Choose a historical event you studied in school this year or last year.

State the event in one sentence. Then write three questions you can use to develop the historical and cultural context about the event.

(4 points)

1 answer

Event: The American Revolution

1. What were some of the major causes of tension between the American colonies and Great Britain leading up to the outbreak of war?
2. How did the Declaration of Independence and the ideas it represented shape the course of the Revolution and its aftermath?
3. What was the impact of the Revolutionary War on women, enslaved people, and other marginalized groups, and how did they participate in the struggle for independence?