Teaching American History Project

Revolution and New Government

George Washington A excerpt from William Bradford's transcription of the Mayflower Compact Women in the Revolution with Molly Pitcher scene Black sailorsybil ludington's ride


A List of Complaints against the King
Grade 5 - Judith Perkins
Student Handout

Analyzing a Protest Song of the American Revolution
Grade 5 - Virginia Viteri

Boston Massacre Mock Trial
Grade 7 - Kyra Kasperson
Cast of Characters
Massacre Images
Student Response Worksheet

Connecticut and the Looking Glass – 1787
Grade 8 - Lorna Gallagher
HarpWeek American Political Prints 1766-1876 Image
The Looking Glass worksheet

Crossing the Delaware
Grade 5 - Maureen Festi

Declaration of Independence
Grade 10 - Russell Hart

The Declaration of Independence
Grade 11-12 - Betsy Kowal

A Description of George Washington
Grade 8 - Russell Hart

Documents of Early Forms of Representative Government
Grade 7 - Anna-Liisa Messier

Examining Washington's Farewell Address
Grade 10 - Lisa Bastien

Franklin's Speech at the Constitutional Convention
Grade 8 - Christine Brooks
Franklin's Speech to the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787

George Washington and his Rules for Cvility and Decent Behaviour
Grade 8 - Maureen Festi
Timeline of George Washington
Rules of Civility with Transcriptions and Vocabulary
5 W's and H's Worksheet

George Washington and the Whiskey Rebellion
Grade 11 - Cynthia Petrie

Historical Fiction Writing
Grades 9-12 - Sean Gilligan

Historical Map Investigations - General Rochambeau's Atlas
Grade 7 - Cyndee McManaman

Interpreting Foundation Documents of the American Republic
Grades 10-11 - Joseph Lewerk
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Northwest Ordinance page 1
Northwest Ordinance page 2

Interpreting the Declaration of Independence
Grade 7 - Cyndee McManaman

Letters from Abigail Adams
Grade 8 - Elyse Poller

Listen Children and You May Hear
Grade 5 - Virginia Viteri
Paul Revere's Ride
Sybil Ludington's Ride
Revere Ludington Worksheet
Commerative Artifact Worksheet
Exit Card

Locke's Treatise on a Civil Government
Grade 11 - Craig Demars
Locke's T Chart

Patriots, Traitors and Spies
Grade 5 - Virginia Viteri
Benedict Arnold Primary Sources and Timeline
Nathan Hale Primary Sources and Timeline
Patriots, Traitors and Spies Graphic Organizers and Rubric

Paul Revere's Ride
Grade 8 - Kevin Grant
Longfellow's Poem
Paul Revere's Letter
Venn Diagram

The Philosophical and Historical Foundations of the American Political System
Grade 10 - Joan Galenski

Plainfield's Response to the Intolerable Acts
Grade 8 - Kevin Grant
Boston Port Act 1774
Circular Letter of the Boston Committee of Correspondence
Document Analysis Questions for Plainfield Town Meeting July 6
Larned History documents
Plainfield July 6 1774

President Madison's Speech to Congress
Grades 9-12 - Peter Rodrigues

Remember the Ladies
Grade 11 - Betsy Kowal

Revolutionary War Spy Methods
Grade 5 - Judith Perkins

The Road to the Revolution 1763-1775
Grade 6 - Carol Goulart

A Small Town's Reaction to the Coercive/Intolerable Act
Coercive/Intolerable Acts Organizer
Oct. 31, 1774 Courant Article
Grade 5 and up - Maureen Festi

Socratic Seminar - The Declaration of Independence
Grade 5 - Maureen Festi

Stafford’s Support During the Revolutionary War
Grade 5 - Maureen Festi
Student Graphic Organizer

Statue Symbolism and the Declaration of Independence
Grade 8 - Kevin Grant

Timothy Dwight and a Defense of the Federalist Status Quo in Ct
Grade 11 - Douglas Craig

Two Views of the Boston Massacre
Grade 8 - Melissa Szych

Tricking the Tallyman and the First U.S. Census
Grade 5 - Maureen Festi

Valley Forge
Grades 7-8 - Jim Crawford

Valley Forge
Grade 5 - Judy Perkins
Valley Forge Images
Excerpt from Diary of Albigence Waldo
Valley Forge Question List

Women of the American Revolution
Grade 5 - Jessica Cooley
PowerPoint

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