Revolutionary War Unit Objectives

• Students will be able to explain why the British and French go to war in North America.
• Students will be able to recognize 2 advantages each side had in the French and Indian War.
• Students will be able to explain the significance the Treaty of Paris had on North America.
• Students will be able to identify the goal of the Proclamation of 1763?
• Students will be able to describe at least 4 ways colonists protested British taxes.
• Students will be able to analyze American actions in pursuing both war and peace in 1775.
• Students will be able to explain 3 advantages of each side as they entered the Revolutionary War.
• Students will be able analyze how Common Sense influenced the colonists.
• Students will be able to interpret the main ideas of the Declaration of Independence.
• Students will be able to explain why the battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
• Students will be able to describe the role women and African Americans played in the Revolutionary War.
• Students will be able to conclude which events lead to the defeat of the British at Yorktown.
• Students will be able to conclude which events lead to American victory in the Revolutionary War.
• Students will be able to list the terms of the Treaty of Paris?