Founding Fathers From Colony to Country of the

Founding Fathers: From Colony to Country of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common Defense, Promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America. Next Does the paragraph above seem familiar? Do you know who wrote it? You will have the opportunity to learn more about the Founding Fathers and other influential people of the Revolutionary time period. Click on the Task link to the left to find out more. Enjoy the journey!

TASK Paul Revere, George Washington, Dolley Madison…heard these names before? Well, if you haven’t now you’ll learn more! There are many people who affected the move from colony to country. üYour task is to follow the guidelines for your research on one influential individual of Revolutionary times, including learning new vocabulary. üYou will prepare for the Hot Seat Activity. üYou will then write a persuasive essay nominating this person for the Revolutionary Hall of Fame. Have a great adventure as you go back in time. Click on Process to proceed. Back Next

PROCESS Working in pairs, selected by your teacher, you will find the following information about your person. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Back Next WHO is this person? WHERE was he/she located? HOW did he/she influence the Revolutionary time period? WHAT did he/she do for the country? WHEN was his/her period of influence? WHY does this person deserve to be in the Revolutionary Hall of Fame (based on your research)? Click here for more instructions

PROCESS In your research, you will find the definitions to the following vocabulary. Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation Founding Father amend colony compromise convention independence Bill of Rights Preamble hero revolutionary Tory Loyalist Patriot tyrant tariff traitor Back Next Click here for famous Americans

RESOURCE INDEX Paul Revere Joseph Brant Molly Pitcher John Hancock Nathan Hale Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson Dolley Madison Phillis Wheatley James Madison Deborah Sampson George Washington Abigail Adams Benjamin Franklin Ethan Allen Thomas Paine Benedict Arnold Benjamin Banneker Samuel Adams John Adams Betsy Ross John Paul Jones Back Next Instructions for World Book Online links

World Book Link Info If your person has a link to World Book Online, do the following: üClick on the World Book link below their name üWait for it to pull up the Pioneer Online Library page üWhen it asks for login, type login: pioneer password: students üThen click on World Book Encyclopedia üThen in the search engine, type in the person’s name üIt will pull up the information you need on your person Back Next

RESOURCES Paul Revere House Liberty Kids Early America Molly Pitcher America Library Army USHistory Hall of Women Back Next Nathan Hale Kids History PBS Kids America’s Library World Book Online Thomas Jefferson U. S. History Colonial Hall Grolier PBS Kids

RESOURCES Phillis Wheatley PBS Kids Deborah Sampson Amazing Women PBS Kids Abigail Adams Grolier PBS Kids Americas Library World Book Online Back Next Ethan Allen PBS Kids World Book Online Benedict Arnold U. S. History PBS Kids World Book Online Samuel Adams White House U. S. History Colonial Hall PBS Kids

RESOURCES Betsy Ross U. S. History World Book Online John Paul Jones PBS Kids World Book Online Joseph Brant PBS Kids World Book Online Back Next John Hancock U. S. History America’s Library Colonial Hall PBS Kids Patrick Henry PBS Kids World Book Online Alexander Hamilton U. S. History NARA Archives Colonial Hall PBS Kids

RESOURCES Back Next Dolley Madison Grolier World Book Online James Madison Univ. NARA Archives Grolier PBS Kids George Washington NARA Archives Grolier PBS Kids Benjamin Franklin U. S. History NARA Archives Colonial Hall PBS Kids Thomas Paine U. S. History PBS Kids World Book Online Benjamin Banneker World Book Online Profusion. com

RESOURCES John Adams U. S. History Colonial Hall Grolier PBS Kids Back Next

EVALUATION Hot Seat Activity Guidelines Hot Seat Activity Rubric Back Next

CONCLUSION Hall of Fame Award Recipient Write a letter, nominating your Founding Father as a Hall of Fame Award Recipient. Based on your research, give 3 unique reasons of what your person did during the Revolutionary period to help the founding of this country. Let the class know why your person should be included in the Hall of Fame. Back Next

Paul Revere Molly Pitcher Nathan Hale Thomas Jefferson Phillis Wheatley Deborah Sampson Abigail Adams Ethan Allen Benedict Arnold Samuel Adams Betsy Ross John Paul Jones Back PEOPLE Joseph Brant John Hancock Alexander Hamilton Dolley Madison James Madison George Washington Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Benjamin Banneker