American+Revolution

toc =American Revolution= "The American Revolution ..was the **first time when Americans came to see themselves as Americans**, not as Britishers who lived in America, and when they **asked themselves what sort of society and political system they wished to have**. Other than a shared perception that they wished to be Independent and to establish a republican system, there was widespread disagreement among those who supported separation from the mother country and the War of Independence... It also seems to me that most believed, as Thomas Paine had written in //Common Sense//, that the American Revolution was the birthday of a new world. The new epoch that they wished to create was one that would sweep monarchs and titled nobility from power, loosen the bonds of society, and open the way to greater opportunities, so that a man (and I mean "man" quite literally) could rise as high as his merits could take him..." //- John Ferling Ph.D., West Virginia 1971; Professor// //http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/hvpts.asp//

=Key Terms & People=
 * ally
 * defensive war
 * guerillas
 * “The Crisis”
 * mercenaries
 * Treaty of Paris
 * strategy
 * treaty
 * Saratoga
 * Trenton
 * Yorktown
 * Valley Forge

=Handouts from Class= American Revolution - Ch 7 Note Guide =Study Guides= American Revolution Review

American Revolution Quiz Study Guide =Video Resources= - Click on the Hippocampus icon below. It will take you to our Hippocampus class page. - Find the video(s) listed below on the left side of the screen under "BOOKMARKS" HippoCampus Videos: Watch the following two videos "Major Battles" & "The War Continues with French Allies" media type="custom" key="4801787" = = =Review and Have Fun!...= For Fun! Play the "Road to the Revolutionary War" Game! Click on the following link and test your knowledge!... http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html
 * Instructions**

="Lessons from the Revolution" - PEEER Writing=

Cole Article "Zinni and Obama" - Wall Street Journal

Lekic Article "Troops Outnumber Taliban 12-1" - Associated Press

Lesson from the Revolution - Assignment, Outline & Rubric