Immersion

=Key Terms & People=

Using the resources listed below, write a definition for each of the following terms or people listed in your //**Social Studies Only**// notebook/binder. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__

Identify how each of the following individuals played a key role in contributing to the colonial cause during the American Revolution:


 * Women
 * Marquis de Lafayette
 * Baron Friedrich von Steuben
 * France
 * Bernardo de Galvez
 * John Paul Jones
 * George Rogers Clark
 * Francis "Swampfox" Marion

=**Main Ideas**=


 * Answer the following questions in your** //Social Studies Only// **notebook/binder. The answers may be written as a complete paragraph, as a list, or as a picture/diagram. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__**

1. How did the American Revolutionary War affect each of the following?
 * Native Americans
 * African Americans

2. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of both the Patriots and the British on the eve of the Revolutionary War. In what ways was the Continental Navy’s strategy on the seas similar to that of the Continental Army’s __**“Guerrilla Warfare”**__ style on land?

3. Considering the initial setbacks experienced by the Continental Army in Canada and New York, and the status of Washington’s army in November of 1776, why was the __**Battle of Trenton**__ so significant?

4.Explain the affect the Patriot victory at the __**Battle of Saratoga**__ had on America’s diplomatic efforts with Spain and France. Why did European nations support the colonists rather than Great Britain?

5. How did the winter at __**Valley Forge**__ demonstrate the strength, will, and commitment of the Continental Army and the cause they were fighting for?

6. Why did the British decide to switch strategies and focus the war in the South? What advantages did they believe they had in the South?

7. What was the significance of the __**Battle of Yorktown**__ victory for the colonists? For the British?

8. Identify the provisions of the __**Treaty of Paris in 1783.**__

=Resources=

[The following is only a suggested breakdown for how you may want to go about dividing up your work.]

Day 1

 * [[image:http://armstrong-history.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://armstrong-history.wikispaces.com/file/view/Fighting+for+Liberty.pdf"]][| Fighting for Liberty.pdf] (Holt)
 * [[image:http://armstrong-history.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://armstrong-history.wikispaces.com/file/view/Blacks+In+The+Revolution.pdf"]][| Blacks In The Revolution.pdf]
 * [[image:http://armstrong-history.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://armstrong-history.wikispaces.com/file/view/American+Indians+%26+the+American+Revolution.pdf"]][| American Indians & the American Revolution.pdf]
 * ABC-CLIO [|Finance, Strategy, and the Homefront]

Day 2

 * ABC-CLIO: [|Battle of Saratoga]
 * HippoCampus Video: Major Battles
 * HippoCampus Video: The War Continues w/ French Allies

Day 3

 * [[image:http://armstrong-history.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://armstrong-history.wikispaces.com/file/view/Independence.pdf"]][| Independence.pdf] (Holt)
 * ABC-CLIO: [|Battle of Yorktown]
 * HippoCampus Video: Peace of Paris 1783

**Video Resources**
- Click on the Hippocampus icon below. It will take you to our Hippocampus class page. - Find the video(s) listed below on the left side of the screen under "BOOKMARKS"
 * Instructions**

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 * Major Battles
 * The War Continues with French Allies
 * Peace of Paris (1783)