Warm Up:
Look carefully at each picture.
Who do you think won each battle?
Today’s Question:
What were the major battles of
the Revolutionary War?
Agenda:
1. Read about a battle/fill in your chart
2. In groups: Battle Skits
3. Begin Revolutionary War timeline
Who is fighting for each side?
Continental (American)
Army
French
Colonists
Native
Americans
British Army
Native
Americans
British
Germans
Battle Assignments:
Each group will be assigned a battle. Your job
it to learn about the battle and create a skit
teaching the class what happened.
1. Read the information individually
2. Fill in your chart
Battle
Date and Location
Armies fighting
Outcome
Important Vocab:
• Fortification: a defensive wall to protect
against an attack
• Retreat: to move back, withdrawal
• Siege: a military operation in which enemy
forces surround a town or building, cutting
off essential supplies, with the aim of
compelling the surrender of those inside.
Battle Skits:
Write a script for a skit you will perform for the class.
Make sure your script has:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Date and Location of the battle
Groups of people involved
Outcome of the battle
Importance of this battle in the war
A narrator to explain what is happening
*Make sure every person in your group has a speaking
role*
Battle
Battle of
Bunker Hill
Date and Location
Armies fighting
Outcome
Battle
Battle of Long
Island
Date and Location
Armies fighting
Outcome
Battle
Battle of
Trenton
Date and Location
Armies fighting
Outcome
Battle
Battles of Saratoga
Date and
Location
Armies fighting
Outcome
Battle
Battle of
Yorktown
Date and Location
Armies fighting
Outcome
Cornwallis vs. Washington
VS
Treaty of Paris, 1783
John Jay, John
Adams,
Benjamin
Franklin, Henry
Laurens,
William Temple
Franklin
Revolutionary War Timeline:
Create an illustrated timeline of the Revolutionary War. You must include the following EVENTS and
PEOPLE on your timeline. You may include the people as part of an event, or create a separate event on
your timeline. For each event, write a heading, short description, and small picture detailing what
happened.
EVENTS:
Boston Tea Party
End of the French and Indian War
Lexington and Concord
Stamp Act of 1765
Battle of Saratoga
Treaty of Paris, 1783
Boston Massacre
Proclamation of 1763
Declaration of Independence
Battle of Yorktown
First Continental Congress
PEOPLE:
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Lord Cornwallis
Benjamin Franklin
King George III
Timelines:
• Show events in chronological order (which
happened first, second, third)
• Show how much time passed between events-a unit of distance is equal to a set amount of
time.
• Help us explain
relationships
between events
Creating your timeline:
1. Place the centimeter side of your ruler on
the black line
2. With your ruler, make a mark EVERY
THREE CENTIMETERS
3. Each line will represent TWO YEARS. The
first line will be labeled 1762, and the last
line will be labeled 1782.
Who won the Battle of Bunker
Hill?
Which battle marked the turning
point of the war?
Which British general
surrendered at Yorktown?
Which European country joined
the war on the American side after
Saratoga?
What is another name for the
American Army?
Who was the commander of the
Continental Army?
Who won the Battle of Long
Island?
What was the final battle of the
Revolutionary War?
What does “siege” mean?
Revolutionary War Timeline:
You should have the following EVENTS and PEOPLE on your timeline:
EVENTS:
Boston Tea Party
End of the French and Indian War
Lexington and Concord
Stamp Act of 1765
Battle of Saratoga
Treaty of Paris, 1783
Boston Massacre
Proclamation of 1763
Declaration of Independence
Battle of Yorktown
First Continental Congress
PEOPLE:
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Lord Cornwallis
Benjamin Franklin
King George III