American Independence

August 22, 25

The question we will attempt to answer is:  "Was American independence necessary?"

Part 1:  We will examine 3 different documents and determine if American independence was necessary or was reconciliation possible.

Part 2:  We will examine the Declaration of Independence to determine the reasons for declaring independence.

 Write a conclusion answering the topic question, "was American Independence necessary?".  MUST include evidence, quotes, and references to documents.


Step 1.
Identify the 3 documents...What is the Source?

Describe the context in which each document was written.

Close read:  What claim is made by the author in each document?
                    What evidence is offered to support the argument?
                    What specific words are used to gain people's trust or support?
                    What information is NOT given in the document?

Corroboration:  How are the three documents similar?  Different?

Step 2.
Examine the Declaration of Independence...
Source?
Context?
Read?

Corroboration...complete handout.