American Revolution Trading Cards
Presentation – Due May 26th-30th
Trading Cards – DUE 6/6
Research Report & Presentation:
You will need to present a 3-5 minute speech on your people, event, and battle from the American
Revolution. Note cards can be used during the presentation. Movement and animation will bring your topics to
life. The class will be taking notes on each presentation. Presentation information is due the day of your
presentation!
Criteria for the report and presentation:
 Name of people, Date of birth/death, place of birth/death
 Family and childhood information, Occupation, Their significance and connection to the American
Revolution
 Name of battle, people involved from both sides, casualties, strategies, location, etc.
 Name of other event, details about the significance to the American Revolution.
References
You will need to read and locate information from sources such as:
1. Biographies
2. Internet Sources
3. Text Books
4. Articles
Trading Cards:
Your assignment is to create your own set of American Revolution Trading Cards. Using the names, events,
and battles listed below, you are to research and design your own series of cards.
You must create 5 cards: These must include: 3 people. The other 2 cards are your choice of 1 event and
battle.
1. Your card should be like the one that you would find in a pack of trading cards.
2. The FRONT of the card should have a PICTURE of the “person/event/battle”
a. Pictures should be illustrated and colored: color pictures/color copies are acceptable.
b. The Front of the card should also have a title that describes what the subject of the card is
or the name of the person /event.
3. The trading card itself should be an index card, cardboard, or anything else that is reasonably
sturdy.
a. Cards turned in on pieces of paper will not be accepted
b. Cards may be no smaller than 3”x5”. 4”x6” seems to be a good size-reminder you want to
be complete and neat, so you want your information to fit on the card. Cards can be larger,
but not much.
4. The BACK of the Card will have INFORMATION about the topic of your card.
For a Person
1. Brief biographical statistics (date of birth/death, location of birth, spouse, children, etc.
2. Focus on the highlights of that person’s life and their significance and connection to the
American Revolution.
For a battle:
1. Date of Battle, military leaders for both sides, number of casualties, location, tactics, strategy, etc.
2. Focus on the highlights of the battle and its significance to the American Revolution. (Who won,
what it meant to win/lose, did it change the course of the war)
For an event/other
1. Details of the topic and its significance to the American Revolution
a. Remember: each card should be filled with detailed information.
Key People
Ethan Allen
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
Richard Henry Lee
King George III
Henry Knox
Nathaniel Greene
Marquis De Lafayette
Friedrich Von Steuben
Sons of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty
Minutemen
Francis Marion
John Locke
William Howe
Betsy Ross
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
Paul Revere
William Dawes
John Adams
Abigail Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Nathan Hale
John Paul Jones
Committee of Correspondence
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Martha Washington
Charles Cornwallis
Famous Events/Issues/Paintings/Music
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
Common Sense
Flag Resolution
Intolerable Acts
Paoli Massacre
Valley Forge
Boston Massacre
Townshend Acts
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Peace
Treaty of Paris 1783
Boston Tea Party
Inflation
Articles of Confederation
French Alliance
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Boston Massacre (Engraving)
American Progress (Painting)
Common Sense
Guerilla Warfare
Yankee Doodle (song)
Liberty Tree (song)
Barren Hill
Kaskaskia
Monmouth
Charleston
Hanging Rock, SC
Camden/Kings Mountain
Cowpens
Guilford Couthouse
Augusta
Ninety-Six, SC
Eutaw Springs, SC
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
Battles
Lexington
Concord
Fort Ticonderoga
Long Island
Harlem Heights
White Plains and Fort Washington
Trenton
Princeton
Brandywine
Germantown/Whitemarsh
Saratoga
American Revolution Trading Cards Grading Rubric
Grading of the trading cards will be based on the following
1. Quality of subject picked for each card - 5 pts
a. Did you pick an important person or event? Were the subjects worthy of trading cards? Were
you creative in the subjects you picked, or did you simply rehash topic discussed in class?
2. Information on the back of each card - 70 pts
a. Did you include relevant, important, and accurate information on each card? Did you include
specific and detailed facts that are needed for each person, event, or battle?
3. Neatness - 10 pts
a. This will really count. 3x5 is the smallest you can go and that’s not very big. Therefore, you will
want to be sure that what you do put on the card is arranged in a very neat fashion. Make it so
that a person who is looking at the card will know exactly what the subject is.
4. Creativity - 10 pts
a. Did you add any special creative touches to your project, like card numbering, trivia question,
etc?
5. Project Direction Followed - 5 pts
a. Did you follow all directions, such as presentation, number of cards needed, type of cards
required, etc?
6. Total Point Value: 100 pts. (For each card)
Remember to follow all of the instruction on these sheets. If you need any further ideas or advice please do
not hesitate or ask.