Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS:

Every nation has an origin story. In this unit, grade eight students will review the reasons for colonization in North America.  Students will analyze the reasons for increasing conflict between the colonies and Great Britain. Students will evaluate the perspectives of various groups, including revolutionaries, women, free Blacks, enslaved Blacks, Indigenous Peoples, and loyalists toward the American Revolution. Students will investigate how the colonies won and examine the perspectives concerning the national identity of this new nation.   

Unit Duration:

30 days. Five 50-minute sessions per week x 5 weeks