Chapter 7 Notes

Primary for Reading #2

Dragging Cannon From Fort Ticonderoga to Boston

Primary for Reading #1

A Patriot to Loyalist Father

Reading #2 Questions: Dragging cannon from Ft. Ticonderoga to Boston, 1775

1. Why was Henry Knox an unlikely hero?
2. Describe the obstacles and challenges that faced Knox and his soldiers.
3. What role did the winter weather play in the transportation of the cannon from Ticonderoga?
4. How did the delivery of the cannon help the Revolutionary forces achieve an early and important military victory?

Reading #1 Questions: A patriot's letter to his loyalist father

1. Select a portion of the letter Timothy Pickering Jr. wrote that indicates the respect he had for his father. Why do you think he included this in his letter?
2. From your knowledge of American history, describe another conflict, recent or distant in time, in which Americans opposed each other during times of war.
3. Why do you think the letter notes a “difference of sentiment” but never specifically mentions the war?
4. Put yourself in the place of both Timothy Pickering Jr. and Timothy Pickering Sr. Make two lists that would support the revolutionary arguments of the son and the loyalist rationale of the father.

Update for 11-17-15 through 11-19-15

Tuesday 11-17-15: Study Guide
Wednesday 11-18-15: Study Guide review; Jeopardy review
Thursday 11-19-15: Chapter 5 & 6 Test; Everything except Written Response #5 Due

• Readings 1-5
• Study Guide
• Notes
• Written Response in-class questions

Written Response #5 will be due December 2

Chapters 5 & 6 Study Guide

Chs. 5 & 6 Study Guide

Primary for Written Response #5: Declaration of the Rights of Man

Declaration of the Rights of Man (Modified)

Primaries for Written Response #5 (3 versions)

WR #5 Primaries (All 3 Versions)

Directions for Written Response #5

Directions for WR #5

Chapter 6 Notes

Update for 11-5-15 through 11-10-15

Due to the Museum of Tolerance field trip as well as students writing a thesis for the first time, the due date for written response #4 has been moved to November 10.

Reading #5 Questions

1. According to the first paragraph, how did the Declaration of Independence have an impact on the rest of the world?

2. To whom was the Declaration of Independence addressed to?

3. Which facts became the basis by which the colonial subjects could rightfully leave the British Empire?

4. After the Declaration of Independence was signed, what rights did the newly free and independent states obtain?

5. By implication, what question was being asked to the rest of the countries around the world when the Declaration of Independence was finalized?

Reading #5 Declaration of Independence in Global Perspective

The Declaration of Independence in Global Perspective

Update for 11-3-15 through 11-9-15

Written Response #4 will be due on Monday, November 9.  Chapter 5 & 6 test will take place somewhere around November 17.

Biography of Thomas Paine

A Biography of Thomas Paine

Primaries for Written Response #4

Primaries for WR #4

Written Response #4 Directions

Directions for WR #4