WARM UP Grab the handout from the back

WARM UP Grab the handout from the back and work on that please

AGENDA AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Agenda Warm Up: Stirrings of Rebellion Road to Revolution timeline Notes America Story of Us Kahoot Announcements Unit 2 assessment October 5 ---binder, key terms, French and Indian War twitter

ROAD TO REVOLUTION TIMELINE 23 events Find a date for each event Put the events in order Write a sentence describing that event (like the who, what, where) Write a sentence describing how that is a cause or leads to the American Revolution Many ways this project can look Index cards Piece of paper You have 30 minutes today and that’s it

NOTES I’VE MADE MY OWN TIMELINE FOR YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, this is what our notes are going to look like: What does the act say? How is this a cause for the American Revolution? What is the colonial response? LET’S TAKE SOME NOTES

SUGAR ACT What it says? Why is it a cause for the American Revolution? What is the colonial response?

SUGAR ACT What it says? Tax on sugar, molasses, and rum If you smuggle, you’ll lose your supply and your ship Why is it a cause for the American Revolution? First direct tax from Parliament What is the colonial response? Boycotting British goods

QUARTER ACT What it says? Why is it a cause for the American Revolution? What is the colonial response?

QUARTER ACT What it says? For the protection of the colonies If there is not enough room in barracks, then hotels and private homes need to allow officers and soldiers to live in their home Also have to feed them, care for their laundry Why is it a cause for the American Revolution? Colonists didn’t understand why there needed to be a standing army in times of peace What is the colonial response? Cities/colonial legislatures refused to follow the act

STAMP ACT (1765) What it says? Why is it a cause for the American Revolution? What is the colonial response?

STAMP ACT (1765) What it says? A tax on legal papers, commercial papers, books, newspapers, etc Why is it a cause for the American Revolution? Another tax-beginnings of “no taxation without representation” What is the colonial response? Leads to boycotts and Stamp Act Congress-colonial group that gets this act repealed

TOWNSHEND ACT What it says? Why is it a cause for the American Revolution? What is the colonial response?

TOWNSHEND ACT What it says? Tax on lead, glass, tea, and paper Writs of assistance-british officials can search a private or public place looking for smugglers and smuggled goods Declaratory Act—that the British government has the right to tax the colonies Why is it a cause for the American Revolution? Its another tax… But now british officials can evade personal property and security What is the colonial response? Colonial protests which increased the number of troops, which leads to the Boston Massacre (1770)

BOSTON MASSACRE

TEA ACT What it says? Why is it a cause for the American Revolution? What is the colonial response?

TEA ACT What it says? Only tea from the East India company will be sold to the colonies and there will be a tax Why is it a cause for the American Revolution? Its another tax Makes tea very expensive What is the colonial response? Colonists begin to boycott tea Leads to the Boston Tea Party

BOSTON TEA PARTY

BOSTON TEA PARTY What happens? • Sons of Liberty, to protest the Tea Act, dump millions of pounds of British tea into Boston harbor

COERCIVE/INTOLERABLE ACTS-BOSTON PORT ACT What it says? Why is it a cause for the American Revolution? What is the colonial response?

COERCIVE/INTOLERABLE ACTS-BOSTON PORT ACT What it says? No boats or other vehicles in Boston Port until Boston has paid for the tea that they destroyed Why is it a cause for the American Revolution? Boston is without money and not being re-supplied Becomes a call for unity for all 13 colonies What is the colonial response? Unites the colonies together and the 1 st Continental Congress is called

ST 1 CONTINENTAL CONGRESS Goal Answer the questions: Unite and fight or unite and find a compromise with the British monarchy? Answer Compromise Boycott British goods Sets a date for the 2 nd Continental Congress

AMERICA STORY OF US https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=JE 53 mi-i 9 S 8 26 -35 1. Who makes up the militia? What type of people? 2. What is the goal of the British troops in Concord? 3. Who wins at Lexington? 4. Who wins at Concord?

DEAR KING OF ENGLAND You’re going to imagine you’re a colonist You are to write a “break up” letter to the King of England of all the reasons you’re declaring independence Your letter should: Start with Dear King of England Be a paragraph in length---with a topic sentence and at least 2 pieces of evidence End with Sincerely, American Colonists When you’re done, put the letter in the bin and work on either your key terms or your timeline