Our fourth unit was about independence.  In it, we learned about the American Revolution and the things that led to it.  We learned about how the taxes from the Seven Year War led to many laws and restrictions on the Thirteen Colonies and how this caused the American Revolution.  "What would you do to fight for your independence?" was the unit question.  Many people in the American Revolution fought in different ways.  Thomas Jefferson was more peaceful and wrote the Declaration of Independence.  George Washington and many other men fought on battlefields.  This information could help society by showing people that there are more ways to fight than with guns and violence.   

George Washington crossing the Delaware.