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Choosing Revolution
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Teaching
Strategy
Colonial Williamsburg Teaching Resources
Teaching News
Quote of the Month
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Choosing Revolution
The American Revolution was not inevitable. In fact, a complete break from England was not a certainty, even by 1775. The colonists faced many difficult decisions, and eventually felt they were forced to choose revolution.
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Primary Source:
A Colonial Parody of a British Song
Relatively little music was published in the American colonies. However, as political
unrest in the colonies grew, new "songs" would appear in colonial newspapers. Basically, these
compositions were new lyrics, written by amateur American poets, set to familiar English melodies. British
songs such as God Save the King and Rule Britannia were transformed into songs meant to
ignite the colonists' passions for the cause of liberty.
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Teaching
Strategy: Using Political Cartoons in the Classroom
Political cartoons provide political and social commentary, often using caricature or distortion to make a point. Students respond to the humor, and analysis of cartoons provides opportunities for discussion and writing activities.
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Colonial
Williamsburg Teaching Resources for Your
Classroom
Colonial
Williamsburg offers a variety of quality
instructional materials dealing with 18th-century
life, including:
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Primary Sources CD-ROMs
—Jefferson & Adams: A Stage Play (DVD)
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Songs for a Revolution (lesson unit)
—The Eye of the Beholder (lesson unit)
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Teaching
News
National History Day, a year-long education
program that engages students in grades
6-12 in the process of discovery and interpretation
of historical topics, has announced the
2004-2005 contest theme: "Communication in History: the Key to Understanding."
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Quote
of the Month
“When the sword of rebellion is drawn, the sheath should be thrown away. "
--British proverb. Quoted in an
Aug. 6, 1775 letter by painter
John Singleton Copley
on the
subject of the American Revolution
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