Week of Feb. 4

American Revolution
Watch: Crash Course 5, The 7 Years War and the Great Awakening
Watch: Crash Course 6, Taxes and Smuggling
Watch: Crash Course 7, Who Won the American Revolution
Watch: Blows Must Decide: http://www.veoh.com/watch/v46825566r5ac7tZR
Alternative link for Blows Must Decide: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6j22my

Weekly Writing 2: What were some of the biggest challenges the colonies had to overcome to decide to declare independence? What sources and techniques does the director of “Blows Must Decide” use to convey information about the Revolution? How does the video add to or complicate the information in the Crash Course videos?