American Revolution Foldable

Directions: READ CAREFULLY

1. Take 4 pieces of paper and stack one on top of each other, leaving one inch tab at the bottom.

2. Fold the whole thing in half making 8 sections/tabs

3. Staple twice at the top. Make sure you stapled all through all pages.

4. Label the sections from TOP to BOTTOM as follows:

5. Staple THIS SHEET to your foldable and turn both in on (Due Date): _Tuesday, November 12, 2013___

The American Revolution

The Beginnings…

Declaration of Independence

Important Individuals

Major Battles

Valley Forge

Treaty of Paris

Map of the War

Below are instructions and a description of info that should be under each tabbed section of your foldable:

The Beginnings… Using the chart provided, identify What happened and its importance:

Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, and the Shot Heard

‘Round the World.

Declaration of Independence Write the following questions out and answer them:

_________________________ wrote the Declaration of independence;

__________ people signed it;

The Declaration of Independence was adopted on ______________;

The 3 main arguments are . . . ;

The groups left out were . . .

Important Individuals Using the chart provided, determine What the individual did and Why it

was important to the Patriot cause.

Major Battles Using the chart provided identify: Where and When the battle was; Who

fought (Generals); What happened; Who won; Use Lexington & Concord,

Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and Yorktown.

Valley Forge You will be a soldier in Washington’s camp at Valley Forge. Using the

information on pages 186-187, write a letter to someone back home

explaining your condition at Valley Forge. It must be at least 3 paragraphs

(1 about the weather conditions; 1 about living conditions, and 1 about a

personal experience using specific details from the text). You must also

include a drawing of your encampment at Valley Forge. Your letter must

be typed or hand written in ink, but must fit in this section of your

foldable.

Treaty of Paris 1783 Create a concept map/web to show: Who, What, When, Where, and

Why. Then, using your concept map, write a paragraph about the Treaty

of Paris (each part of your concept map should be a sentence).

Map of the War Cut and paste the map of the war in this section. Follow instructions on

the map.

BE THOROUGH AND DO YOUR BEST - THIS IS A SUMMATIVE GRADE!

Name:

Class Period: Date:

Score:

The Beginnings . . . What Happened? What was the Importance?

Boston Massacre

Boston Tea Party

Intolerable Acts

Shot heard ‘Round

the World

Major Battles When & Where did

the Battle Occur?

What Happened? Who were the

Commanders?

Who Won?

Lexington &

Concord

British:

Americans:

Bunker/Breeds Hill British:

Americans:

Saratoga British:

Americans:

Yorktown British:

Americans:

Important Individuals What did they do? Why is it important?

Wentworth Cheswell

Mercy Otis Warren

James Armistead

Benjamin Franklin

Bernard de Galvez

Haym Soloman

Thomas Jefferson

Marquis de Lafayette

George Washington

Map Instructions:

1. Title the Map: Major Battles of the American Revolution.

2. Label each state – Use the two letter abbreviations from your tracker.

3. Label the locations of the following battles and key events on your map: Lexington & Concord,

Bunker Hill, Trenton, Saratoga, Valley Forge, Yorktown.

4. Show which side won by marking a red star for a British Victory and blue star for a Patriot victory.