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Interactive Maps

Interactive Maps

This activity contains 15 questions.

	To answer the following questions, refer to the From Lexington and Concord to Bunker Hill interactive map. Play the animation until the troops arrive in Lexington. Describe what happened when the British arrived in Lexington.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Play the animation until the British arrive in Concord. How had the colonists reacted to the events at Lexington? How did their reaction affect what happened in Concord?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Play the entire animation. Explain why the British were at a disadvantage in this campaign, despite their numbers.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	To answer the following questions, refer to the The War in the North, 1775-1778 interactive map. Play the animation until the British are in White Plains. Explain how George Washington felt about the way his troops had been doing their jobs after the events in White Plains.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Play the animation until the Battle of Trenton. What was the primary result of the Battle of Trenton? How did it affect the colonists’ morale?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Play the entire animation. Describe what Washington was thinking as he settled down into winter quarters at Morristown.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	To answer the following questions, refer to the The War on the Frontier, 1778 interactive map. Play the animation until February 1779. What happened at the Battle of Vincennes?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Play the entire animation. Describe the British relationship with the Iroquois.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Play the entire animation. Why did the American attack the Iroquois and what was the outcome of this attack?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	To answer the following questions, refer to the The War in the South, 1778-1781 interactive map. Play the animation up until October 1780. How were the Patriots and Loyalists getting along at this time? Describe their relations and explain why the Patriots gained the upper hand once Cornwallis invaded North Carolina.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Play the animation until March 15, 1781. What happened at the Guilford Court House and what did Cornwallis decide to do afterwards?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Play the entire animation. Why did the British fail at Yorktown and why did they choose to surrender after this battle?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	To answer the following questions, refer to the North America after the Peace of Paris, 1783 interactive map. Drag and drop the names of the Spanish lands onto the colored boxes in the legend. Explain what Spain gained from the Peace of Paris and why it had this success.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Drag and drop British North America and the disputed territory involving the British onto the colored boxes in the legend. What was included in the treaty between the British and the Americans? Why were both the British and the Americans pleased with it?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Drag and drop the remaining labels from the map onto the legend. Explain why the Peace of Paris didn’t settle these disputes.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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