Period 3, Day 4 Classwork: The War for Independence & Black Revolutionaries
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Note from the author:
Content Objective: I will be able to evaluate the author's claim regarding the difference between a protest and a riot.
Standard Objective: I will be able to assess an author's reasoning for soundness.
Absent? Just want to review the guided notes? Slides are linked here.
Content Objective: I will be able to evaluate the author's claim regarding the difference between a protest and a riot.
Standard Objective: I will be able to assess an author's reasoning for soundness.
Absent? Just want to review the guided notes? Slides are linked here.
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What is the difference between a protest and a riot? Is there a difference between the Boston Tea Party in July 1773 and the #BLM Movement in May 2020? Explain.
What is the difference between a protest and a riot? Is there a difference between the Boston Tea Party in July 1773 and the #BLM Movement in May 2020? Explain.
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Do you agree or disagree with Dr. King's quote, "A riot is the language of the unheard."
Do you agree or disagree with Dr. King's quote, "A riot is the language of the unheard."
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Building Knowledge Together: Follow along as we take notes together.
For Blacks, what mattered most was _______. As the Revolutionary War spread, those in bondage sided with whichever army promised them personal _______ . The British actively _______ slaves belonging to Patriot masters and, consequently, more blacks fought for the Crown. For example, Lord Dunmore, the Governor of Virginia, promised freedom to any slaves owned by Patriot masters who would join the Loyalist forces. An estimated _______ African Americans escaped, died, or were killed during the American Revolution.
Pictured on the left, Barzillai Lew was a _______ African American who fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Like other freemen in the _______ , he chose the Patriot side, in contrast to southerners who tended to favor the British side.
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The first major fighting to take place in the American Revolution was the Battle of Lexington, fought on April 19, 1775. This battle is also easily remembered because of the famous _______ , New England soldiers from Massachusetts who were ready for battle within a minute's notice. History rarely, if ever, mentons the fact that _______ men were also members of the famous Minutemen!
Lemuel _______ , for example, was the son of a Black father and white mother. Deserted by his mother and brought up by Deacon David Ross, Haynes developed a strong interest in the _______ [church] and began to write sermons or religious speeches as an adult. Although the _______ call to bear arms for the American Revolutionary cause interrupted his preparation for the ministry, he would go on to become the _______ Black minister of a church with a white congregation after the war. Haynes would serve as a pastor in Vermont and New York until his death in 1833.
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Sourcing: The historical context surrounding the date [1776] and author [Lemuel Haynes] is that
Sourcing: The historical context surrounding the date [1776] and author [Lemuel Haynes] is that
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As used in line 5, "resolution" most nearly means
As used in line 5, "resolution" most nearly means
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Based on the passage, how would the author respond to the idea that enslaved people should earn their freedom by fighting in the Revolutionary War?
Based on the passage, how would the author respond to the idea that enslaved people should earn their freedom by fighting in the Revolutionary War?
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Exit Ticket: Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Exit Ticket: Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
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Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4:
Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4: