Mr. Page's U.S. History Classes
Hello as we begin week 3 the school year is well on it way! Please be sure to regularly monitor your email for communications from the district office, school, and individual teachers. During these challenging times adjustments may need to be made quickly and it is important that communications are received and read in a timely manner. I can be contacted at the pagej@clarke.k12.ga.us or by phone at 706-546-5375 Ext. 21340.
This week in U.S. History we will continue in Unit 1. Students will begin learning about the Revolutionary War which covers standards 3 and 4 (see below). We will finish Unit 1 on August 25th and the Unit 1 Exam will be given on Friday, August 27th. Study guides for the exam will be given a week in advance.
Grades for the first progress reporting period will end on Friday September 10th and progress reports will be given out during advisement on Wednesday, Sept. 15th. No late work for that grading period will be accepted after September 10th so please be sure to that all missing work is submitted by that date.SSUSH3 Analyze the causes of the American Revolution.
a. Explain how the French and Indian War and the 1763 Treaty of Paris laid the groundwork for the American Revolution.
b. Explain colonial response to the Proclamation of 1763, the Stamp Act, and the Intolerable Acts as seen in the Sons and Daughters of Liberty and the Committees of Correspondence.
c. Explain the importance of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense to the movement for independence.
SSUSH4 Analyze the ideological, military, social, and diplomatic aspects of the American Revolution.
a. Investigate the intellectual sources, organization, and argument of the Declaration of Independence including the role of Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five.
b. Explain the reason for and significance of the French alliance and other foreign assistance including the diplomacy of Benjamin Franklin and John Adams.
c. Analyze George Washington as a military leader, including but not limited to the influence of Baron von Steuben, the Marquis de LaFayette, and the significance of Valley Forge in the creation of
a professional military.
d. Investigate the role of geography at the Battles of Trenton, Saratoga, and Yorktown.
e. Examine the roles of women, American Indians, and enslaved and free Blacks in supporting the war effort.
f. Explain the significance of the Treaty of Paris, 1783
