{"product_id":"american-revolution-history-lab","title":"American Revolution History Lab","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Revolution Investigation \u0026amp; History Lab\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eINQUIRY QUESTION: To what extent did the American Revolution make America more equal?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIn this History Lab investigation, students act as history detectives as they examine the revolutionary ideas of equality and liberty and compare them to the reality of life and real changes in the new United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eStudents analyze primary (and 1 secondary) sources to investigate how the Revolution expanded ideas of equality while also considering the limits that remained for women, Black Americans, Native Americans, and Americans without property.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e75-90 Minute Activity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\"\u003eANALYZING \u0026amp; CORROBORATING EVIDENCE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudents examine evidence including:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Declaration of Independence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbigail Adams’s “Remember the Ladies” letter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Adams’s response to Abigail Adams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA map of slavery and emancipation after the Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA secondary-source interpretation of the Revolution’s impact on equality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe U.S. Constitution’s compromises over slavery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chart of state voting requirements by 1790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThomas Jefferson’s instructions regarding Native peoples during the Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAs they work through the sources, students analyze each document, practice sourcing, identify evidence of expanding and limited equality, and consider how the Revolution affected different groups of Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\"\u003eWEIGHING THE EVIDENCE \u0026amp; WRITING HISTORY\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAfter analyzing the documents, students evaluate how much the Revolution expanded equality for white men, women, Black Americans, and Native Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eStudents then place the Revolution on an equality continuum and write a short 2–3 paragraph mini-essay answering the inquiry question. They use evidence from multiple documents to support their argument while also addressing evidence that challenges their claim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis lesson helps students understand one of the central contradictions of the American Revolution: it introduced powerful ideas about liberty and equality while many Americans remained excluded from those promises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIt’s a powerful, engaging way to build skills with primary sources, sourcing, corroboration, historical interpretation, counterclaims, evidence-based argument, and historical writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"History For Humans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43326743740625,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/7623\/1889\/files\/2_a5189ca4-7e55-4749-96fb-e3e7833f369d.png?v=1790275962","url":"https:\/\/history4humans.com\/products\/american-revolution-history-lab","provider":"History For Humans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}