Warm Up:
Who do the people in the political cartoon represent?
Whose perspective is the cartoon drawn from?
Today’s Questions:
What were the major battles of
the Revolutionary War?
How did these battles impact
the outcome of the war?
Agenda:
1. Finish Skits
2. Begin Revolutionary War Timeline
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 AT LEAST SEVEN events and AT
LEAST FIVE people on your timeline. For each event,
write a heading, short description, and small
picture detailing what happened.
Events: Include the two events in bold and choose five
others that you think are the most important. Be able
to defend why you chose those five events.
People: You may include the people as part of an
event or create a separate event on your timeline.
Revolutionary War Timeline:
EVENTS:
PEOPLE:
Boston Tea Party
End of the French and Indian War
Lexington and Concord
Stamp Act
Battle of Saratoga
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Treaty of Paris, 1783
Boston Massacre
Intolerable Acts
Proclamation of 1763
Townshend Acts
Declaration of Independence
Battle of Yorktown
First Continental Congress
George Washington
Paul Revere
Thomas Jefferson
Lord Cornwallis
King George III
Patrick Henry
Ben Franklin
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
Abigail Adams
John Adams
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 1784.
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?