Understanding Colonial Unrest OMeter Boston Tea Party 1773

Understanding Colonial Unrest. O-Meter Boston Tea Party 1773 Intoler able Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775 The Unrest-O-Meter Procl amati on of 1763 Quat ering Act 1765 Sta mp Act 176 Towns hend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770

Groupwork Activity • SWBAT explain how proud British subjects of 1763 became rebellious Americans by 1775 by discussing 9 events leading up to the American Revolution. Students will rate the relative levels of “unrest” each event either causes or displays. This will be done by: – Learning about and analyzing nine events between 1763 and 1775. – Completing a Matrix summarizing each event. – Rating and providing rationale for each event through discussion and consensus. – Finally, arriving at a class consensus in rating each event.

Unrest-O-Meter Process • Divide into groups no greater than four or five. • Placards will be passed from group to group at Mr. B’s direction (no rushing! 5 – 7 minutes ea. ). • Locate the event on the matrix (the letter after the 3. 3_ ) • One group member reads the placard to the rest of the group. The group summarizes. • Group discussion to reach consensus on that event’s rating and rationale. • When directed, pass placard clockwise (from a top looking down position). • When all nine events have been discussed, adjust your meter to show no more than 36 blocks.

Unrest-O-Meter Rating Criteria • Discuss criteria to be used for ratings.

Class Consensus • Groups summarize events while Mr. B marks an overhead Unrest-OMeter. No discussion of rating, only clarification of event. • After all nine events are placed, class consensus to arrive at 36 rating blocks. EX E L P AM Y L ON

Colonial Unrest-OMeter Proclamatio n of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775

3. 3 A Proclamation of 1763 • To prevent wars with the Indians, the land west of the Appalachians would be reserved for the Indians – no white settlement west of the mountains.

3. 3 B The Quartering Act • Colonists were required to ensure British Soldiers were housed, fed, provided candles, beer, and transportation. • Colonists did not trust the presence of the soldiers – would be used to enforce laws.

3. 3 C The Stamp Act • Printed materials were to be taxed. The Stamp was applied to show the tax was paid. Items to be taxed: newspapers, pamphlets, marriage licenses, playing cards. • 9 colonies sent representatives to the Stamp Act Congress (Virginia, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Georgia were not represented. ) passing a resolution demanding GB repeal the Stamp Act. Boycotts were put into place. • John Adams “birth of the revolution. ”

3. 3 D The Townshend Acts • Indirect, “hidden, ” tax levied on finished products. • Raises the cost of the product. • Colonists saw through the plan.

3. 3 E The Boston Massacre • 05 MAR 1770 British soldiers fired on a mob of Bostonians. • Five civilians were killed • Incident used for agitative propaganda by the Sons of Liberty. • Paul Revere, artist.

3. 3 F The Boston Tea Party • 1773 Parliament passed the Tea Act. • Gave British East Indies a monoply. • Boston boycotted and then destroyed the tea.

3. 3 G The Intolerable Acts • The Coercive Acts were intended to force the colonists to pay for the destroyed tea. • Boston Harbor closed, military rule imposed. • “Intolerable”, if can be done to Boston. . .

3. 3 H The First Continental Congress • Colonies Unite! • 12 of 13 met to form the congress (-GA). • Endorsed resolutions to denounce the Intolerable Acts, urged colonies to form militias to resist enforcement, and called on colonies to suspend all trade with GB.

3. 3 I Lexington and Concord • April 19, 1775 • British intended to capture stores of ammunition and Sam Adams and John Hancock. • The Lexington Militia stood their ground, a confrontation ensued, sparked the day’s conflagration. • Before returning to Boston. . . 73 British solders were dead & 174 were wounded. 49 patriots were killed, 39 more were wounded.

Unrest-O-Meter Wrap Up • Considering the rising level of tension, pick five events that best represent that escalation. • Place those five events on a timeline. • Create a symbol for each event and use color to help describe the level of unrest. • Horizontally place the symbols to locate the event in time, vertically place the symbols to show their level of unrest. • Below the timeline, write out brief bullets describing each event.

Timeline Project, 25 points • Combination Timeline / Graph (see rubric!) • Choose Five events to depict the escalating unrest in the colonies. • Place them to scale on the timeline. • Use a symbol to show each event’s level of unrest (does not need to be a perfect “staircase”). • Under the timeline, write a one or two sentence summary of the event. • The No-Brainer rubric applies.

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