AMERICAN REVOLUTION HALL OF RECOGNITION

QUIZ GRADE FOR VOYAGEURS HISTORY

 

 

Team Voyageurs has announced the establishment of a Hall of Recognition to honor those who played a part in the American Revolution.   Because you are learning about this time period you have been selected to nominate a candidate for the hall.

 

In order to nominate a candidate you must first select and research the life of one of the individuals below.  You have two tasks:

           

1.      Submit a formal nomination letter to Mr. Myers, explaining why

you are nominating the individual.  Be sure to describe the candidate’s accomplishments during the revolutionary period.

15 Points

 

2.      Submit an example of the plaque that may be used in the Hall of

Recognition.  This formal plaque should include images and graphics pertaining to your nominee.  It should also outline the accomplishments of the individual during the revolutionary period.  All plaques must be mounted on red, blue or black paper no larger than 11x17.

15 Points

 

An individual may only be nominated by one student per class period.  They will be distributed on a first come, firs serve basis.  You will have some class time for research and compilation; however, it is strongly encouraged that you do work outside of the class as well.

 

A general website to use:  Men and Women of the Revolution

 

PAUL REVERE                    JOHN ADAMS                     GEORGE WASHINGTON

PATRICK HENRY               JOHN HANCOCK               SAM ADAMS

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN     ABIGAIL ADAMS                THOMAS JEFFERSON

JOHN JAY                             ETHAN ALLEN                   THOMAS PAINE

NATHAN HALE                  “MOLLY PITCHER”           MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

BENJAMIN RUSH               BENEDICT ARNOLD         JOHN PAUL JONES

NATHANAEL GREENE    HENRY KNOX                    JEAN BAPTISTE ROCHAMBEAU

“SONS OF LIBERTY”         JAMES OTIS                          GEORGE ROGERS CLARK

MERCY OTIS WARREN    FRANCIS MARION             DANIEL MORGAN

“SLAVES” AND “FREEMEN                                          BARON VON STUEBEN

JAMES MADISON               GEORGE MASON               MARTHA WASHINGTON

PHYLLIS WHEATLEY

 

any other per teacher approval

updated December 4th , 2005