These pieces can be downloaded separately, but are offered here at a bundle discount. All handouts have been formatted to fit perfectly onto one page for easy printing and copying. PPTs come with graphic organizers and/or structured notes for students to follow along. Enjoy!
 
Introduction PPT (2 slides) - includes: table of contents, distinction between the American Revolution and the Revolutionary War
 
1 PART 1: CAUSES PPT (15 slides) - includes: a KWL chart, 11 separate causes for the American Revolution, each with explanations and visuals (e.g. Enlightenment, Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, smuggling, etc.). There is also a writing prompt around which of the 11 causes had the biggest impact
 
2 PART 2: SIDES & LEADERS PPT (15 slides) - includes: a list of individuals, groups and countries for the colonies and for England, maps and background of England and France, visual groupings of intellectual leaders for either side, military leaders for either side, background on loyalists, patriots, King George III, George Washington, a mini-biography stick figure assignment about George Washington
 
3 PART 3: MAJOR BATTLES PPT (15 slides) - includes: a list of all battles, a list of military personnel, a map with 8 important battles, explanations and visuals for each of the 8 highlighted battles, directions for students to map and describe the battles on their own paper, everything from the first shots at Lexington and Concord to the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
 
4 PART 4: OUTCOMES PPT (15 slides) - includes: statistics about death tolls for either side, the new U.S. nation, sovereignty, the Treaty of Paris, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the legacy of the president, and more. There is a writing assignment based on which of the outcomes of the war was most historically significant
 
5 America: The Story of Us video guide for part 2 (revolution)
6 American Rev. 4x4 PPT (4 causes 4 figures 4 details 4 effects)
7 American Rev. 4x4 cut-outs document
8 Declaration of Independence close read (w guiding questions)
9 Ben Franklin Political Cartoon (w guiding questions)
10 Boston Massacre Engraving (w guiding questions)
11 Washington's Letter to Lafayette (w guiding questions)
12 War Poems (w guiding questions)
13 Letter from a captain at Valley Forge 1778 (w guiding questions)
14 The Intolerable Acts (w guiding questions)
15 The Stamp Act (w guiding questions)
16 George Washington Stick Figure Biography assignment
17 Revolutionary War Comic Strips PPT
18 American Revolution structured notes for PPT 1 (causes)
19 American Revolution structured notes for PPT 2
20 American Revolution structured notes for PPT 3
21 American Revolution structured notes for PPT 4
22 Crash Course Notes (U.S. History #7 - Who Won?)
23 Crash Course Notes (World History #28 - Taxes, Tea, & the American Revolution)