The American Revolution & The New Nation Print copies of the images. Laminate and place in large brown envelopes for small groups to place in chronological.

The American Revolution&

The New Nation

Print copies of the images. Laminate and place in large brown envelopes for small groups to place in chronological order.

The American Revolution and The New Nation: Student Directions

• Take the images and documents out of the envelope• Put them in the order they took place in United States history (Use the title and a

close examination of the image to help. The date on the citation may be the date the image or document was created, not the date the event happened! Be careful.)

• Check your work by examining the chart on the last page.

The Battle of Princeton George Washington on horseback during the Battle of Princeton. Photograph of painting by John Trumbull from Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Springfield, Mass.: Taber-Prang Art Co., c1900. Reproduction #: (b&w) LC-USZ62-469

Ferris, J. L. G. (1910-1930). [Man reasoning with Indians about to burn a bound captive]. Library of Congress:ﾊ American Memory, ﾊ Touring Turn-of-the-Century America: Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880 - 1920.

Unknown. (n.d.). British tax stamp, 1765. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.

Unknown. (c1903). "Boston tea-party." Three cargoes of tea destroyed. Dec. 16, 1773. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.

Unknown. (n.d.). "Patrick Henry addressing the Virginia Assembly". Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.

Unknown. (1850-1880). The fight at Lexington, April 19, 1775, from a print of the time. Library of Congress:

Prints & Photographs. Based on an Amos Doolittle print.

Unknown. (n.d.). [Signing of the Declaration of Independence]. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.

Unknown. (n.d.). General Lincoln receiving Cornwallis' sword from General O'Hara [at Yorktown. Washington on horseback]. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.

Tiebout, C. (1801?). [Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States]. Library of Congress: American Memory, By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present.

Rosenthal, A. (1888). George Mason. nat-1726-ob-1792 : from the painting in the possession of the family. Library of Congress: American Memory, The First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820.

Virginia (Colony) Convention. (1776). In convention. June 12, 1776. A declaration of rights made by the representatives of the good people of Virginia, assembled in full and free convention; which rights do pertain to them and their posterity, as the basis and foundation of government (Image 1). Library of Congress: American Memory, An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera.

Stuart, G. (c.1857). James Madison / from the original portrait by Gilbert Stuart. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.

Christy, H. C. (ca. 1960). Scene at Signing of the Constitution of the United States. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs. Also found at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/community/cc_wethepeople_kit.php

Unknown. (1942). A bill of rights as provided in the ten original amendments to the constitution of the United States in force December 15, 1791. [n. p. 1942?]. Library of Congress: American Memory, An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera.

Correct Order

Title Reason

1 Man Reasoning with Indians….

Conflict with the Native Americans began with the first American colonies, such as Jamestown in 1607. Captain John Smith’s leadership and Pocahontas’s friendship helped the first Virginia colony survive.

2 British tax stamp, 1765 Conflict with England and King George arose when the British imposed taxes on the Colonists. The colonists thought the taxes were unfair

3 Boston Tea Party, 1773 Colonists rebelled against a tax on tea by destroying the tea. The English sent troops to enforce the King’s laws.

4 Patrick Henry Addressing… Anger at the King grew. Colonists like Patrick Henry inspired rebellion and revolution with their call for independence from English rule.

5 The fight at Lexington … The British sent troops to Boston to stop the rebellion. When they went to Lexington to confisticate arms in 1775, the American Revolution began.

6 George Mason…. George Mason supports the revolution and writes the Virginia Declaration of Rights. He refuses to sign the constitution because it does not contain a bill of rights yet.

7 In Convention, June 12, 1776

The Virginia Assembly passed the Virginia Declaration of Rights written by George Mason which served as a model for the the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments) to the United States Constitution.

8 Signing of the Declaration… The 13 colonies decided to declare their independence from England, July 4, 1776 with the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson.

9 General Lincoln Receiving… The war for independence lasted until 1781 and the surrender at Yorktown of General Cornwallis and the British troops to the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, George Washington.

Answer Key

Correct Order

Title Reason

10 Thomas Jefferson, President Jefferson, our 3rd president, not only provided political leadership as a major writer of the Declaration of Independence, but also created the foundation for our Bill of Rights when he wrote the Virginia Statute of Religions Freedom in 1779. It was finally enacted in 1786.

11 James Madison … James Madison is known as the father of our constitution because of the huge amount of work he did at the Constitutional Convention in 1789.

12 Scene at Signing… The Constitution was signed by the convention delegates in September of 1787. It had to be ratified by 9 of the 13 states to become law, June 1788. George Washington would be our first President and set the pattern for all future presidents.

13 A bill of rights…. The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, was passed in 1791 and was based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights written by George Mason.