The American Revolution: Reading Through History - Softcover

The American Revolution
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This book contains 35 ready-made lessons for teachers to use in the classroom!
This is the complete collection of Reading Through History's seven-part American Revolution series. It contains 35 readings centered around the years leading up to America's War for Independence and the events that took place during the conflict. Each one-page reading also has student activities to accompany the material. The lessons include guided reading activities, true and false questions, vocabulary activities, student response essay questions, and multiple choice reading comprehension questions for each lesson. There is also a section word builder to wrap up the activities and two ready-made tests. This workbook has the materials any teacher would need to thoroughly cover the events and figures of the American Revolution. There is enough material to get you through 5-6 weeks of the school year.

>>>This is a Must-Have for any teacher responsible for covering the Revolutionary War!>>>

Topics covered in the material include:

Table of Contents:

Unit 1:
The French and Indian War Pg. 1
Proclamation of 1763 Pg. 5
The Albany Plan of Union
and Committees of Correspondence Pg. 9
The Stamp Act Pg. 13
The Stamp Act Repealed Pg. 17

Unit 2:
The Townshend Acts Pg. 22
The Boston Massacre Pg. 26
The Boston Tea Party Pg. 30
The Intolerable Acts Pg. 34
First Continental Congress Pg. 38
The Road to Revolution Post Assessment Pg. 43

Unit 3:
Lexington and Concord Pg. 47
Patriots and Loyalists Pg. 51
Second Continental Congress Pg. 55
Ticonderoga and Bunker Hill Pg. 59
The Two Sides Pg. 63

Unit 4:
Canada and New York Pg. 68
Common Sense Pg. 72
The Committee of Five Pg. 76
Declaring Independence Pg. 80
The Declaration of Independence Pg. 84

Unit 5:
Women in the Revolutionary War Pg. 89
The Leadership of George Washington Pg. 93
The Crisis Pg. 97
Victories in New Jersey Pg. 101
Saratoga Pg. 105

Unit 6:
Help from France Pg. 110
African Americans in the Revolution Pg. 114
A Widening War Pg. 118
Valley Forge Pg. 122
John Paul Jones Pg. 126

Unit 7:
The War in the South Pg. 131
Guerrilla Warfare Pg. 135
Benedict Arnold Pg. 139
The Battle of Yorktown Pg. 143
Treaty of Paris Pg. 147

American Revolution Post Evaluation Pg. 152

This is the complete Revolutionary War resource by Reading Through History, and it is a collaborative effort of two Oklahoma classroom teachers with twenty-seven years of teaching experience at the secondary level. This workbook includes 155 pages of student activities dealing with the causes, figures, events, and consequences of the American Revolution. The workbook is broken down into seven complete units and it also includes two section tests, along with answer keys for each activity. It is the go to resource for any U.S. history teacher in need of information or student activities dealing with the American Revolution. The book covers all of the Oklahoma content standard requirements, but it is sure to be an almost perfect fit for any classroom, middle school or above, in need of resources for the War for American Independence. There are 35 reading lessons in all, and each has several pages of student activities to accompany the reading, including reading comprehension questions, guided reading activities, vocabulary activities, and student response essay questions. The lessons include, The French and Indian War, The Proclamation of 1763, The Albany Plan of Union and Committees of Correspondence, The Stamp Act, The Stamp Act Repealed, The Townshend Acts, The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party, The Intolerable Acts, The First Continental Congress, Lexington and Concord, Patriots and Loyalists, Second Continental Congress, Ticonderoga and Bunker Hill, The Two Sides, Canada and New York, Common Sense, The Committee of Five, Declaring Independence, The Declaration of Independence, Women in the Revolutionary War, The Leadership of George Washington, The Crisis, Victories in New Jersey, Saratoga, Help from France, African Americans in the Revolution, A Widening War, Valley Forge, John Paul Jones, The War in the South, Guerrilla Warfare, Benedict Arnold, The Battle of Yorktown, and The Treaty of Paris.