This study guide provides information to help students prepare for a test on the American Revolution. It includes a list of 27 topics across four categories: people involved in the American Revolution, key events and their causes and effects, important terms, and main ideas. The guide also outlines different study tools students can choose from to demonstrate their understanding, including creating flashcards, timelines, concept maps, blogs, and quizzes. Students will analyze primary and secondary sources and focus on chronology, matching concepts, and multiple choice questions in the test format.

1. American Revolution Study Guide
Test Format: use the foldable & advantages/disadvantages chart
• Analyze primary & secondary sources
• Chronology
• Matching
• Multiple Choice
People: focus on their words and deeds
1. John Paul Jones
2. John Borgoyne
3. Mercy Otis Warren
4. Martha Washington
5. Mary Ludwig Hays
6. Benedict Arnold
7. Marquis De Lafayette
8. Baron von Steuben
9. Francis Marion
10. Jean Rochambeau
11. Joseph Brant
Events: focus on the CAUSE/EFFECT relationship between events
12. France allies with the Patriots
13. Washington Crosses the Delaware
14. Treaty of Paris, 1783
15. Saratoga
16. Thomas Paine writes The Crises
Key Terms: focus on using these terms in context
17. Deserters
18. Blockade
19. Loyalist
20. Ambush
21. Mercenary
Main Ideas:
22. What were women’s roles during the war?
23. What was the harsh reality of war for black soldiers?
24. How does the quote, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” relate to the American
Revolution?
25 Translate & make text to text connections to Thomas Paine's words in The Crises
26. Fact vs. Fiction of the painting, Washington Crosses the Delaware
27. How did America win the American Revolution?

2. CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE STUDY TOOLS
DIRECTIONS: Use your talents to display understanding. Select 1 STUDY TOOL &
Apply YOUR Knowledge from our lessons. USE ALL items from the STUDY GUIDE.
DETECTIVES closely examine ARTISTS use pictures, photos, PROFILERS are mostly interested in
historical facts and put them together music, etc to learn from the past. people and how they think. They like
in many forms. They work with charts They produce art in multiple forms to to imagine themselves in historical
to present information clearly and present information to others in situations and write about how they
logically. They enjoy answering unique ways. They enjoy creating would have reacted. They usually
questions and finding details. work that shows off their skill and present their information through
talent. short writings.
GO FISH iTUNES LIBRARY BLOGWARTS
Create a deck of cards based on Make pop culture connections to Create a blog post that includes
the STUDY GUIDE: songs for EACH item on the each item on the STUDY GUIDE.
• Write the items from the STUDY GUIDE. Provide the song Post a comment on the class blog
study guide on one set of title, artist, & 1 summary with a link to your blog
cards statement explaining the OR
• Record responses & connection. Must be typed. Write at least 10 comments or
definitions on another set Materials: computer with internet, stickies on the blog summarizing,
printer, paper making connections or asking
Materials Needed: index cards questions -must address each
item on the study guide.
Materials: computer with internet
access
TIMERIME PICTURE IT! *Must use color FLASH CARDS 2.0
See teacher for password. Sometimes it helps to "see" a Go to the blog's right sidebar &
Go to the blog's right side bar and word by assigning an action to it. under STUDY TOOLS click "Flash
click "TIMERIME" under 'STUDY When you have trouble defining a Card Maker." Don't forget to
TOOLS" to create an online key term, imagine what it's doing. print.
Timeline using each item from the For example, when you have to Materials: Printer & Paper,
blog. Use centuries and specific define "habeas corpus," picture a computer with internet
years when available. Must use defendant in a courtroom.
text and media (pictures, videos, Materials: index cards & colored
and/or audio) pencils
Materials: computer with internet
CONCEPT MAP ZOOBURST MAKE IT STICK!
Use the study guide to create a See teacher for password. See teacher for password.
concept map that includes each Create a digital 3D pop up book Go to blog's right sidebar & under
item from the STUDY GUIDE and using EACH item from the STUDY STUDY TOOLS click
definitions/responses GUIDE. Click "Zooburst" under "QuizRevolution" to create an
Materials: paper STUDY TOOLS on the right side online quiz with multimedia.
bar of the class blog. When you are finished post a
comment with the url for the quiz.
Materials: computer with internet
Materials: computer with internet