quiz, with the finality of a test) on the Revolutionary War. The format will be the same as the last two quizzes/tests: an objective section (multiple choice, fill in the blank) and a writing prompt (you will need to write a paragraph-long response that includes specific supporting details).
--What to study: You will want to review chapter 4 sections 3 and 4, along with everything given out in class since the last test. You will want to know:
-the advantages and disadvantages each side had at the start of the war
-the major victories and losses for the colonists (Lexington & Concord, Bunker Hill, siege of Boston, New York/Long Island, Trenton, Saratoga, Valley Forge, Yorktown)
-the key people involved who affected the course of the war and its aftermath (George Washington, Benedict Arnold, Mary Ludwig Hayes/"Molly Pitcher," Joseph Brant, Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson)
-the impact of the war on various groups in American society (loyalists, slaves, Native Americans, women)
-significant primary sources (documents and images) relevant to this topic/time period:
--Gadsden flag ("Don't Tread on Me"), "The Female Combatants" political cartoon
--Songs ("Yankee Doodle," "British Grenadiers")
--Written documents by Thomas Paine ("The American Crisis" excerpt), Abigail Adams, Judith Sargent Murray, Benjamin Banneker, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams
As you consider these topics, remember to focus especially on the events, people and ideas that we spent the most time on in class - those are the most important.
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