revolutionarywar

=Revolutionary War= Many important battles were fought during America's War for Independence. Commemorating these battles helps to remind us of the tremendous risks and sacrifices that American colonists endured as they struggled for their freedom from British control. We know that the colonists eventually won the war, but the road to victory was by no means an easy one. Until the war finally ended, nobody knew for sure that Britain's powerful military forces could ever be defeated. American soldiers outnumbered the British in most battles, but they were inexperienced in the ways of war and poorly supplied with weapons and other equipment. British forces, on the other hand, were well trained and amply supplied by the English government with good-quality weapons, uniforms, and other equipment. The patriots did finally defeat the British, but along the way several battles ended in defeat and many soldiers lost their lives.

Today, these historic battles continue to shape our remembrances of America's struggle to gain independence. For this reason, the President of the United States has decided that the American people (and also visitors from other countries) should have the opportunity to learn more about the major battles of the War for Independence. He has authorized an award of $1,000,000 for the construction of a new museum at the site of the most important battle fought during the war. The main difficulty, the President has discovered, is determining which battle site should get the money. To make the right decision, the President needs your help!

each battle site to make a proposal of why they would be best location, include design and construction of museum || Find cost of war, building, etc. || Environmental impact on the city || Powerpoint "persuasive" presentation || Study locations of battle sites || Research Revolutionary War sites and write a brief report over each || museum || Floor plan, cost, etc. of museum || Building of an environ- mentally friendly structure || Create 30-second commercial || Study weapons used in this time period || Powerpoint || building || Environmental impact; energy efficiency of building || Take a floor plan and detail what would be in each room || US regions || Partner project with schools near the battle sites sharing information with technology (wiki, Skype, e-mail, interview community people, digital storytelling, etc.) || building || Medical issues associated with wars: surgeries, medicines, disease, health || persuasive poster || History of wars that affected the US || research political and economic rules || the cost of materials || "chemistry" of warfare: gunpowder and other inventions || compare/contrast turning points || Research major battles of Revolu- tionary War and turning points of war ||  || distance, conversions || early medicine || compare/contrast rules past and present || crusades and warfare ||  || Back to Content Ideas
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 * Ask the citizens of
 * Design blueprints for
 * Design a museum || Dimensions of
 * Design trebuchet || Shapes used to construct
 * || Design a budget, research
 * || trebuchet: measure
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