American+Revolution+Project

For the next two weeks, you will work on the a project to give you a greater understanding of the American Revolution. Independence wasn't the colonies original goal, but it became their only option when all their efforts with the British government failed to resolve their disputes. In this project, you will work both in groups and independently to complete a number of tasks. Please pay attention to due dates as they will be given as you begin each task. The tasks are as follows:


 * Timeline of major battles with significance assigned to either side
 * Explanation of the importance of events and people that affected the revolution's outcome
 * Chart of the Advantages and Disadvantages to both sides
 * Results of conflicts in the different regions
 * Impact on the war by eight key people
 * Role played by the key generals
 * Daily discussion questions
 * Presentations of different aspects of this project



You will be given the freedom to use any form of technology to complete each task.

Challenge Projects - extra credit tasks

11/17/11 - Revolution Battles, Advantages/disadvantages 11/21/11 - In class, begin to place all of your revolution battles in a timeline (include date, event, and a brief description) 11/21/11 - Complete chart for Person/Significance 11/21/11 - Regions where battles took place

Comic Life activity - Each group will be assigned one year or so to include in their summary for this activity. You are to include aspects of the following:
 * major battles
 * generals that played a role in those battles
 * key events and people, that were not generals, that contributed to the American victory
 * Advantages and weaknesses that affected each side
 * Add your own creative touch to bring it all together

The division of years is as follows:
 * April 1775 - March 1776
 * April 1776 - October 1777
 * November 1777 - November 1778
 * December 1778 - May 1780
 * June 1780 - October 1781