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Whatweretheopposingfeelingsofthecolonistson

declaringindependencefromGreatBritain?

WarmUp:RoundRobinWrite

AsagroupcreatealistofreasonssomecolonistswantedindependencefromGreatBritain

AmericancolonistswhosupportedGreatBritainandwantedtoremaina

partofBritain

Examples:JosephGalloway

RelatedWords:RedCoats

King,BriGshColonists

Synonym:Patriots

Loyalist/Tory

Tories

Careful.IfyourwereaToryyoumightsufferatthehandsofaPatriot

mob.

AAerthewar,LoyalistswerewelcomedbackintoBritainandher

land.

Colonistswhosupported

independencefromGreatBritain.

FamousPatriots:PatrickHenry,PaulRevere,SamAdams,JohnAdams,ThomasJefferson,GeorgeWashington,BenFranklin

RelatedWords:RebelTraitorTreason

Independence

Patriots

Patriots

ThisengravingbyPaulReverein1774showshowmanyPatriotsfeltabouthowcolonistsweretreatedbyGreatBritain.

ABriJshsubjectforcingteadown

awoman’sthroat.

Swordwiththewords“militarylaw”wriPenacrosstheblade.

Bostonburninginthe

background.

KeyPeople

PatrickHenryofVirginiaaddressedtheHouseofBurgessesinamovingspeechimploringthemto

votetoseparatefromBritainandjointheConJnentalCongress.

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JosephGalloway

GallowaywasalawyerfromPhiladelphiaandwasamemberoftheFirstConJnentalCongress.HewasupsetthatsomanymembersoftheCongresswantedtoseverJeswithGreatBritain.HemadeaspeechtotheCongresshopingtoexplainwhyBritainactedasshedidandwhyitwasimportanttoremainloyaltoher.

ALookatOpposingForces

•  PatrickHenrywantedtheConGnentalCongresstodeclareindependence

•  JosephGallowaywantedthecoloniststobethankfultoBritain

•  ReadtheexcerptsofGalloway’sspeech

“Givemelibertyorgivemedeath!”

•  Let’slistentoPatrickHenry’sspeech•  hXp://www.history.org/almanack/life/poliGcs/giveme.cfm

Aswelistenthinkaboutthis:1. WhatdoesHenrysayBritainhasdonetothe

colonies?2. HowdoeshesaytheKingandParliament

havereactedtotheCongress’pe??ons?3. Listenforpersuasivephrasesheuses.

Galloway’sReasonsWhyAmericaShouldn’tDeclareIndependence

•  ReadAloud•  Asweread:1. WhatdoesGallowaysayBritaindidfor

Americain1764?2. HowdoeshedefendParliament’spassingof

theacts(StampAct)?3. WhatdoesGallowaybelievewillhappenifthe

twocountriesgotowar?

Imagineyou’reacolonist…

•  WhataretheprosandconsofgoingtowarwithGreatBritaininthe1770s?Pros Cons

Chancetogainindependence Britainhasastrongarmy

Endoftaxes Harshpunishmentsiftheylose

EndofmarGallaw(removalofRedCoatoppression)

CivilWar(AmericanPatriotsvs.AmericanLoyalists)

ControlofgovernmentandcreaGonoflaws

Evenhighertaxesiftheylostthewar

Controlofeconomy

Whatwasthegoalofthe2ndConJnentalCongressinwriJngthe

DeclaraJonofIndependence?

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TextAnalysis•  hXps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zy25FkPVvc•  AswereadtheDeclaraGonofIndependence,HIGHLIGHT–  Keywordsandphrasesyouhear–  ThingswehavelearnedaboutintheRoadtotheRevoluGon

–  SoluGonsthecolonistspropose

•  Whatweresomethingsthatyouhighlighted?

WhatistheDeclaraGon?

•  LookattheformatofthedeclaraGon–  AnintroducGon–  Abody–  Signatures

•  WhatisthedeclaraGon?

•  IT’SALETTER!!!!•  TheConGnentalCongresswrotealeXertoKingGeorgeIIIexplainingwhytheywereupsetandtellinghimtheywerenolongergoingtoliveunderhisrule.

PartsoftheDeclaraGon

•  1:ThePreamble:AnIntroducGon•  2:StatementofBeliefs•  3:ListofComplaints•  4:StatementofprioraXemptstofixtheproblems

•  5:DeclaraGonofIndependence:TheConclusion

TranslaGngtheDoI

•  Eachgrouphasbeenassigned1ofthe5parts•  Step1:Workasagrouptoputyourpartinwordsan8thgraderwouldunderstand.– SelectonepersonwithlegiblehandwriGngtocopyyourtranslaGonontoapieceofcomputerpaper

•  Step2:AnswerthereasoningquesGonsthataccompanyyourpart

•  Step3:Shareyourfindingswiththeclass

Preamble

•  Whatreason(s)didtheFoundingFathersgivefortheirdecisiontowriteoutadeclaraGon?

•  TheGmehascometobreakGeswithacorruptgovernment

•  GodhasenGtledALLhumanstotherightoflifeandhappinessandBritainhastakenthatrightaway

StatementofBeliefs

•  WhatbeliefsdidtheFoundingFathersdeclaretheyheld?

•  AllmenareequalintheeyesofGod•  EveryoneisenGtledtolife,freedom,andhappiness•  Whenarulinggovernmentendsthoserights,thepeopleshouldbreakaway

•  GovernmentsshouldnotbechangedforpeXyreasons•  Whenagovernmentusesandabusesitspeopleitiswrong!

•  GreatBritainhaswrongedthecoloniesintheseways

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ListofGrievances•  Whatare5complaints?Whataresomeevents

menGoned?•  1:HehashaltedimmigraGontothecolonies•  2:RefusestogivecolonistsRepresentaGoninLegislature•  3:Imposestaxesonthepeoplewithoutconsent•  4:Cutofftrade•  5:Deprivesthepeopleoftrialbyjuryanddeclaresguilt•  6:Takenawayrightsofcolonialgovernments•  7:Hehassentmercenaries(soldiers)towagewar

•  ReferencestaxesandtheQuarteringAct•  ReferencesLexingtonandConcord

StatementofAXemptstoResolveProblems

•  Inwhatwaystheframersclaimtohavealreadytriedinaddressingthecomplaints?

•  TheyhavesentwarningstoBriGshlegislature•  RemindedthemofthereasonstheyareinAmerica

•  TheyhavetriedappealingtoBriGshcourtsandjudges

DeclaraGonofIndependence

•  Whatwillchangeinthecoloniesasaresult?•  Theywillbefreeandindependentstates•  Theirallegiancetothecrownisdone•  Theyhavethepowertostartwar•  Declarepeace•  Getallies•  Controltheireconomy

WarmUp:•  hXps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZfRaWAtBVg

•  FindthePost-ItNotes•  Eachpersongets3•  Oneachnote,writeacomplaintyouhaveasateenager

and/orasastudentatDaniels

•  Addyournotestotheposterupfrontwhenyouaredone

I don’t like….

I hate it when my parents…

I wish our teachers…

BreakUpLeXer

•  ReadtheBreakUpLeXer•  WhatsimilariGesdoyouseewiththeDoI?•  HowmanypartsareintheleXer?

Mrs.Dunhem’sDeclaraGonofIndependenceWhenintheGmeofbeinganeducatoritbecomesnecessaryforschoolstobreakGeswithpolicymakersandpoliGcians.

WhilesomeGmestheyfeeltheirdecisionsaremadeintheinterestofeducators,Ifeeltherearemanypoliciesthathavenobusinessinpublicschools.

Wearesupposedtodowhatisbestforstudents,butmanyGmesdecisionsaremadebythosewhohaveneverbeenina

classroom.Thesepoliciesaremeanttoholdsomeoneaccountable,howevertheyareholdingthewrongpeoplesoleyresponsiblefortheeducaGonofouryouth.WhenthisstringofpoliciesbecomestoomuchthatateacherisspendingmoreGmefulfillingduGesthanteaching,itisGmeforthecommunitytomakeachange.

TheyhavetestedstudentstoomanyGmes.Studentdatadoesnottakeintoaccountoutsideofschoolinfluences.TeachersaremorethaneducatorsandneedGmetospendonsocialdevelopmentandbuildingglobalciGzens.TeachersareheldaccountableforthescoresofstudentswithoutconsideraGonofthestudents’aptudetowardschooland

learning.TeachersareexpectedtodifferenGatelessonsformulGplelearninglevelsandabiliGesinoneclassroomClassroomsareoverloadedandoneononeGmeislimited.Policymakershaven’ttakentheGmetocomeintoschoolsandseewhatwedo.Teachershaveprotestedoverandoveragainaboutthesepolicies.WehaveheldMoralMondaystryingtoinfluencethe

legislaturetoworkwithustomakeourschoolsthebesttheycanbe.Wehavevotedincandidateswefeltwouldhelpusachieveourgoals.

ItisbecauseofthesereasonsIfeelitisGmeforeducatorstobreakawayfrompolicymakersandtakecontrolofeducaGon.

Indoingsowecanincorporateteststhataccommodateourlearners.Wecancreatepersonalporqoliosforstudentsexplainingoutsideforcesthathaveimpactedstudentlearning.Wecandevelopmeaningfullessonsoutsideoftestedcurriculumtobringunderstandingtoourstudents.

Sincerely,Teachers

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Brainstorming•  InyournotebooksGtlethepageMYDECLARATIONOFINDEPENDENCE

•  Step1:•  Comeupwith3ideasofindependenceforyourself(Parents,school,coach,homework,bully,socialstatus,middleschooldrama,racialdiscriminaGon)

• OR•  Comeupwithacharacter(s)whohas/havesomethingorsomeonetodeclareindependencefrom(HarryPoXerfromVoldemort,Cinderellafromherstep-family,CookiefromLuciousLyon,ZanefromOneDirecGon)

Grievances

•  Step2:•  ForeachDeclaraGon,comeupwith5grievancesyouhavewithit(orforyourcharacters)

Step3:

•  DecidewhichofyourthreechoicesyouhavetheSTRONGESTdeclaraGonfor

•  WriGngyourdeclaraGon– ModelitasertheactualDoI– Shouldhave5parts(justlikethebreakupleXerandMrsDunhem’sleXer)

– Besuretosignitattheend!