-->Go to this website for a quick review of the French and Indian War and events leading up to the American Revolution: http://sites.google.com/site/georgiaintheamericanrevolution/.
- Read the passages, view the pictures, and answer all questions on a separate sheet of paper.
- Click on the left hand sidebar option that says "Road to Revolution". At the bottom of the page are several attachments that include powerpoints, jeopardy questions, and other helpful websites.
--> Check out this website that has a great overview of the American Revolution, plus some interesting pictures for you to analyze: http://www.ccsd.edu/link/LMS/RevDBQ/directions.htm.
- After reading the background information about the American Revolution, scroll down to the bottom of the page to see links to the pictures. View each picture. Then write down what you see. Who you think the characters are. What they are doing? What part of history are they taking part in? How do you think the characters feel?
--> Need a review of the Declaration of Independence? Visit this website: http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/after1500/government/declaration.htm
--> Pictures of the Constitutional Convention: http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/. View these different interpretations of what occured at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Compare each of the photos. Pick your two favorite or the two you find the most interesting and create a double bubble map comparing what you see. Who is present in the picture? What are they doing? What does the background look like?
Thinking critically about art is an important skill every historian should have!
Want to find out more about the Constitutional Convention? Click on the video clip below.
