THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONThe 13 Colonies Join Together

Preview Page Ch 5 Towards Independence

▪ Today, we will start a new in-class Project Based Learning Experience.

▪ You will have:

▪ 09/30 – 10 minutes to get familiar with the project

▪ 10/01 – 15 minutes to work on it

▪ 10/02 – all class period, after your Do Now

▪ 10/03 – all class period, after your Do Now

▪ 10/04 – all class period, after your Do Now

▪ Due Monday, 10/07

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START A REVOLUTION

Why were the America colonists unhappy with British rule?

▪ Trade was increasing, especially fur.

▪ Led to disagreements between French and English governments

▪ The Iroquois sided with the English (remember the Hurons siding with the French?)

▪ England and France started to fight over who would partner with the Indians – French & Indian War

▪ After the war, England claims all land east of the Mississippi

▪ English Parliament passed the Proclamation Line of 1763 –colonist could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

▪ To enforce the Act, England sent soldiers to patrol the area

▪ This led to the Quartering Act – all colonist had to house and feed British soldiers

▪ The Proclamation Line of 1763 didn’t last long!

▪ After the war, England was hurting for cash –began taxing the colonists

▪ Sugar Act – taxed all sugar and molasses (wait, remember the Triangle Trade)

▪ Stamp Act - required all printed materials (documents, playing cards, newspapers, etc) to carry a stamp showing a tax had been paid.

▪ These first acts cause unity within the colonies

▪ Colonial assemblies adopt cry, “No taxation without representation!”

▪ Colonists begin to boycott against English goods

▪ Parliament repeals Stamp Act, due to violence and boycotting from colonists

▪ But not without the Declaratory Act – giving England “supreme authority” to govern colonists

PROTESTING THE STAMP ACT POLITICAL CARTOON

▪ Townshend Acts of 1767

▪ England still needed money

▪ Most of their soldiers were in New York (think about our colonial geography)

▪ NY said “uh, no. We aren’t housing your soldiers”

▪ Townshend Act suspend NYs legislature until they agree to house troops

▪ Taxes also placed on glass, lead, tea, paper, and paint

▪ Colonists protested Townshend Acts and considered them a serious threat to their rights and freedoms

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With a partner or small group, read The Townshend Acts Taxed Tea, Other Goods, Angering American Colonists

▪ Boston Massacre – March 5, 1770

▪ Things are hot and heavy in the colonies – everyone is on edge

▪ In Boston, mistrust between British soldiers and the colonist

▪ Fight breaks out

▪ British soldiers panic as the crowd gets bigger

▪ kill 5 Bostonians, including Crispus Attucks

▪ The soldiers put on trial, defended by future President John Adams – acquitted

▪ Townshend Acts repealed, except for the tax on tea

▪ Boston Tea Party – December 16, 1763

▪ The Sons of Liberty disguise themselves as Indians and dump tea into the Boston Harbor

▪ British are outraged- more acts & taxes will be passed to pay for the tea

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Primary Source Document – “A Bloody Massacre”

England angry over Boston Tea Party and want to punish colonist

Establish several Acts – named the Intolerable Acts by colonist

• Boston Port Act, 1774 – closed the Port of Boston

• Massachusetts Government Act

• revoked Massachusetts Charter

• Illegal for the colonist to have more than 1 town meeting a YEAR

• Administration of Justice Act – trials could happen for any reason and anywhere in Great Britain’s lands and outside of Massachusetts

• A new Quartering Act – house soldiers anywhere and in any type of building

Anger and protest lead to the 1st Continental Congress

▪ Delegations

▪ Massachusetts – John Adams and Samuel Adams

▪ New York – John Jay (later becomes 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court)

▪ Virginia – Patrick Henry and GeorgeWashington

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▪ Because of British tactics, like Writs of Assistance (soldiers could search and seize any property for any reason), resistance groups grew

▪ Daughters of Liberty – female group, who promoted the buying/selling of colonist made materials

▪ Committees of Correspondence -Exchanged secret letters on colonial affairs & resistance

▪ Son of Liberty – included prominent future Founding Fathers

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Although I will not be in class with you 10/02/19, I trust that you will do the right thing.

Both Ms. Moore and Ms. Barr have taken time out of their busy schedules to be with you, in my absence. Please represent Ms. Motsinger’s class in ALL manners I would expect if I were walking around the room!!!!

Any assignments over these three days WILL BE GRADED! I trust you will use your time wisely.

▪ In your table grouping (only):

▪ sort through the Events Leading to the Revolution.

▪ Put them in chronological order.

▪ The 1st team to correctly put them in order AND RESPECTFULLY, wins!

▪ Swedish Fish or Sour Patch Kids!!

▪ Then, use the information to complete your “Timeline Towards the American Revolution” graphic organizer

Although I will not be in class with you 10/02/19, I trust that you will do the right thing.

Both Ms. Moore and Ms. Barr have taken time out of their busy schedules to be with you, in my absence. Please represent Ms. Motsinger’s class in ALL manners I would expect if I were walking around the room!!!!

Any assignments over these three days WILL BE GRADED! I trust you will use your time wisely.

DO NOW 10/03/19 INDIVIDUAL

BREAK UP LETTER

▪ On a separate sheet of paper, you are going to write a letter to an imaginary boy/girlfriend and break up with them.

▪ Start your letter by explaining what is about to happen. (1 or 2 sentences)

▪ Explain how you thought the relationship was going to be or tell how you think it should be (2 sentences)

▪ Describe specific things you found wrong with the relationship or situation (3 things)

▪ Describe how you tried to change the relationship or situation. (2 things)

▪ Explain your final feelings and your final decision (1 or 2 sentences)

▪ At the end of the 8 minutes, Ms. Barr will have one person to collect your writing to staple together for me to grade. THEY MUST BE IN THE STAPLE or I will think you did not complete the work!

▪ Take 5 minutes to read “Comic 180: The First Continental Congress” and answer the fill in the blanks on page 3

▪ Switch papers -> check your classmates responses. Pass them back after the review is complete

▪ This activity is not graded, but will help you to understand all the pieces on next Thursday’s assessment.

Although I will not be in class with you 10/02/19, I trust that you will do the right thing.

Both Ms. Moore and Ms. Barr have taken time out of their busy schedules to be with you, in my absence. Please represent Ms. Motsinger’s class in ALL manners I would expect if I were walking around the room!!!!

Any assignments over these three days WILL BE GRADED! I trust you will use your time wisely.

▪ As we read more about the road to the revolution and after, use the attached Anatomy of War Graphic Organizer to help understand the cause and effect.

▪ Summarize your notes using the 4 Corner Note Taking process throughout the lesson

Ongoing Friday Homework Assignment

▪ Current events summary - select 1 current event that interests you.

▪ Summarize the story in 3-5 complete sentences.

▪ Cite your source

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▪ Take a moment to look closely.

▪ What appears to be happening in this painting? What do you see that makes you say that?

▪ How would you describe the mood? Why?

▪ Select one figure in the scene and take a closer look. What do you notice about his facial expression and posture? What might he be thinking or feeling?

▪ Scan the various figures in the scene. What are some things they have in common? What differences stand out?

▪ On December 25, 1776, General George Washington (who stands in the center of the painting looking ahead) led his troops, the Continental Army, across the Delaware River to launch a surprise attack on the Hessians in Trenton, New Jersey. In spite of the challenging weather, they were successful.

▪ What do you think the artist hoped to convey about this event?

By 1776, American colonists were divided into 3 groups

Patriots supported separation from Britain (independence)

Neutrals were undecided about

which side to choose

Loyalists wanted to remain British colonies

▪ As leader of the Continental Army, George Washington was the symbol of the American cause

▪ He had to build a professional army & coordinate the militias

▪ Encouraged common citizens & volunteer soldiers to support the war even when the British seemed destined to win during the early years of the revolution

▪ Mercenaries – guns for hire, like the Hessians

▪ Women – many followed their husbands

▪ cooked, did laundry, took care of the sick/wounded

▪ Since the beginning, diplomats like Benjamin Franklin tried to form an alliance with the French

▪ The French wanted to help, but only wanted to get into the fight if the colonist had any chance of winning

▪ Agreed to join cause after the victory at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777

▪ French General Marquis de Lafayette helped train American troops

▪ French navy helped neutralize the British advantage on the sea

▪ Winter 1777-1778 – Lafayette & Washington motivate theAmerican forces after almost starving to death at Valley Forge

▪ The deciding victory in a long, grueling war

▪ In 1781, most battles occurred in Virginia

▪ The British camp at Yorktown because it was on a peninsula and was easy to get supplies from ships

▪ Washington’s troops cut off access to the land –French ships cut off access to the sea

▪ General Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in 1781, ending the American Revolution

▪ The Treaty of Paris in 1783 ended the American Revolution

▪ The treaty gave America:

▪ Total independence from Great Britain

▪ All territory east of Mississippi River, between Canada & Florida

▪ Removal of the British army from U.S. claims in America

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▪ The newly formed government couldn’t pay soldiers

▪ Given land west of the Mississippi (wait, huh?!?!)

▪ most of them just sold the land

▪ Future conflict with Native Americans because of this breach of contract

▪ $27 million in war debt – mostly to the French

▪ Close to 100,000 loyalists moved back to Canada or Europe

▪ Slaves who were once promised freedom if they fought, remained slaves

▪ New global revolutions – European nations lose a lot of land

▪ Individual liberties and freedom – The Bill of Rights