Era 3: Revolution and New Nation (1754-1820's)

Era 3: Revolution and new nation (1754-1820's)

Era 3: Revolution and New Nation (1754-1820s)

Era Three One-page Guide (PDF) (This is a one page document for teachers to reference when creating their lesson plans. By checking the standards that apply, teachers can show how their lessons meet district, state, and national curriculum Standards.)

Era Three Summary (PDF)

Era Three: Standard Guide (PDF)

Pinterest Board for this Era

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Presentations

The Coming of the American Revolution: White Men, White Women (Billy Smith, MSU); Broadside: Outlaw English goods (1770 from Sons and Daughters of Liberty); Non-Consumption and Non-Importation Primary Sources; Youtube: Abigail Adams was Brilliant
The Constitution and America’s Indians (Walter Fleming, MSU); Federal Indian Policy Part I, Federal Indian Policy Part II, Federal Indian Policy Part III, Federal Indian Policy Part IV, Federal Indian Policy Part V, Treaty with the Delawares, 1778
Whose Freedom? Whose Liberty?: African Americans and Native Americans in the Revolutionary Era (Billy Smith, MSU), Black Loyalists: Thomas Peters Biography, Thomas Peters in London, Petition of Thomas Peters
The U.S. Constitution: Fulfillment or Betrayal of Revolutionary Ideals? (Billy Smith, MSU) Teaching with Biography PPT or Teaching with Biography PDF
Religion and the American Revolution (Jon Butler)
Leaps of Faith (Walter Fleming)
The pride of womanhood all up in arms: Women of the Republic and Bibliography (Mary Murphy)
A Ship of Death: Pathogens & the Atlantic World (Billy Smith)
John Ross: Cherokee Moses (Walter Fleming)
Look Sharp, Be Sharp: Material Culture through Lewis and Clark (Norman Anderson)

Curriculum

Taking it to the Classroom: Lansdowne Lesson (Danice Toyias, MCHCE), Lansdowne Lesson PDF and Lansdowne PPT
Thinking Like a Historian: Articles of Confederation Lesson Activity (Danice Toyias, MCHCE), Articles of Confederation: Preamble and Conclusion, Transcript of the Articles of Confederation
Women of the Revolution Graphic Organizer and "Keep Within the Compass" PPT (Chris Sink)
IEFA Focus: Ways of Making Treaties (Danice Toyias)
Inventions Change History (Chris Sink)
Indians and the American Revolution (Jim Bruggeman)
Federalists and Antifederalists (Danice Toyias)
Voices of the Revolution (Chris Sink)
Revolutionary War Political Cartoons (Jim Bruggeman)

Links and Resources

The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved
Continental Congress, Declaration and Resolves
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Letters between Abigail Adams and her husband John Adams
Compare and Contrast: The Star Spangled Banner
What Is History? Handout from Peter Gibbon's presentation
Newspapers and Publishers at the Dawn of the 19th Century
Texts by or to Thomas Jefferson from the University of Virginia Library
Revolution Timeline Handout
George Washington Handout with Bibliography from Peter Gibbon
Samuel Johnson, "Taxation No Tyranny: An Answer to the Resolutions and Address of the American Congress"
Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack

Lewis and Clark Links

PBS Online--Lewis and Clark
Discovering Lewis and Clark Browse through "Discovery Paths," "Journal Excerpts," and "Communication"
Lewis and Clark and the Revealing of America A Library of Congress Exhibition--Great maps and Primary Sources--Highly Recommended Site!
Monticello