Thomas Paine - Translated
Here are the famous phrases you translated today. Nice work! Can you make your words as inspiring as his? Download the translations for inspiration.
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Revolutionary Manifesto! (1775)
The year is 1775 and the relationship between Britain and the colonies has become violent. In a few days representatives from all the colonies are going to the Second Colonial Congress, where they will vote on what to do about these problems. Will they vote to let Britain keep control of the colonies, or will they unite to fight back? Your task it to use one of the events in your notes to convince other colonists to support a war for independence. It's up to you to convince them to start this revolution and for the United States of America.
In your manifesto, be sure to answer the following questions:
Use the forms below to help you. The first one is a demonstration of Paul Revere's work on the Boston Massacre. The second is the Manifesto form you need to download. Use your creativity to draw an image and write a description of the event from a rebel's point of view. Have fun and be creative!
In your manifesto, be sure to answer the following questions:
- What happened?
- What is wrong with what happened?
- What freedoms will America gain with independence? Why should they fight for independence?
Use the forms below to help you. The first one is a demonstration of Paul Revere's work on the Boston Massacre. The second is the Manifesto form you need to download. Use your creativity to draw an image and write a description of the event from a rebel's point of view. Have fun and be creative!
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Foundations of American Government - Colonial Era Resources
Here are some great websites to help you with you assignments during the Foundations of American Government unit. Check them out and you will learn a great deal!
- Colonial Newspapers - Perfect for your manifesto assignment! http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/past/
- Information about the time period and what was happening around the world http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_boydston_concise_1/13/3339/854937.cw/index.html
- Map of the 13 colonies http://www.sd5.k12.mt.us/kms/wc/pilgrims/pilgrims.htm
- Biography of Founding Fathers http://www.colonialhall.com/index.asp
- Information on Jamestown http://www.preservationvirginia.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=6
- Maps of where the other colonial powers were expanding to http://www2.div.ed.ac.uk/courses/Animated_Maps/Divinity_Map2/1601-1700.html#fran1
Help for the Unit Test on Friday - 10/8/10
We will have a test on Chapter 1, 2 and 3 on Friday this week. Part of the test will be to name all of the 50 United States. To help you prepare for this, I have included a fun practice site on a popular website. Check it out!
http://www.addictinggames.com/50states.html
http://www.addictinggames.com/50states.html
American Issues Assignment - 9/13/2010
Click on the link below to download the form for your American issues assignment. Remember, this is an individual assignment and it is due this Friday September 17th. You may be called on to present your article to the class through a random process.
Some helpful websites are:
http://www.usatoday.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/
http://www.startribune.com/
for a search that can go back in time, check out this link!
http://news.google.com/ then enter your search term. When the results come up, click on "sorted by date" then "archive."
Some helpful websites are:
http://www.usatoday.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/
http://www.startribune.com/
for a search that can go back in time, check out this link!
http://news.google.com/ then enter your search term. When the results come up, click on "sorted by date" then "archive."
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Civics Syllabus - Semester 1
To download the course syllabus, click on the link below.
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