Students analyze a picture of the Boston Tea Party. This can be used as an introduction to the American Revolution. Students observe details of the image and develop questions for discussion.

This lesson will allow students to create their own meme or GIF dipicting a political cartoon during the time of the American Revolution. Students will be able to observe different cartoons from the time period and discuss their meaning.

In this 3-5 Social Studies activity, students will practice describing the causes of the American Revolutionary War with a Draw It activity.

C3. Inquiry based lesson plan. Students explore the connection between the consumption of sugar and the reliance of slave labor to cultivate sugar plantations. Includes multiple opportunities to explore the supporting questions and develop an argument with claims, including charts, graphs, illustrations, reading excerpts, and background information.

C3. Inquiry based lesson plan. Students explore how the relationship between the pilgrims and the Wampanoag changed over time. Students develop an argument with evidence about whether or not the conflicts that developed could have been avoided (from the pilgrims' and Wampanoag's perspectives). Includes pictures, maps, excerpts, supporting questions, formative, and summative assessments.

This is an activity where students are required to match the photograph of a famous abolitionist with a description of his or her accomplishments. Students learn about abolition and steps that were taken to end slavery.

After researching the time period around the Revolutionary War, students should understand the how's and why's behind the Revolution.Enduring Understanding:Key events led to self-government in the colonies.Change comes through revolution.Independence was important to the American colonies.Individuals, even outside of the elected leaders can have a profound impact on history.

After learning about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, students will participate in the Underground railroad experiment on the National Geographic web site.Enduring Understanding:Global trade and cultural exchanges alter the lives of people around the world.

Students will learn about the Boston Tea Party, how taxes impact people's lives and where tax money goes.Enduring Understanding: Students will understand the roles of the events leading up to The Declaration of Independence by the United States.

This task deals with a student error that may occur while students are completing F-IF Average Cost.

C3. Inquiry based lesson plan posits the question about whether or not the American Revolution avoidable. Students explore the relations between the British and the colonists, how British policies affected these relations, and how the colonists responded. Includes graphs, charts, maps, historical excerpts, information about the sugar, stamp, tea and quartering tax (along with others), illustrations and pictures that allow students to gather information to create an evidence-based argument as to whether or not war was avoidable.

C3. Inquiry based lesson plan that focuses on why countries declare independence. Students explore three supporting questions, and develop an argument based in evidence from historical sources. Includes pertinent background knowledge for the teacher, an activity to introduce the concepts, the Declaration of Independence text (broken into parts) for students to analyze with an organizer, charts that show other countries and the dates they declared independence, maps, a Declaration of Independence for Haiti, Mexico, and Venezuela (for comparison), graphic organizers, formative, and summative tasks to complete.

This is a lesson plan that can help students understand the importance of the American Revolution and the key details and events that led to its importance. The success criteria will allow students to show their competence in reading and studying an article based on UOSL and explore their technology side through their chosen presentation resource. Image Credit: https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/american-revolution