Battles of Trenton and Princeton DBQ | Crossing the Delaware Primary Sources

Ten Crucial Days: Trenton & Princeton DBQ primary-source analysis — Response Resources

A complete document-based question (DBQ) packet on the Ten Crucial Days of the American Revolution, December 25, 1776 to January 3, 1777: the crossing of the Delaware, the Battle of Trenton, and the Battle of Princeton. It is built around one arguable question: How did these ten days change the war, and was the bigger change on the battlefield or in people's minds?

  • One compelling central question with a short context primer

  • 4-6 curated primary sources (document excerpts, a political cartoon or image, a data table)

  • Scaffolded document-analysis questions: sourcing, context, and corroboration

  • An evidence-based writing prompt with a scoring rubric

  • Complete answer key + teacher key, and a standards page (CCSS Reading in History)

  • Print-first PDF, US Letter, low-ink, two-sided printable; Grades 8-12

Preview page of the Ten Crucial Days: Trenton & Princeton DBQ

A print-first primary-source analysis resource from Response Resources.

Pairs perfectly with our The American Revolution video worksheets.