AMERICAN REVOLUTION
CALIFORNIA STANDARDS -HISTORY
Fifth Grade
5.5 Students explain the causes of the American Revolution.
- Understand how political, religious, and economic ideas and interests brought about the Revolution (e.g., resistance to imperial policy, the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, taxes on tea, Coercive Acts).
- Know the significance of the first and second Continental Congresses and of the Committees of Correspondence.
- Understand the people and events associated with the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence and the document's significance, including the key political concepts it embodies, the origins of those concepts, and its role in severing ties with Great Britain.
- Describe the views, lives, and impact of key individuals during this period (e.g., King George III, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams).
Internet Resources
Boston Tea Party Activity LIBERTY! Headlines Mr. Nussbaum's 13 Colonies Activities
Mr. Nussbaum's American Revolution Road to Revolution Interactive Quiz Interactive Rev. War Battles
Timeline for the Revolution America's Story for kids
Archiving Early America Revolutionary War Animated
Books
American Revolution: A Nonfiction Companion to Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House Research Guide #11) ISBN-13: 978-0375823794
Videos
America The Story of Us ISBN: 1-4229-8219 History Channel
