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student understanding. We suggest using a graphic organizer, such as a Frayer box, to assist in student understanding of the weekly vocabulary. purchase of officer commissions: men who were wealthy, owned a lot of land, or had influential relatives of noble or wealthy standing could buy their way into the higher ranks of the military Critical Thinking Questions: ● Why would the government of the American colonists during the American Revolution be considered a “portable government”? ● What challenges did the Continental Congress face during the American Revolution? Let’s Draw or Write: ● The Declaration of Independence set forth inspiring ideals of liberty. It was the first governing document in history to state that “all men are created equal,” and it noted the natural rights of people. Those who signed it pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. The signers also became “wanted” men. If they were caught, the punishment for treason was death. They valued freedom so much that they were willing to risk it all by not only signing the document but then sending it to the king. How have the generations since then supported or not supported the ideal that “all men are created equal”? Share your thoughts. ● The Declaration states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” What does that mean to you? Interpret it into modern-day language, and explain how it applies to you in your life as well as the lives of others around you. Wellness Questions: ● What is a challenge you have had to overcome? How did you do it? What helped? (Answers will vary.) ● How can you respond if someone doesn’t like something about you? (Answers should demonstrate the ability to respect differing opinions and to respond to bullying, peer pressure, or disrespect with control.) ● What is something that you believe in strongly? How can you discuss your views respectfully? What are positive ways to share your views virtually? (Answers will vary and should demonstrate the understanding of moral character and digital citizenship.) ● Why is it important to know how to analyze sources of information? Compare examples of virtual sources that are reliable and unreliable. (Answers will vary.) ● What can you do to be a reliable source of information? (Answers should demonstrate positive characteristics of citizenship and digital citizenship.) Weekly Assessment Questions: 1. True or false : The Olive Branch Petition secured many more years of peace for the colonies. 2. Why was the First Continental Congress created? a. to organize state militias Independence and Revolution: The Government | Week 23
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