This is our catalog of courses. We will occasionally adjust the course listing to reflect the addition of new courses and the retirement of others.
Students will explore the “Road to Revolution” starting with the question of why people pushed for change. Students will learn the cost of the Revolution to the British and to the colonists. They will study leaders and heroes of the war, on both sides.
Total classes: 10
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 6th to 8th
Description
Students will explore the “Road to Revolution” starting with the question of why people pushed for change. Students will learn the cost of the Revolution to the British and to the colonists. They will study leaders and heroes of the war, on both sides. The classes will also go beyond the facts and ask what it means to be an American, what liberty is, and how our perception of liberty has changed over our country’s history.
Outline
Class 1: Colonial Climate and Life
Class 2: British Policies Cause the Colonies to Revolt
Class 3: Sons of Liberty and Boston Massacre Trial
Class 4: The Intolerable Acts, The First and Second Continental Congresses and Battles of Lexington and Concord
Class 5: The War Begins, The Continental Army and Intelligence
Class 6: Spies (cont’d.), Siege of Boston, Battle of Long Island
Class 7: Trenton, Jefferson and The Declaration of Independence
Class 8: Declaration of Independence and the Role of Women
Class 9: Saratoga, Valley Forge, American Allies and The Continental Navy
Class 10: Yorktown, Articles of Confederation and Preliminary Articles of Peace
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: Provided FREE by the instructor.
Homework: Students can expect to spend approx. two hours per week outside of class on homework. Short written essays, reading assignments, and final, graded by the instructor.
