Student: ___________________________
Significant Causes of American Revolution Project Rubric
SE: analyze causes of the American Revolution, including the Proclamation of 1763, the Intolerable
Acts, the Stamp Act, mercantilism, lack of representation in Parliament, and British economic
policies following the French and Indian War
Purpose: Understand the significance of the causes of the American Revolution listed in the SE.
Students will choose a way to show mastery of the stated Student Expectation (SE) above. You can
choose from the following types of projects:
1. Power Point
or
2. Pamphlet
**** DO NOT COPY FROM THE INTERNET **** IT’S ILLEGAL!!! ****
(and yes, I will know…)
You will be graded based on the following rubric:
Category
Evidence in Project
Points Possible
The project includes the names of all significant causes listed
Name of the Cause
in the SE: Proclamation of 1763, Intolerable Acts, Stamp
15
Act, mercantilism, and “taxation without representation”
The project includes the explanation of all the causes listed in
Explanation of the
the SE: Proclamation of 1763, Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act,
Cause
mercantilism, and “taxation without representation”
25
The project includes the significance of all the causes listed in
Significance of the
the SE: Proclamation of 1763, Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act,
Cause
mercantilism, and “taxation without representation”
25
The project includes a visual (picture) of all events listed in
Visual of the Cause
the SE: Proclamation of 1763, Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act,
15
mercantilism, and “taxation without representation”
The project includes a flow map that shows all significant
Chronological
events listed in the SE. The events are in chronological order
Order
on the flow map: Proclamation of 1763, Intolerable Acts,
20
Stamp Act, and Tea Act (“taxation without representation”)
Total Points Possible:
100
Name: ___________________________________________________________
Name of the
0
Cause
Explanation
0
of the Cause
Significance
0
of the Cause
Visual of the
0
Cause
Flow Map in
Chronological
Order
0
Total Grade: ___________ / 100
1 Cause
2 Causes
3 Causes
4 Causes
5 Causes
3
6
9
12
15
1 Cause
2 Causes
3 Causes
4 Causes
5 Causes
5
10
15
20
25
1 Cause
2 Causes
3 Causes
4 Causes
5 Causes
5
10
15
20
25
1 Cause
2 Causes
3 Causes
4 Causes
5 Causes
3
6
9
12
15
1 Cause
2 Causes
3 Causes
4 Causes
5
10
15
20