Agenda:
1) Homework Check
2) Vocab to be written and defined on page 17 of your Interactive Journal: vermin, repugnant, melancholy, riled
3) Interactive Game - For Crown of Colony
4) Today's Reading - Chapters 24-28 pgs.149-176
Homework:
To be completed on pg.18 of your Interactive NB
1) Just before Isabel is branded she thinks of Rhode Island, the height of corn, the lambs and goats. Why do you think Isabel thought of this at such a scary time?
2) Lord Dunmore of Virginia offered Freedom to slaves in November of 1775. Watch this video to learn more about it. How many indentured servants and slaves joined Dunmore? How many slaves do historians estimate attempted to leave their masters to join Lord Dunmore?
3) The British defeated the rebels in their first large battle. It is known as both the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Long Island. Go to this site and read the first section about the battle. What date was the battle fought? How many years ago was that? What pivotal decision did Congress make based on the battle? What does the Statue of Liberty face?
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