Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Ms. Information Games - Causes of the Revolutionary War

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

5

Overview

In this online interactive game, Ms. Information is traveling the country trying to re-write history with her false information! Can you stop her? She has traveled to Philadelphia to change the story of the events leading to the Revolutionary War. Use your knowledge of these causes to foil her plan once and for all!

    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 5

    SS10.5.7

    Determine causes and events leading to the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, the Intolerable Acts, the Boston Massacre, and the Boston Tea Party.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SS10.5.7

    Vocabulary

    • cause
    • effect
    • revolution
    • intolerable

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • The effects of the French and Indian War.
    • The Stamp Act enraged the citizens of the colonies and was the origin of the phrase "No Taxation with Representation".
    • The Intolerable Acts were enacted to punish the Boston colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
    • The Boston Massacre was a result of conflict between the British soldiers and angry colonists.
    • The Boston Tea Party was the colonists' response to taxes on tea.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Explain why colonies were engaged in the French and Indian War.
    • Describe and evaluate how colonists reacted to the Stamp Act.
    • Describe the effects of the Intolerable Acts.
    • Describe the Boston Massacre and analyze colonists response to the Boston Massacre.
    • Describe the Boston Tea Party and examine the effects of this event.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • The causes and effects of events that lead to the American Revolution.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Interactive/Game

    Resource Provider

    Mr. Nussbaum
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    License Type

    Custom
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