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\nColonial America and Revolution\n

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\nThe first series of lessons in this unit module examines George Washington's contributions to the Revolutionary War and as the first president of the United States. Scholars also consider Washington as a slaveholder and discuss attitudes...\n
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\nThomas Paine: Writer and Revolutionary\n

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\nIs the pen really mightier than the sword? Scholars analyze the impact Thomas Paine's book Common Sense had on the American Revolution. Video clips and primary sources investigate the role Paine had on dissent in the colonies....\n
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\nAn Introduction to Thomas Paine's Common Sense\n

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\nMost American are familiar with Thomas Paine's impassioned plea about the importance of liberty, but they may not be as familiar with the other ideas put forth in his pamphlet Common Sense. Introduce class members to Paine's...\n
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\nAn Introduction to Thomas Paine's The Rights of Man\n

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\nShould leadership be inherited? Is it the responsibility of a government to ensure the rights of its people? Thomas Paine argues in his Rights of Man that it is not only the obligation of a government, but also that revolution is...\n
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\nOn This Day: Thomas Paine's Common Sense\n

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\nMany Americans can identify Thomas Paine and his seminal work, Common Sense. Yet, only six people showed up at his funeral. Using video resources, class members study both the document and the outcomes of his inflammatory words. Clips...\n
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\nClaims in \"The Crisis, No. 1\"\n

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\n\"The Crisis, No. 1\" is the focus of a series of exercises that ask learners to read closely and annotate Thomas Paine's text. Groups identify claims and evidence in the essay and present their arguments to the class. Teacher background...\n
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\nAmerican Revolution\n

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\nIntroduce learners to the key players of the American Revolution. Each slide provides biographical information on the following people: John Adams, Samuel Adams, Crispus Attucks, King George III, Lord Cornwallis, Thomas Paine, Polly...\n
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\nFamous Thomas Paine Quote\n

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\nIn this famous quote worksheet, learners read a famous quote by Thomas Paine, write what they think it means and then list 3 character traits that they feel are honorable.\n
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\nThe American Crisis, Number 1\n

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\nUse this presentation about Thomas Paine's The American Crisis series to guide any number of assignments. The slides provide instructions for a literary terms assignment, an open response journal entry, two research writing...\n
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\nThe Enlightenment: Matching #1\n

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\nMatching exercises can help learners build a functional vocabulary related to many different concepts. They match ten ideas and key players commonly associated with the Enlightenment to their definitions. Ben Franklin, Edward Gibbon, and...\n
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\nCommon Sense: The Rhetoric of Popular Democracy\n

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\nStudents identify important arguments for independence made in Thomas Paine's Common Sense. They explain why these arguments helped persuade American colonists that independence was necessary. Students describe the importance of Common...\n
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\nThe Beginnings of Constitutional Government\n

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\nStudents examine excerpts of Thomas Paine's Common Sense. In this early American history instructional activity, students read Paine's pamphlet and analyze the information according the rubric provided.\n
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\nRevolutionary War Era Tick-Tack- Toe\n

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\nSo many fantastic activities on the American Revolution! From drawing political cartoons illustrating events of the Boston Massacre to writing a diary entry as a shopkeeper during the Boston Tea Party, your young historians will...\n
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\nDeism: Paine and Jefferson Student Worksheet\n

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\nIn this Deism instructional activity, students read an article about the opinions of Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson. Students then respond to 12 short answer questions.\n
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\nLesson 2: Using Common Sense\n

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\nTenth graders explore the impact of Thomas Paine on the American Revolution. In this colonial America instructional activity, 10th graders analyze Common Sense and then paraphrase selected excerpts of the pamphlet. Students also respond...\n
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\nThe Human Jigsaw\n

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\nFourth graders, using Thomas Paine's \"The Crisis, No. 1\" from The American Crisis, form a human jigsaw.\n
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\nThe Road to Democracy\n

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\nEleventh graders examine the road to the American Revolution. In this American Revolution lesson, 11th graders read Thomas Paine's works and identify the issues that the colonists had with the British government.\n
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\nThe Revolutionary War\n

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\nMarch your students off to war with this presentation, which provides details to the American Revolution such as important figures (Jefferson, Franklin, Henry), facts about the Declaration of Independence, and definitions of key terms. A...\n
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\nThe War for Independence: 4th Grade\n

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\nColonial Independence is a hot topic in the 4th and 5th grade; this PowerPoint highlights the victories, the decision for Independence, and the forces for and against colonial independence from England. This PowerPoint presents scant...\n
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\nThe Road to Revolution: (1770-1776)\n

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\nPosing a guiding question about the inevitability of the American Revolution, the presentation guides students through the circumstances leading up to \"The shot heard 'round the world\" up to the Declaration of Independence. Teachers can...\n
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\nLesson 2/4 - The British Empire and the Revolution\n

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\nHere is part two of this terrific four-part series on the American Revolutionary War. Concepts covered include trade and the British Empire, the debt from the Seven Years' War, Colonial interests in trade in the East India Company, the...\n
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\nMammals can be carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores, but what about locavores? A set of free-response questions from the 2011 AP® English Language and Composition exam introduces test-takers to the term, which describes people who try...\n
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\nLesson 2: Religion and the Argument for American Independence\n

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\nYoung scholars examine how religion affected arguments justifying American independence. They read and analyze primary source documents, and write an essay analyzing how Americans used religious arguments to justify revolution against a...\n
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