READ- ALOUD PLAYS
R EVOLUTIONARY WAR
by Dallas Murphy
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Cover design by Jaime Lucero Interior design by Melinda Belter Cover art and interior illustrations by Mona Mark
ISBN: 0-590-03325-5
Copyright © 2000 by Dallas Murphy. All rights reserved.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ...... 4 THE BOSTON MASSACRE...... 6 THE BOSTON TEA PARTY...... 18 PATRIOTS AND LOYALISTS ...... 31 CROSSING THE DELAWARE ...... 41 – Letters from the War YORKTOWN ...... 52 Sophie’s Revolt
INTRODUCTION
HO WERE THE A MERICAN COLONISTS and why did they W rebel against King George and Parliament during the American Revolution? What was their fight for independence from England all about? How have the events of this period impacted American life today? Read-Aloud Plays: Revolutionary War invites students to explore the revolutionary characters, pivotal events, and critical issues of this formative period in American history. These five original plays pres- ent an overview of the American Revolution—its roots in the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party, the division that existed between Patriots and Loyalists, and two major American victories at Trenton and at Yorktown, which signaled the end of the long war.