Fair or unfair? To begin a study of the American Revolution, class members review the treatment of the people of the American Colonies by the King of England and decide which were fair and which were unfair. Class members then annotate a...

Students read and discuss the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Sentiments. They discuss how the rights of the colonists and women were being violated. Students write about their own personal rights and how their rights...

Seventh graders complete a unit of lessons on the American Revolution based on the novel, 'Johnny Tremain.' They define key vocabulary terms, develop a timeline, write a report on a colonial craft, make a colonial flag, and create a...

Fifth graders research the thirteen significant events that lead to the start of the American Revolution.

Lesson plan on analyzing a political cartoon that satirizes the Stamp Act.

A careful analysis of political cartoons can provide a glimpse into key moments of U.S. political history. In this activity, learners will closely examine political cartoons about the Stamp Act; make inferences about the political,...

This lesson allows learners to use current topics of study (e.g. the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts) to learn about the Library of Congress Classification System (LCC).