sol usi.6c: revolutionary war
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SOL USI.6c: Revolutionary War. Lisa Pennington Social Studies Instructional Specialist Portsmouth Public Schools. Essential Understandings. Many individuals played important roles in shaping events of the American Revolution. Key Individuals during the Revolution. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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SOL USI.6c: Revolutionary War
Lisa PenningtonSocial Studies Instructional Specialist
Portsmouth Public Schools
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Essential Understandings Many individuals played important roles in
shaping events of the American Revolution.
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Key Individuals during the Revolution King George III: the
British king during the American Revolution.
http://www.royal.gov.uk/files/images/Insight_april03_mailbox_georgeIII_large.jpg
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Key Individuals during the Revolution Lord Cornwallis: the
British general who surrendered at Yorktown
Did you know that Lord Cornwallis claimed he was ill and sent someone to surrender for him?
http://www.americanhistoryalive.com/images/LordCharlesCornwallis.jpg
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Key Individuals during the Revolution John Adams:
championed the cause of independence.
http://www.gwu.edu/~ffcp/exhibit/p4/p4_5med.jpg
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Key Individuals during the Revolution George Washington: Commander of the
Continental Army
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Key Individuals during the Revolution Thomas Jefferson:
major author of the Declaration of Independence
Did you know Thomas Jefferson was only 33 when he wrote the Declaration?
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Key Individuals during the Revolution Patrick Henry:
outspoken member of the House or Burgesses; inspired colonial patriotism with his “Give me liberty or give me death!” speech
http://www.reclaimoklahoma.org/patrickhenry.jpg
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Key Individuals during the Revolution Benjamin Franklin: prominent member of the Continental
Congress; helped frame the Declaration of Independence Helped gain French support
for the colonies
http://www.general-anaesthesia.com/images/benjamin-franklin.jpg
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Key Individuals during the Revolution Phyllis Wheatley:
former slave who wrote poems and plays supporting independence.
http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/notable/wheatleyp/
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Key Individuals during the Revolution Paul Revere: patriot
who made a ride to warn colonists of the British arrival: “The British are coming!”
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Key Events during the Revolution Boston Massacre: in 1770, colonists in Boston
were shot after taunting British soldiers.
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Key Events during the Revolution Boston Tea Party: in
1773, Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led Patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.
http://bostonist.com/attachments/boston_caroline/121607-boston-tea-party.jpg
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Key Events during the Revolution First Continental
Congress: in 1774, delegates from all the colonies met to discuss problems with England and to promote independence.
http://www.aoc.gov/images/first_continental.jpg
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Key Events during the Revolution Battle of Lexington an
d Concord: this was the site of the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War in 1775.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Battle_of_Lexington.jpeg
Depiction of the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775.
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Key Events during the Revolution Approval of the
Declaration of Independence: colonies declared independence from England on July 4, 1776.
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Key Events during the Revolution Battle of Saratoga:
The American victory in 1777 was a turning point in the war.
http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/articles/gfx_articles/saratoga.jpg
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Key Events during the Revolution Surrender at
Yorktown: the American and French forces defeated the forces of Lord Cornwallis and marked the end of the Revolutionary War.
http://www.dwr.org.uk/dwr.php?id=62&pa=207
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Key Events during the Revolution Signing of the Treaty
of Paris: in 1783, England recognized American independence in this treaty.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/SigningPreliminaryTreatyOfPar