Eighth Grade - Steps to Revolution

Last week we discussed the First Great Awakening (looking more closely at the Jonathan Edwards sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God) and how it influenced the eventual American Revolution.

Today, after finishing the current events presentations from last week (although a few absentees still need to present) we discussed the French and Indian War and how it influences the eventual American Revolution. In addition, students used these two resource pages here and here to find out what the Proclamation of 1763 is (what it said), the reasons why the British issued it, and the reaction on the part of the colonists to the Proclamation. Thorough answers should be written in student notebooks before class tomorrow.

Presentation scores, and scores on last week's quiz will be given back later this week.