American Revolution Treasure Hunt

Directions: Using the websites listed, answer the following questions by carefully reading
through each article then answer the final question at the end.
1) Who was the first casualty of the American Revolution and what makes him so popular to
many?
2) On which date were the Articles of Capitulation signed?
3) Through which document did Great Britain recognize the independence of the United
States?
4) List the consequences of the American Revolution.
5) For each side of the American Revolution, who were the leaders that went to battle the
most?
Websites:
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p24.html
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=3
http://www.ushistory.org/us/11.asp
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=29
Big Question: After reading the articles, please give a brief description of the American
Revolution in a short paragraph. From there, please explain why the American Revolution is so
important.