A2 Foundations Of The United States UA 2 
Unit: The Foundation of the United States
This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals:
Inquiry Skills—You will develop questions and plan investigations; use content knowledge to develop compelling questions or supporting questions; apply disciplinary concepts and tools; analyze societal issues, trends, and events; evaluate change and continuity over time; gather, evaluate, and use evidence; develop credible explanations of historical events and developments based on reasoned interpretation of evidence; develop explanations and make persuasive arguments in support of your conclusions; communicate your conclusions; and reflect on your actions.
21st Century Skills—You will employ online tools for research and analysis, use critical-thinking and problem solving-skills, assess and validate information, and independently raise questions and pursue leads.
Introduction
For any historian, it is important to find and use historical resources and determine relevant information from those sources. This activity will help you analyze and evaluate the information presented in historical sources. You will interpret a famous Revolutionary image, contemplate the impact of the image on the Revolutionary period, and provide short answers to a few questions based on your analysis. You will also research a topic on the era before the Revolution, analyze sources for information, and write a short essay describing your analysis.
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Directions and Analysis
Task 1: The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre is an important event in the period just before the American Revolution. On March 5, 1770, five colonists were killed by British soldiers in the streets of Boston. This incident increased tensions between the colonists and the British government, bringing each closer to the beginning of the war.
This engraving of the Boston Massacre is by the famous patriot Paul Revere. Use the image and
This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals:
Inquiry Skills—You will develop questions and plan investigations; use content knowledge to develop compelling questions or supporting questions; apply disciplinary concepts and tools; analyze societal issues, trends, and events; evaluate change and continuity over time; gather, evaluate, and use evidence; develop credible explanations of historical events and developments based on reasoned interpretation of evidence; develop explanations and make persuasive arguments in support of your conclusions; communicate your conclusions; and reflect on your actions.
21st Century Skills—You will employ online tools for research and analysis, use critical-thinking and problem solving-skills, assess and validate information, and independently raise questions and pursue leads.
Introduction
For any historian, it is important to find and use historical resources and determine relevant information from those sources. This activity will help you analyze and evaluate the information presented in historical sources. You will interpret a famous Revolutionary image, contemplate the impact of the image on the Revolutionary period, and provide short answers to a few questions based on your analysis. You will also research a topic on the era before the Revolution, analyze sources for information, and write a short essay describing your analysis.
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Directions and Analysis
Task 1: The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre is an important event in the period just before the American Revolution. On March 5, 1770, five colonists were killed by British soldiers in the streets of Boston. This incident increased tensions between the colonists and the British government, bringing each closer to the beginning of the war.
This engraving of the Boston Massacre is by the famous patriot Paul Revere. Use the image and