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= ﻿ Module 6= = Join or Die =


 * Activity 6A Cartoon Analysis **

The cartoon shown above may have been the first political cartoon published in this country.


 * 1) What does it mean?
 * 2) Who created the cartoon?
 * 3) When was it published?
 * 4) This cartoon was used twice in our country’s early history. Why did it make sense to use the cartoon twice?
 * 5) How did the cartoon relate to Bethlehem, Easton, and other settlements in Pennsylvania at that time?

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 * Complete the [|cartoon_analysis_worksheet.pdf] . Use the readings for this activity to help you. **


 * **Readings/resources for this activity: **
 * Library of Congress information about the cartoon
 * The American Frontier in 1774
 * The History of Northampton County , pp. 51-53
 * The military services and public life of Major General John Sullivan Read pp. 100 through top of 105.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 12pt;">Map of Sullivan's Trail


 * Submit your analysis to your teacher as directed. Make sure answers to questions 1 through 5 are included.**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You are assigned to a group of three students. Each one of you will have a job to do. Student A in each group oversees arranging a time for a chat. Student B in each group acts as the facilitator for the group, making sure that questions are asked and that the discussion stays on topic. Student C uses the chat transcript to write a summary of the discussion and posts the summary to the class blog.
 * Activity 6B Cartoon Chat **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are the questions to be discussed during the chat. **


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Were you surprised by any of the information you read?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Compare and contrast the point of view and information shown in the assigned pages of the secondary source //The History of Northampton County// with the primary source letters written by General Sullivan to Governor Clinton, and from George Washington to General Sullivan.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Based upon your previous knowledge and new information from <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 12pt;">these readings, what were the reasons for the American Revolution? Supply information to support your theories and conclusions.


 * Activity 6C Blog Response **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">After the chat summaries are posted to the blog, use comments to respond to two of the entries. Be substantive. Use thoughts from the blog entry to ask other questions, discuss ideas, provide information, or offer further opinions. **


 * Activity 6D Who fought? Who didn't? **

In eastern Pennsylvania during the Revolution, some fought and some did not believe in fighting. Take a look at these resources.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Other Side of the American Revolution: A Look at the Treatment of Philadelphia Quakers during the Revolutionary War, by Sheila Jones

Read this excerpt from the History of Bucks County for the author's take on German support of the American Revolution.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In your blog, give your thoughts about this topic. Who fought? Who didn't? Why or why not? How were those who didn't fight treated? Respond to one of your classmate's blog entries. Start by saying "You noticed ........., which reminds me of .............." **

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