Welcome to this fun new series here at Mama’s Learning Corner: On This Day in American History!
On this day in American History, January 14, 1784, the Treaty of Paris was ratified by The Continental Congress. The Revolutionary War ends!
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January 14 – Treaty of Paris Ratified
The Treaty of Paris was ratified by The Continental Congress on January 14, 1784. This Treaty officially established the United States as an independent and sovereign nation, thus ending the American Revolutionary War.
To do:
1.) Read one of the Articles of the Treaty of Paris (your choice!). Summarize it in your own words in your notebook.
2.) Write the answers to the following questions in complete sentences:
- Who are the signers of the Treaty? What country does each gentleman represent?
- On what date was the Treaty originally signed?
- Calculate the length of time from the original signing of the Treaty to its ratification by The Continental Congress.
If you are new to On This Day in American History
If you are new to On This Day in American History, Welcome!
Each day, I share an interesting event that occurred in our nation’s past. You will learn about famous Americans, interesting inventions and their patents, American art and music, and more.
You will also find suggested activities – labeled “To do” – if you would like to research this during your homeschool’s group time in the morning, or you can assign the activities for your children to work on independently.
If you think you will do more than one day of On This Day in American History, I would encourage you to have your child keep what I call a Notebook of Knowledge. A spiral notebook or sheets of paper stapled together is more than adequate!
Have your child write the day’s event and the date at the top of his paper. If there are writing activities, have him use his best composition, grammar, and penmanship as he completes the answers. After just a few weeks or even a month, he will have an excellent resource to read through!
If you would like to use this resource throughout the month, you might be interested in purchasing the full January Calendar. It contains:
- Access to the webpage with all of the January events listed, including all suggested activities for each daily event.
- A .pdf of the January Calendar, listed in chronological order with all suggested activities
- All necessary downloads to complete the assigned activities. These same downloads are linked on the webpage, however, they are also included here for easy access.
- The answers to any questions asked in the daily activities.
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