ch. 5- the spirit of...
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Ch. 5- The Spirit of Independence
Bell Work…
Read The Story Matters found on pg. 109.
Why did the colonies need militias?
Why were some militia called minutemen?
What do you think you will learn about in this chapter?
What do you already know about the American colonists’ fight for independence?
Your Assignment…
Read the article, The Road to Revolution. Complete the Road to Revolution crossword puzzle.
Bell Work…
Copy and answer the following question into your notebook:
Describe the conditions in the colonies before the Revolutionary War.
Your Task…
Interactive Whiteboard Activity:
Video: Taxation Without Representation
Infographic: A Growing Debt
Revenue- incoming money from taxes or other sources
Boycott- to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval/force acceptance of one’s terms
Sons of Liberty- group of colonists organized to protest new British laws
Daughters of Liberty- women’s group who protested British laws by boycotting
Resolution- official expression of opinion by a group
Effigy- mocking figure representing an unpopular individual
Repeal- to cancel an act or law
Britain Passes New Laws1. Britain had a huge debt after the French and Indian War
2. Sugar Act- put a tax on sugar and molasses imported from the French and Spanish West Indies
3. Stamp Act- required a government tax stamp on all legal documents (contracts, licenses, newspapers, playing cards, etc.)
4. Quartering Act- colonists must find living space for British soldiers stationed in America
5. Townshend Acts- tax on items imported from Britain (lead, paint, paper, glass and tea)
6. Writs of Assistance- officials had the right to search homes for smuggled goods without a search warrant
Your Task…
Interactive Whiteboard Activity:
Whiteboard Activity: Taxation Without Representation
Bell Work…
Copy and answer the following question into your notebook:
Write a paragraph about the 1760s in the American colonies in which you use these vocabulary words:
a. Revenue b. Resolution c. Effigy
d. Boycott e. Repeal
Your Task…
Interactive Whiteboard Activity:
Video: The Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution
Rebellion- open defiance of authority
Propaganda- ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause
Committees of Correspondence- organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies
The Boston Massacre- incident where British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five people
Your Task…
Complete the following chart as your read Lesson 5.2: Uniting the Colonists, pg. 116-119.
Lesson 5.2: United the ColonistsTrouble in Massachusetts Crisis in Boston
How did the American colonists react to the
Boston Massacre?
How did the British government react to the
actions of the colonists?
Tension in the Streets A Tea Party
Spreading the News The Intolerable Acts
How did the Boston Massacre affect the
relations between the colonists and Britain?
List the effects of the Coercive Acts on the
citizens of Boston.
Your Assignment…
Complete the Primary Source Activity: The Boston Massacre Trial.
Your Task…
Complete the CSI: Boston Massacre activity.
Your Task: On the FenceQuestion: At the Boston Massacre, were the British soldiers acting in self-defense when they fired into the crowd, or, did the British soldiers commit murder?
Group 1: Your position on this topic is that the British soldiers were acting in self-defense when they fired into the crowd.
Group 2: Your position on this topic is that the British soldiers committed murder when they fired into the crowd.
Group 3: You’re really not sure what to believe. You are neutral.
Your Task…
Watch John Adams: Episode One- Join or Die.
Bell Work…
Copy and answer the following question into your notebook:
How did Samuel Adams and Paul Revere use propaganda to rally colonists after the Boston Massacre?
Tea Act- created a tea monopoly in favor of the British East India Tea Company
Boston Tea Party- protest by the Sons of Liberty in which colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor
Intolerable Acts- laws passed by the British parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party and to tighten government control of the colonies
First Continental Congress- meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to the abuses of authority by the British government
Minutemen- colonial soldiers who would be ready to fight with short notice
Loyalist- American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
Patriot- American colonist who favored American independence
Your Task…
Read Fighting Begins, pg. 122-125. Write down any important information into your notebook.
Interactive Whiteboard Activity:
Map- Battles of Lexington and Concord, April 1775
Bell Work…
Copy and answer the following question into your notebook:
What fighting methods did the colonists use against the British troops marching back to Boston from Concord?
Your Task…
Complete the What Do You Think? Activity: Should the Colonies Declare Their Independence from Great Britain?, pg. 126-127.
Answer the three DBQ questions on pg. 127.
Your Task…
Interactive Whiteboard Activity:
Video: Declaration of Independence
Your Task…
Complete the following chart as you read Lesson 5.4: Declaring Independence, pg. 128-133.
Lesson 5.4: Declaring IndependenceThe Second Continental Congress Declaring Independence
How did individuals and events impact efforts for
independence?
Why did the American colonies declare
independence?
Distinguished Leaders Writing the Declaration
Key Actions
The War Heats Up The Declaration of Independence
Moving Toward Independence
What was the significance of the Olive Branch
Petition?
According to John Locke, what is the purpose of
government?
Your Assignment…Steps to the American Revolution
You will pick be assigned one event leading up to the Revolutionary War.
Research this event, recording key information and major happenings of it. (Think 5 Ws: Who, What, Where, When, Why) Find at least 2 pictures that represent this event. Record your information and paste your pictures on the footprint provided.
First Continental Congress- meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to the closing of Boston Harbor, increased taxes, and abuses of authority by the British gov’t
Patriots- American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
Loyalists- American colonists who sided with Britain in the American Revolution
Neutral- not favoring any one side
Minutemen- American colonial militia members ready to fight at a minute’s notice
Your Task…
In your groups, read the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress.
Highlight the 15 most important words in the passage.
Paraphrase two of the protests within your group.
Bell Work…
In your groups, read Patrick Henry’s Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death speech.
Highlight 15 words that are most important to you.
Then, complete the Telephone Activity.
Battles at Lexington and Concord1. British troops arrived in Lexington on April 19, 1775
2. 8 minutemen were killed, 10 were wounded
3. Redcoats- British soldiers who fought against the colonists in the American Revolution
4. Moved onto Concord, where militia weapons were rumored to be stored
5. British were forced to retreat to Boston
Second Continental Congress- meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react to fighting at Lexington and Concord
Continental Army- created by the 2nd Continental Congress to defend the American colonies from Britain
Your Task…Read the Account of Concord and Lexington silently to yourself. Answer the following questions on the back of your page:
Who do you think would have written this account?
Is this a primary or a secondary source?
Appendix R- Patriot Minute Man
Appendix S- General Gage
Appendix T- Sister of a Tory Soldier
How would this person’s point of view have affected the details in their account?
Was this a primary or a secondary source?
Your Assignment…
Create an original artwork that represents the point of view of the battle as told by your assigned account. Create an artwork that supports the details from your source.
Bell Work…
Copy and answer the following question into your notebook:
What did the Second Continental Congress accomplish?
Battle of Bunker Hill- Revolutionary War battle in Boston that demonstrated that the colonists could fight well against the British army
Common Sense- pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that criticized monarchies and convinced many American colonists of the need to break away from Britain
Declaration of Independence
1. Second Continental Congress
2. Thomas Jefferson wrote it
3. Natural Rights: “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness”
4. Approved on July 4, 1776
5. John Hancock, president of the Congress, was first to sign
Your Task…You and your partner will receive a set of translations of each of the excerpts from the Declaration of Independence.
Carefully read each translation and find the excerpt to which it best corresponds on the table below.
Before you glue them into place, wait for the teacher to check your answers.
When everyone is done, we will have a Silent Conversation on these excerpts.
Your Task…
Watch America: The Story of Us, Episode One: Rebels.