Tag Archives: American Revolution

Trace the argument. PRINCIPLE: A general idea about government. GRIEVANCE: An alleged violation. CONCLUSION: Political separation declared
Read the Declaration as an Argument, Not a List

Connect a principle, a grievance, and a conclusion in the Declaration of Independence, with a

13
Oct
Teaching graphic pairs Paul Revere’s Boston Massacre engraving with two questions: what happened, and what is the message?
Teaching the Boston Massacre Engraving: Evidence, Persuasion, and Limits

A 35-minute middle-school inquiry that distinguishes what Paul Revere’s print shows, what it argues, and

10
Oct
Original teaching diagram separating the Treaty of Paris, Native sovereignty and resistance, and the proclamation boundary as related but distinct questions after 1763.
After 1763: Teaching the French and Indian War Through Unequal Consequences

A middle-school consequence-mapping inquiry that distinguishes imperial claims, Native sovereignty, settlement pressures, and the limits

09
Oct