| TAKS Objective | 1. The student will demonstrate an understanding of issues and events in U.S. history. |
| Knowledge and Skill Statement | (8.4) History. The student understands significant political and economic issues of the revolutionary era. The student is expected to |
| Student Expectation |
(B) explain the roles played by significant individuals during the American Revolution, including [Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, King George III,] Thomas Jefferson, [the Marquis de Lafayette, Thomas Paine,] and George Washington. |