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Revolutionary Kentucky DBQ

Who did Kentucky belong to during the Revolution?

Who did Kentucky belong to during the Revolution? The King, a land company, Virginia, and the Shawnee and Cherokee all claimed it. Students weigh each claim to decide whose argument was strongest.

Grade 8Kentucky HistoryGoogle Slides3 class periodsComing soon

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What's included

Teacher presentation (15 slides) with speaker notes
Full DBQ packet (29 pages) with documents, organizers, writing task, rubric and answer key
Scaffolded version (11 pages)

The documents

The Proclamation of 1763
The Sycamore Shoals Purchase and the "Great Grant" (1775)
Virginia Creates Kentucky County (1776)
The Siege of Boonesborough (1778)
George Rogers Clark on Defending Kentucky (1778–1779)
A Shawnee Leader on the Loss of Hunting Lands (1770s)

Good to know

Class time: 3 class periods
Format: Editable Google Slides
Answer key: Included

Standards: KAS Grade 8: 8.G.KGE.1, 8.H.KH.1, 8.H.KH.2, 8.I.Q, 8.I.UE, 8.I.CC