American+Revolution+Immersion

toc =Key Terms & People= Using the resources listed below, write a definition for each of the following terms or people listed in your //**Social Studies Only**// notebook/binder. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__


 * General Charles Cornwallis
 * George Washington
 * Valley Forge
 * mercenaries
 * guerrilla troops
 * Yorktown
 * Treaty of Paris 1783

=**Main Ideas**=
 * Answer the following questions in your** //Social Studies Only// **notebook/binder. The answers may be written in outline form, as a list, or as a picture/diagram. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__**
 * 1) Identify the advantages and disadvantages of both the Patriots and the British on the eve of the Revolutionary War.
 * 2) Compare the military strategies of both the British and Continental Armies throughout the war. Why did the British leadership move the war into the South? What was the outcome?
 * 3) What hardships and difficulties did the Continental army face in the early years of the war, and how were they able to sustain the war effort in spite of those challenges?
 * 4) Explain the significance of each of the following battles: Battle of Trenton, __**Battle of Saratoga**__, and the __**Battle of Yorktown**__.
 * Interactive Battle Map

=Secondary Resources=


 * History Alive - American Revolution 1775 - 1783 (pgs. 87 - 101)

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 * Major Battles
 * The War Continues with French Allies
 * Peace of Paris (1783)

[|iCue]

 * Reenactment of George Washington Crossing the Delaware

**How Stuff Works Video Series**

 * American Revolution Video Series

**Schoolhouse Rocks Video** - //Shot Heard 'Round the World//
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=Extensions= The information below is //**optional**// reading and is meant only to extend the knowledge you have gained from the primary resources listed above.
 * [|American Revolution Timeline]
 * [|Road to Revolution Game]
 * [|Why Britain Lost the Revolutionary War]