Today's Agenda

AP Learning Objective:
Explain how various factors contributed to the American victory in the Revolution.​
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Learning Target:
I can discuss the key military and political turning points of the American Revolution.

Critical Vocabulary: Second Continental Congress, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Continental Army, Olive Branch Petition, Battle of Bunker Hill, Loyalists, Patriots, Common Sense, Declaration of Independence, General William Howe, Battle of Long Island, The American Crisis, New Jersey Campaign, General John Burgoyne, Battle of Saratoga, Valley Forge, Baron von Steuben, General Charles Cornwallis, General Benedict Arnold, Battle of Yorktown, Peace of Paris

Today's Agenda:

1. Background Question: Who do you think was the most important figure during the American Revolution? Why?
2. Citizenship Question: Who did the United States fight in World War II? 
   A. Japan, Germany, and Italy 
   B. Japan, Germany, and France 
   C. Russia, China, and Japan 
   D. Russia, France, and Great Britain
3. Guided Instruction: The American Revolution
4. Independent Learning: The American Revolution Map Activity
5. ​Independent Learning: Washington Crossing the Delaware Analysis
6. Reflection Question: Why is the Saratoga Campaign considered to be the turning point in the American Revolution?