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American Revolution Newspaper Project

1. Revolutionary War Battle Story: This piece should be at least 500
words in length not including picture, caption, or title. Your
bibliography should have at least 2 academic sources (attached as a
second page). Choose one of the major battles of the Revolutionary
War and write a summary that includes:
Answers to the 5 W questions (who, what, when, where, why)
A description of the action
Key participants from the American and British side including
generals/leaders from each side and what their part was in the
outcome of the battle
Date and specific location of the battle
Who won the battle
Locate a photo and write a caption that will describe the battle (this
can be placed at the beginning, middle, or end of the written piece
this is a personal caption that the student comes up with
Battles to Choose From:
Lexington - April 1775
Concord - April 1775
Bunker Hill June 1775
Quebec December 1775
Charleston June 1776
Trenton December 1776

Saratoga October 1777

Rhode Island August 1778
Kings Mountain October
1780
Cowpens January 1781
Yorktown October 1781

2. Revolutionary War Leader Story: This piece should be at least 500

words in length not including picture, caption, or title. Your
bibliography should have at least 2 academic sources (attached as a
second page). Choose one of the leaders of the Revolutionary War and
write a summary that includes:
Which side the leader supported and why.
A summary of their major accomplishments leading up to the war,
during the war, and after the war had ended
A description of how their life ended
Locate a photo and write a caption that will describe the leader
this is a personal caption that the student comes up with
Why you choose this particular leader.
Leaders to Choose From:
John Adams

Samuel Adams

Benjamin Franklin
King George III
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Paine
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
Ethan Allen

3. Unsung Hero Story: This piece should be at least 600 words in

length not including picture, caption, or title. Your bibliography should
have at least 2 academic sources (attached as a second page).
Choose an individual that played a key role during the American
Revolution that may not have received the attention they deserved.
Describe in detail their participation and who they worked with and
what they are remembered for.
Who were they (describe life, work, etc.)
What was their accomplishment in/for the war
How did this change affect the war at the time
How did their life end
Locate a photo and write a caption that will describe the leader
this is a personal caption that the student comes up with
Unsung Heroes to Choose From:
John Woolman
Judith Sargent Murray
Peter Francisco
Nancy Hart
Martha Ballard
George Middleton
William Johnson
Dicey Langston
Jeremiah OBrien

Elizabeth Betsy Hagar

James Armistead
John Dickinson
Abigail Adams
Emily Geiger
Phillis Wheatley
Patience Wright
Hannah Arnett
Philip Schuyler

4. Revolutionary War Facts: This piece should be at least 500 words

in length. Your bibliography should have at least 4 academic sources
(attached as a second page). You have, at this time, done significant
research into the topic of the American Revolutionary War. Choose 10
facts about the war that you have uncovered and ones that you think
others might find interesting. Your facts should be written in complete
sentences and should provide specific details that carefully describe
your selection. Make sure you title your article and then you may list
the facts in numerical, etc. order.
Choose a fact example: Ben Franklin wanted to make the Turkey
the National Bird of the United States of America.
Explain the fact example: name reasons why said fact is
interesting, in the above example I would reference the letter
written from Ben to George Washington and explain why he wanted
this bird as the national bird of the U.S.A.
At the end, explain why you personally choose this fact to be
included in your ten
5. Free Choice Option: This piece should be at least 600 words in
length. Your bibliography should have at least 3 academic sources
(attached as a second page). Choose a topic of your choice to
research more in depth. This topic should be explained thoroughly and
include a picture to enhance the given information. You may choose to
give a summary of something or write a detailed informative essay on
the topic.
Suggested topics:
Music
Uniforms
Flags
Weapons
Nurses/Medical Care
Continental Congresses
Intolerable Acts
Sons of Liberty
Articles of Confederation
Hessians
Minutemen
Women in the American
Revolution

The final project will be turned in together for assessment. Make sure that
you have looked over papers for grammar/syntax and spelling errors. You
will get a grade for each section as well as an overall grade of the full
project.
Resources
Note that these are not all academic (evaluate accordingly) but can
be used as a starting point for research.
History.com - http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution
Digital History.uh.edu - http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=3
U.S. History - http://www.ushistory.org/us/11.asp
Women Military - http://www.infoplease.com/us/military/women-history.html
A Book: Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America's
Independence by Carol Berkin
Poems and Songs:
http://www.gettysburgflag.com/LoyalistBritishAmericanRevolution.php
http://www.earlyamerica.com/music1/revolutionary-war/
A Book: Military Music of the American Revolution by Raoul F. Camus
Uniforms: http://www.srcalifornia.com/uniforms/uindex.htm
Uniforms: http://www.history-of-american-wars.com/Revolutionary-WarUniforms.html
A Book: An Illustrated History of Uniforms from 1775-1783: The
American Revolutionary War by Kevin F. Kiley
Spying: http://clements.umich.edu/exhibits/online/spies/index-main2.html
A Book: George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the
American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yeager
Weapons: http://www.americanrevolution.org/artillery.php
A Book: Weapons of the American Revolution ... and Accoutrements by
Warren Moore
Other Books:
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2565.Best_Books_About_The_American_
Revolution