Chapter 6: The American Revolution
1776-1783
Section 1: The Early Years - This section highlights the initial struggles of the Patriots
Skillbuilder: Reading a Military Map - Students who know how to read details on military maps can gain a clearer understanding of troop movements, battle strategy and more.
Section 2: The War Continues - This section describes the Patriots' hardships at war and at home and how Europeans helped the Patriots.
Section 3: The War Moves West and South - This section examines the Revolutionary War battles fought in the West and South.
Section 4: The War is Won - This section highlights the events that led to the end of the American Revolution, and identifies the reasons why the Patriots won.
Section 1: The Early Years - This section highlights the initial struggles of the Patriots
Skillbuilder: Reading a Military Map - Students who know how to read details on military maps can gain a clearer understanding of troop movements, battle strategy and more.
Section 2: The War Continues - This section describes the Patriots' hardships at war and at home and how Europeans helped the Patriots.
Section 3: The War Moves West and South - This section examines the Revolutionary War battles fought in the West and South.
Section 4: The War is Won - This section highlights the events that led to the end of the American Revolution, and identifies the reasons why the Patriots won.
Section 1: The Early Years
Watch the video on the right after you have read p. 162-168 in your textbook. The information in the video will highlight the key ideas of the section and provide you with the notes you should take for Chapter 6, Section 1. There will be a quiz over the information covered in this video and section. You can preview the quiz by scrolling to the bottom of this page and downloading Quiz 6-1
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Additional Videos
George Washington
American Revolution
Margaret Corbin
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Nathan Hale
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General Horatio Gates
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Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley
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Peter Salem
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Deborah Sampson
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Benedict Arnold
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Nine Man MorrisDuring the Revolutionary War, the soldiers would play a game called Nine Man Morris. The object of this game is to capture your opponents pieces by getting 3 of your coins in a row. (You cannot jump the space in the center of the board. Watch this quick tutorial video to learn more about this game and how it is played. Then, find an opponent and challenge them to a game or two. Winners need to see Mrs. Kinsey for their "prize".
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Skillbuilder: Reading a Military Map
Watch the video on the right after you have read p. 169 in your textbook. The information in the video will highlight the key ideas of the section and provide you with the notes you should take for Chapter 6, Skillbuilder. There will not be a quiz over the information in this section, but there will be a homework assignment over this section's information.
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Section 2: The War Continues
Watch the video on the right after you have read p. 172-176 in your textbook. The information in the video will highlight the key ideas of the section and provide you with the notes you should take for Chapter 6, Section 2. There will not be a quiz over the information in this section, but there will be a homework assignment over this section's information.
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Section 3: The War Moves West and South
Watch the video on the right after you have read p. 177-182 in your textbook. The information in the video will highlight the key ideas of the section and provide you with the notes you should take for Chapter 6, Section 3. There will not be a quiz over the information in this section, but there will be a homework assignment over this section's information.
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Section 4: The War is Won
Watch the video on the right after you have read p. 183-187 in your textbook. The information in the video will highlight the key ideas of the section and provide you with the notes you would take for Chapter 6, Section 4. There will not be a quiz over the information in this section, but there will be a homework assignment over this section's information.
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Additional Videos
Yorktown
Chapter 6 homework assignments, quizzes, and I CANs
Homework Assignments
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Quizzes
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Chapter Checklist w/Rubric &
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