YOU WERE THERE! You heard the shot heard 'round the world. You didn't shoot 'til you saw the whites of their eyes. You lived through the times that try men's souls. You were not a summer soldier -- you left bloody footprints in the snow. You witnessed the sieges at Boston and Yorktown. You saw villages burn and soldiers die. You endured boredom, disease, hunger, and hopelessness. You fought without pay and without certainty of another day's breath.
All because you, Peter Salem, believed in your heart the words penned by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence:
"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."
Though you are a freed slave, you hope that victory in this war will extend these unalienable rights to all people in the new nation, regardless of their race or gender.
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You will work with your partner to collect information online about seven key moments in the Revolution:
1. Lexington and Concord
2. Bunker Hill
3. Signing of the Declaration of Independence
4. Washington's Crossing of the Delaware
5. Saratoga
6. Valley Forge
7. Yorktown
Click on the American Revolution Activity/Quiz link below and you will find a hotlist of websites to help you with your research. Compose your own notes in MS Word (1 page only) while you're reading. I will reinforce what you have read in brief lecturettes. You will synthesize what you have read and heard by writing short entries in your Revolutionary War Journal about each of these events.
Next, practice taking the quiz with your partner.
When you are ready to take the quiz for real, click the Quiz Session Log-in link below and enter the session name: holland revolution. Submit your answers. When you get at least 11 answers right, you're done!
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