Toward Independence:

Stepping Stones To War

"Things start heating up........."

• The essential question for this unit of study on Colonial America and the American Revolution is “How did the development of the colonies lead to rebellion?”

• The focus questions is, “What sequence of events led to the colonies declaring independence from Great Britain?

• If you were living in the American Colonies, would you have been a Loyalist or a Patriot. Explain yourself.

• How did the Colonists feel and what were they thinking?

• Pretend you are living in the Colonies in the 1770’s, why are you a Loyalist or a Patriot. What are ‘going through?

• Content Vocabulary: plantation,  indentured servant,  triangular trade,  authority,  mercantilism,  patriot , loyalist , factors,  strategy, boycott, tyranny,  propaganda , unalienable , charter, militia, tariff,  tax

• Why did "No Taxation Without Representation" become the battle cry of the American Colonists?

Interactive Notebook: Toward Independence

Chapter 5 Homework

PowerPoint Presentation:  Countdown to the American Revolution

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Documentary on the

French and Indian War

Video Notes on the

French and Indian War

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          Group Activity Instructions

Check out teacher Tom Richey talk about all the events that led up to the

American Revolution

Step-by Step to the American Revolution