Choose a famous
Revolutionary War battle.
Draw a 6-panel comic strip of the event.
Design a set of colorful flashcards with important people, events, and vocabulary.
Write a paragraph biography of one of the people in the Watagua
Settlement. Explain why this person was important to the Cumberland
Write a journal entry as if you are one of the people living in the Watagua
Settlement. Explain what life is like there. Make sure to reference the things listed in our key terms and people below.
Design an advertisement for a new piece of technology that was invented during the
Revolutionary Era.
Create a timeline of the
Battles of the
Revolutionary War listed below. Make sure to include the dates of the events and explain at the bottom importance of the event in one sentence.
Write a paragraph biography for one of the people listed in our unit.
Use Britannica as your source. (link found on
CMS library website)
Settlement.
Using a map of the 13 colonies (get from Mrs.
Hobson), locate and label all of the battles. Make sure to show who won the battles.
Write identifications of important people, events, and things related to the
Watagua Settlement.
Explain the importance of these events and the connection of the event to the American Revolution.
NAME _________________________________________
HONORS CLASSES – must make a diagonal tic-tac-toe
STANDARD CLASSES - can make diagonal, horizontal, or vertical
HIGHLIGHT THE BOXES YOU CHOOSE. ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE
DUE THURSDAY, October 8.
PERIOD _______________

8.25 Identify and explain the significance of the major battles, leaders, and events of the American Revolution, including:
Important Battles
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill)
Battle of Trenton and Princeton
Battle of Saratoga
Valley Forge
Battle of King’s Mountain
Battle of Yorktown
Important Leaders and People
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
Hessians
Marquis de La Fayette
Friedrich von Steuben
George Rogers Clark
Francis Marion
8.26 Events in TN History - Summarize the effect of the Revolution on the Wataugans and the reasons, plans, and struggles in creating the
Cumberland Settlement, including:
Important Events
The formation of Washington
District
Cherokee War
Watauga Petitions
Transylvania Purchase
Cumberland Compact
Indian attacks
Battle of the Bluffs severe winter and river travel
RESOURCES TO USE –
Important People
Nancy Ward
Richard Henderson
James Robertson
John Donelson
Your textbook, Encyclopedia Britannica, http://hobsonushistory.weebly.com
to find the links to the Watagua websites, which are mainly found on the Tennessee Encyclopedia, and classroom atlas.