GT Inquiry: Revolution

How to Take Notes

Notes

SourceBooth, Seth. How the British Lost the American Colonies. London, United Kingdom: Pastimes Press, 2003.

Sub-Heading

Background Info

Abstract

Foreign power Involved?

-Great Britain

Foreign domination

-Britain controlled the

colonists through the

system of mercantilism

-Many acts to generate

wealth for King George III

and Great Britain

IdeasQuestions:

Define mercantilism

Which acts? Time period?

RequirementsA. Background informationWas there a foreign power involved? If yes, who?

What were the circumstances of domination of the country?

Who controlled the economic determination of the country? Did all citizens have full access to the economic structure of the country? Explain.

Was land ownership, freedom of self government, and/or …

Example using The American Revolutionary

War

Notes

Source Booth, Seth. Sub-Heading

Background Info

Abstract

Foreign domination

-Intolerable Acts (created as a

reaction to the Boston Tea Party)

encouraged colonists to create the

First Continental Congress

IdeasQuestions:

Who made up the 1st Cont. Congress?

Where did the congress meet?

RequirementsA. Background informationWas there a foreign power involved? If yes, who?

What were the circumstances of domination of the country?

Who controlled the economic determination of the country? Did all citizens have full access to the economic structure of the country? Explain.

Was land ownership, freedom of self government, and/or …

Example using The American Revolutionary

War

You do not need to cite the full source again. Record the author’s name and label with a number, in this case, #1.

Notes

SourceBooth, Seth. How the British Lost the American Colonies. London, United Kingdom: Pastimes Press, 2003.

Sub-Heading

Background Info

Abstract

Foreign power Involved?

-Great Britain

Foreign domination

-Britain controlled the

colonists through the

system of mercantilism

-Many acts to generate

wealth for King George III

and Great Britain

IdeasQuestions:

Define mercantilism

Which acts? Time period?

Example using The American Revolutionary

War

Go back to the first time you cited the full source and record the number you have assigned it.

Notes

SourceBooth, Seth. How the British Lost the American Colonies. London, United Kingdom: Pastimes Press, 2003.

Sub-Heading

Background Info

Abstract

Foreign power Involved?

-Great Britain

Foreign domination

-Britain controlled the

colonists through the

system of mercantilism

-Many acts to generate

wealth for King George III

and Great Britain

IdeasQuestions:

Define mercantilism

Which acts? Time period?

Example using The American Revolutionary

War

At the end of your research, number the pages of each sub-heading. Record the page number plus the total number of pages for the sub-heading.

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Howard County Library

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