1. To describe how the events in Massachusetts in early 1775 led to hostilities between England and the colonies; 2. To explain the significance and unintended consequences of the Battles of Lexington and Concord; 3. To explain how myth, history, and memorialization are related and how they create or shape public memory; 4. To identify a person in the students’ own community who has made an important contribution and design a memorial to that individuals place and memory.
Recommended level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
1. Road to Conflict: Massachusetts in Early 1775
2. Significance and Unintended Consequences of the Battles
3. Myth, Memory, and Memorialization