Name: _________________________________ Date: ____________________________

Test (U3W16L18) Team:____________________________

American Revolution Unit Exam

Directions: You will have 45 minutes to complete the following assessment. Read the texts carefully using four corners and adding significance statements based on the prompts. Then create a strong planning page. When you’re done, check the rubric in the back of the packet to ensure you get full points!

You will be tested on the following:- Mark up of the prompt- Strong Four Corners- Exemplary Significance Statements- Short Answer Questions- Thesis statement- Planning Page

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Part #1: Breaking Down the Prompt

Directions: Using the technique we learned, break down the following prompt.

Prompt: Were the American colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain?

Part #2: Four Corners & Significance Statements

Directions: Based on the prompt, read and annotate the following 4 sources. Be sure to include specific vocabulary in your annotations, and to consult the source line for strong answers. Read for author’s claim and finally, add a significance statement. Answer the associated questions.

Document 1

Source: Thomas Paine, Common Sense, January 1776

Men of passive tempers look somewhat lightly over the offenses of Great Britain, and, still hoping for the best, are apt to call out, COME, COME, WE SHALL BE FRIENDS AGAIN FOR ALL THIS. But… then tell me whether you can hereafter love, honour and faithfully serve the power that hath carried fire and sword into your land?... No man was a warmer wisher for a [peaceful settlement] than myself, before the fatal nineteenth of April, 17751 but the moment the event of that day was made known, I rejected the hardened, sullen-tempered [King of England] forever.

1. ** Why was Paine unwilling to find compromise with Britain?a. He hated the king of Englandb. He felt that the colonists were unfairly taxedc. He was angry about the outbreak of the ward. He believed American colonists were inherently superior.

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1 April 19, 1775: The battles of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, occurred on this day.2

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Prompt: Were the American colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain?

Document 2

Source: Thomas Jefferson, “The Declaration of Independence,” July 4, 1776

1 The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations2, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.

2 In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms; Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

3. King George is best described as…a. An incapable ruler who is trying but failingb. An oppressor who is not capable of ruling the colonistsc. An admirable leader who has fallen on hard timesd. A formerly strong king who has recently become aggressive

4. ** Was the Declaration an objective and unbiased statement of the American-British conflict? Explain.

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2 Usurpations: Unlawful seizures3

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Prompt: Were the American colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain?

Document 3

Source: Second Continental Congress, “Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms,” July 5, 1775.

Context: The war had broken out in April, when British forces had marched to Lexington and Concord, two villages just outside of Boston. This document, written largely by John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson, was designed to explain and justify the fighting that had continued since April.

[The British declare] that parliament can “of right make laws to bind us in all cases whatsoever.” What is to defend us against so enormous, so unlimited a power?... We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated [British officials], or resistance by force. The latter is our choice.

5. ** What choice does the Second Continental Congress decide to make? Why?

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Document 4

Source: Nicholas Cresswell, young Englishman, journal account of his travels through the American Colonies, Alexandria, Virginia, October 19, 1744.

Everything here is in the utmost confusion. Committees are appointed to inspect into the characters and conduct of every tradesman, to prevent them selling tea or buying British manufactures. Some of them have been tarred and feathered, others had their property burnt and destroyed by the populace… the King is openly cursed, and his authority set at defiance… everything is ripe for rebellion. The New Englanders by their canting, whining, insinuating tricks have persuaded the rest of the colonies that the government is going to make absolute slaves of them.

6. ** Cresswell’s claim is that the colonists are…a. confused b. oppressedc. justifiedd. scheming

7. * What was Creswell’s purpose in writing this document?

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Part #3: Planning Page

Directions: Fill out the planning page below. Then check the rubric on the next page to ensure you did a strong job.

Prompt: Were the American colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain?

DBQ Planning PagePrompt in your own words: Historical Thinking Skill:

Graphic OrganizerBody Paragraph 1 Argument:

Documents:

Outside Evidence:

Body Paragraph 2 Argument:

Documents:

Outside Evidence:

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Planning Page Rubric:

Category Excellent Good Fair5 points 3 points 1 point

Prompt Breakdown

Key words revealing Historical Thinking Skill are circled and HTS is labeled

Direct object is identified

Scope is circle or underlined (if applicable)

Prompt is rewritten in own words to establish annotation focus

Key words reveal Historical Thinking Skills are circled and/or HTS is labeled

Direct object may be annotated, but so are many other parts of the prompt.

Scope may or may not be underlined (if applicable)

Prompt is rewritten in own words, but it is incomplete or inaccurate

Key words revealing Historical Thinking Skill are not identified

Direct object is not identified

Scope is not annotated (if applicable)

Prompt is not rewritten in own words

5 points 3 points 1 point

Historical Thinking Skill

The historical thinking skill is recorded and it is accurate

The historical thinking skill is recorded, but it may not be the best choice

The historical thinking skill is not identified.

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Body Paragraph Arguments

Body paragraph arguments are complete and accurate.

Key historical vocabulary is used

Arguments are directly aligned to the prompt and the significance statements for the documents

Body paragraph arguments are included, but are not complete or are inaccurate

Historical vocabulary may or may not be used

Arguments are not developed enough to be fully aligned with the prompt or significance statements

Body paragraph arguments are missing or poor

Historical vocabulary is missing, rendering the arguments vague

Arguments are too vague or unrelated to the prompt

10 points 6 points 2 point

Grouped Documents

All documents read are grouped accurately

They include the document number, author and key details from the text

Direct evidence may be included

All documents are not grouped and/or documents are grouped incorrectly

They include most key components, including document number, author and key details from the text

Documents are barely or poorly grouped

Major key components are missing, making planning an essay difficult

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Outside Evidence

At least 1-2 pieces of outside evidence is included, including specific key terms from the unit of study

Outside evidence is listed, but it may not be the most relevant, or key terms are not specific.

Outside evidence is either missing or poor.

10 points 6 points 2 pointsThesis Directly answers the prompt by

restating key parts

Includes a because/how/why statement

Includes two clear parts which represent the two body paragraph arguments

Attempts to the answer the prompt by echoing key parts, but may not be grammatically correct, or may include awkward choice of language

May include a because/how/why statement

Makes an attempt at covering both

Does not accurately answer the prompt and does not echo key parts

Does not include a because/how/why statement

Does not clearly include two discernible parts. It is not clear what the body arguments will be.

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Name: _________________________________ Date: ____________________________

Homework (U3W15L18) Team:____________________________

Graphic Novel: “America’s Citizen Soldiers”Directions: Read the following graphic novel and answer the corresponding questions below.

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1. ** Where did this event take place? ____________________________________________________

2. What role did George Washington play? ________________________________________________

3. ** Summarize this story.

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4. ** Based on what you know, was New York a safe place for the colonial army? Why or why not?

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5. What is one word to describe the colonists?_________________________________________

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