Welcome to 8th Grade
U.S. HistoryMr. Hughes
Current Events (Set 8)1. “Re-enactments commemorate & celebrate
American-French victory at Yorktown Battlefield .”Yorktown Day marks 233rd anniversary of the British
surrender ending the American Revolution in 1781.
British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered more than 8,000 soldiers & sailors to George Washington
Current Event #2 2.“Lost Chapter, (Vanilla Fudge Room) of Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, Published for First Time.” Chapter with 4 more characters and Sir Quentin Blake
illustrations was deemed too wild for British Children.
Original draft of Ch. 5 was considered too wild and subversive and immoral with a pounding & cutting room
1964
Current Event #33. “Pope Francis Allows Sistine Chapel to be Rented
Out for First Time for a Private Corporate Event.”Porsche rents Apostolic Palace in the Vatican for private tours benefiting Pope’s Art for Charity project.
Forty Porsche enthusiasts paid $5,900 per head as part of 4-day tour of Rome
Current Event #44. “Egyptian King Tutankhamun’s Virtual Autopsy
Reveals Surprises about his Life, Death and DNA.”Scientists used CT scans to create image; he had
clubfoot, malaria & died from an infected broken leg.
One of the last rulers of the 18th Dynasty. He ruled from 1333 BC until about 1323 BC
Current Event #55. “Level 2 Drought Alert: San Diego City Council
Approves Mandatory Water Usage Restrictions.”Outdoor water conservation measures begin November
1st between 4 pm and 10 am by odd / even address.
City Council also agreed to put minimum wage raise to a city-wide vote
Chapter 3 / Section 2: Declaring Independence (Pg. 85)
History Standard: 8.1
?Did the
declaration apply to
everyone?
American Revolution Timeline
July1776
May 1775
September1774
April1774
April1775
December1775
IntolerableActs
FirstContinental Congress
Lexington,Concord,
Bunker Hill
SecondContinentalCongress
Battle ofQuebec
Declaration ofIndependence
At what point in the War was the Declaration of Independence signed? What does that say about the Colonists’ intentions / goals?
October1781
War ends
Who fired the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World”?
History Standard: 8.1
Lieutenant John Barker Minuteman
British Red Coat Massachusetts militia“Patriot”
Venn Diagram
Patriot Loyalist (tory)
Different Different
Similar(both)
Patriot vs. Loyalist dialogue
1. Patriot: “King George is a tyrant! He is wrong to tread on our rights.”
2. Patriot: “But he has taxed us without our permission!”
3. Patriot: “No I am not,… I’m an American now!”
Loyalist =For King George
Patriot =For Independence
1. Loyalist: “You colonists have no right to disobey him. He is
our King!”
2. Loyalist: “You are still the King’s subject,
you are a British citizen!.”
3. Loyalist: “Then you will die a traitor to the
Crown.”
(You can use ideas from the venn diagram)
Redcoat vs. Patriot dialogue
1. Red Coat: “I think I recognize you. Weren’t you part of the protest on King Street?”
2. Red Coat: “We were only doing our job. We had to protect the customs officials.”
3. Red Coat: We were only enforcing the laws that you are breaking. You are a smuggler!Loyalist =
For King George
Patriot =For Independence
MinutemanRed Coat
1. Patriot:“Yes, I was. and you and your fellow Redcoats massacred 5
of us there.”
2. Patriot: “You had no right to search our homes without our
permission”
3. Patriot: Watch your words sir! Or you will suffer a worse fate than tarring and feathering!
(You can use ideas from the venn diagram)
Origins ofLiberty
Mayflower Compact:
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
The Enlightenment
Great Awakening
Common Sense
1215AD 1620 1689 1600’s-1700’s
1730-1740’s Jan-1776
Declaration ofIndependence
Jul-1776
Liberty Documents of 1776(A.C.A.P.S.)
Author: Thomas Paine Context: January 1776 Audience: Ordinary
(common) people Purpose: Citizens not
Kings should make laws Significance: Rebel
against tyranny
Author: Thomas Jefferson Context: July 1776 Audience: King George III
& Parliament Purpose: Declare our
unalienable rights Significance: Justifies
reasons we are separating
Common Sense Declaration of Independence
Declaration: What it means“When in the course of
human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve
the political bands which have connected them
with another,… a decent respect to the opinions of
mankind requires that they should declare the
causes which impel them to the separation.”
When a people decide it’s
time to separate and declare their independence
… it’s only fair
for them to explain the
reasons why.
Declaration of Independence
These facts should be obvious:
All people are born with equal rights
These natural rights are given by God & cannot be taken away
Governments are created by the people to protect these rights.
When government fails to do so, the people have the right to change or replace it.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the
pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new
Government,