October 15, 2025
Formative
Explore the 27 Grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence
Add Grievance to Storyboard*
Some schools are banning saying the number 6-7. Should MLK bad the numbers 6-7?
Go to App.formative.com and get started on Lead Up to the Revolution Activity
Identify 3 things that encouraged the colonies to rebel and briefly explain why.
Acts: Increased Taxes, but no Representation
Boston Massacre: Increased hatred of the British
Common Sense by Thomas Paine: The Cause of America is the Cause of all Mankind
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1775
1776
1778
1777
1779
1780
1781
1782
1783
1784
Battles of Lexington and Concord (near Boston) “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World
George Washington appointed to lead Continental Army
Green Mountain Boys seize Ft. Ticonderoga, Henry Knox brings cannons and move them to 300 miles Boston
Declaration of Independence
130 British Ships ships invade + take Manhattan island
Washington crosses Delaware River into New Jersey. Captures 1,000 Hessian Mercenaries
Washington Winters in Valley Forge, PA
Battle Saratoga (Turning Point)
Battle of Monmouth
Treaty of Alliance w/ France
Cornwallis retreats to Yorktown, VA
French fleet defeats British Navy
Cornwallis surrenders
Treaty of Paris signed
British leave Boston
What do the Green Mountain Boys do?
What happens in Bunker Hill?
What two things does the Second Continental Congress accomplish?
What does Washington have read to the soldiers?
Who is Henry Knox?
If you listen to the lyrics of this song, the songwriters are comparing King George III to something. What are they comparing him to?
You say the price of my love's not a price that you're willing to pay
You cry In your tea, which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by
Why so sad? Remember, we made an arrangement when you went away
Now, you're making me mad
Remember, despite our estrangement, I'm your man
You'll be back, soon, you'll see
You'll remember you belong to me
You'll be back, time will tell
You'll remember that I served you well
Oceans rise, empires fall
We have seen each other through it all
And when push comes to shove
I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love!
You say our love is draining, and you can't go on
You'll be the one complainin' when I am gone
And no, don't change the subject
'Cause you're my favorite subject
My sweet, submissive subject
My loyal, royal subject
Forever and ever and ever and ever and ever
You'll be back like before
I will fight the fight and win the war
For your love, for your praise
And I'll love you 'til my dying days
When you're gone, I'll go mad
So don't throw away this thing we had
'Cause when push comes to shove
I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love
“I wanted to write a breakup letter from King George to the colonies.” - Lin Manuel Miranda
“When you’re gone, I’ll go mad…”
King George actually went crazy not long after he lost the Revolutionary War. He, at times, had to be put into a straight jacket.
“I will… kill your friends and family to remind you of my love.”
The relationship between King George III and the colonies is an abusive, toxic relationship where George needs to have complete control or else…”
"A few more such victories would have surely put an end to British dominion in America."
British Officer after the battle of Bunker Hill
The British won the battle because they took the hill, but it was a very costly victory that had no real impact on the war because the British leave in March of 1776