During this unit on the American Revolution, students will complete missions to learn about key events and understand the impact of the Revolution. The missions include locating important geographic locations, explaining the causes and start of the Revolution, connecting grievances to historical events, describing the political impact, and understanding how the Revolution affected different groups of people. Students will also study major battles, compare the British and Continental armies, and evaluate how the Revolution transformed society. The teacher provides online resources to support student learning.

1. So, England learned from their mistakes and figured out a formula for successful settlement:
transplant entire communities and groups of people! Sounds like a great plan…unless those
groups of people don’t get along. This unit explores why immigrants came to America and how
they created three distinct regions.
During this unit, your student will be completing the missions below to learn and practice
important material and test their understanding.
1. Locate and describe the geography of the so-called “heart of the rebellion.”
2. Explain why the American Revolution started where and when it did.
3. Connect historical events to specific grievances in the Declaration of Independence.
4. Describe the political impact of the American Revolution on both Britain and the American colonies.
5. Describe how the American Revolution affected many different types of people in America.
6. Locate and describe major battles in the American Revolution.
7. Compare and contrast the British and Continental armies.
8. Evaluate the ways the American Revolution changed American society.
9. Demonstrate your understanding of the events of the American Revolution and how the Revolution
transformed the Americas.
Make sure to visit Mr. Shomaker’s “Homework Helps” hyperdoc at:
https://goo.gl/XNzhV3 for videos, practice materials, study guides and
games, and practice tests.

2. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
COURSE: AMERICAN HISTORY GRADE: 7TH
4.0
More complex
learning target
In addition to score 3.0 performances, the student went beyond—either by making in-depth
inferences and applications, by teaching others, or understanding at a higher level than what was
taught.
3.5
The student met learning target without errors and without help. The student was able to go
beyond target with a cue or hint. In addition to score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates
in-depth inferences and applications with partial success.
3.0
TARGET
Challenging, but
attainable
The student met the learning target without errors in the concept being taught and without help.
The student demonstrates understanding by the following:
1) I can explain why the American Revolution started where and when it did.
2) I can match specific grievances in the Declaration of Independence to historical events.
3) I can evaluate the successfulness of the Continental and British armies.
4) I can explain how the American Revolution impacted England and the Americas.
The student exhibits no major errors or omissions.
2.5
The student understands the concepts and is able to apply knowledge with no major errors or
omissions. The student did not meet learning target due to several minor errors.
2
Simpler learning
target
The student knows simpler concepts, but cannot do more difficult problems. The student is
beginning to use knowledge of simple concepts to solve basic problems such as the following:
1) I can locate the “heart of the rebellion” on a map.
2) I can identify specific grievances in the Declaration of Independence.
3) I can identify several battles, leaders, and campaigns in both the Continental and British armies.
4) I can list the major articles of the Treaty of Paris.
1.5
Even with help, the student is behind in terms of meeting the learning target. The student is
unable to recall the most basic concepts without help. The student may be able to demonstrate
partial knowledge of the score 2.0 elements.
1 Even with help, no understanding of the skill is demonstrated
0 No evidence