Learning Standards and Practices
11.2 CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS (1763 – 1824): Growing political and economic
tensions led the American colonists to declare their independence from Great Britain. Once
independent, the new nation confronted the challenge of creating a stable federal republic.
(Standards: 1, 5; Themes: TCC, GOV, CIV, ECO)
11.2b Failed attempts to mitigate the conflicts between the British government and the colonists led the colonists to declare independence, which they eventually won through the Revolutionary War, which affected individuals in different ways.
Ø Students will examine the impacts of the Revolutionary War on workers, African Americans, women, and Native Americans.
11.2 CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS (1763 – 1824): Growing political and economic
tensions led the American colonists to declare their independence from Great Britain. Once
independent, the new nation confronted the challenge of creating a stable federal republic.
(Standards: 1, 5; Themes: TCC, GOV, CIV, ECO)
11.2b Failed attempts to mitigate the conflicts between the British government and the colonists led the colonists to declare independence, which they eventually won through the Revolutionary War, which affected individuals in different ways.
Ø Students will examine the impacts of the Revolutionary War on workers, African Americans, women, and Native Americans.
Setting the Stage
Read the following excerpt from the Declaration of Independence aloud: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Students discuss the meaning of this sentence.
Read the following excerpt from the Declaration of Independence aloud: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Students discuss the meaning of this sentence.
Supporting Question 1: How were Native Americans impacted by the Revolutionary War?
Formative Assessment: Write a paragraph explaining the impact of the Revolutionary War on Native Americans using evidence from the documents.
Formative Assessment: Write a paragraph explaining the impact of the Revolutionary War on Native Americans using evidence from the documents.
Schuyler to the Committee of Tryon County about Indian Affairs, July 4, 1777
Courtesy: New York State Library |
Letter Schuyler to the Chairman of the General Committee of the County of Tryon, March 11, 1778
Courtesy: New York State Library |
Schuyler to James Deane, Agent for Indian Affairs, October 9, 1781
Courtesy: New York State Library |
Supporting Question 2: How were African Americans impacted by the Revolutionary War?
Formative Assessment: Write a paragraph explaining the impact of the Revolutionary War on African Americans using evidence from the documents.
Formative Assessment: Write a paragraph explaining the impact of the Revolutionary War on African Americans using evidence from the documents.
Supporting Question 3: How were women impacted by the Revolutionary War?
Formative Assessment: Write a paragraph explaining the impact of the Revolutionary War on women using evidence from the documents.
Formative Assessment: Write a paragraph explaining the impact of the Revolutionary War on women using evidence from the documents.
Argument: Write an argumentative essay explaining the ways Native Americans, African Americans, and women were impacted by the American Revolution.
Extension: Research the impact of the American Revolution on the workers.
Taking Informed Action: Write an article for online publication discussing the impact of a current event on a particular group in the local community.
Extension: Research the impact of the American Revolution on the workers.
Taking Informed Action: Write an article for online publication discussing the impact of a current event on a particular group in the local community.