How United and Free Are the United States of America? Debate/Learning Target Assessment
After studying the American Revolution in depth, you understand that the patriots were fighting for individual freedom. In the Declaration of Independence the founders promised the American people they would protect their “unalienable rights” such as “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” The question we are going to explore now is: Did the Patriots succeed in keeping their promise of freedom? Did the Revolutionary War result in one truly united country or free but still separate citizens of individual states? As a class, we will debate these questions. To do this, each of you will research both sides of the argument to develop a strong argument with historical facts as supporting evidence.