Toward Independence:
Stepping Stones To War
"Things start heating up........."
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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?”
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The focus questions is, “What sequence of events led to the colonies declaring independence from Great Britain?
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If you were living in the American Colonies, would you have been a Loyalist or a Patriot. Explain yourself.
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How did the Colonists feel and what were they thinking?
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Pretend you are living in the Colonies in the 1770’s, why are you a Loyalist or a Patriot. What are ‘going through?
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Content Vocabulary: plantation, indentured servant, triangular trade, authority, mercantilism, patriot , loyalist , factors, strategy, boycott, tyranny, propaganda , unalienable , charter, militia, tariff, tax
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Why did "No Taxation Without Representation" become the battle cry of the American Colonists?
October 7 to October 11
√ I will understand and be able to explain the reasons why the English colonists were so proud to be citizens of England
√ Salutary Negelect
√ I will be able to explain the causes and the impact of the 'French and Indian War
√ Taxation without Representation
√ Start Countdown to the American Revolution
√ Cause and Effect
Flip-Grid Video and skit due by Wednesday (we will start on Tuesday)
Interactive Notebook: Toward Independence
Chapter 5 Homework
PowerPoint Presentation: Countdown to the American Revolution
