USA History / Mr.Saindon
November 28 to December 2
OBJECTIVES
We will learn a lot this week:
*What motivated the colonists to send the Olive Branch Petition to the King
*If You were one of the colonial leaders living back in this time period, how would you have responded to the King's Response. What thoughts, feelings and emotions would have been racing through your heart and mind?√ I will be able to explain the causes and the impact of each event leading up to the American Revolution: From the 'French and Indian War' to the Declaration of Independence
√ What Motivated the founding fathers to make the decision to declare independence?
√ What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
√ What principles of government are expressed in the Declaration of Independence
Turn your cell phones off...and
get some sleep!
click on picture to see Cell Phone Policy
Just 15 years ago, when we went on our first tour of DC and NYC, we had to get back to the hotel an hour early so students could use the pay phones in the hotel lobby to call their parents - because none of the students had cell phones!!! Over the next several years we phased this practice out.
