44 45 Perspective of AR People of AR 50 Causes 9-12: Boiling Point Causes 9-12: Boiling Point 51

Causes #9-12 Boiling Point Causes #9-12 Boiling Point 50 51 Causes #9-12 Boiling Point Causes #9-12 Boiling Point Preview: What does it mean to be “Disobedient?”

Patriots of the AR Support Sam Adams Leader of the Sons of Liberty Cousin of John Adams Organized the Boston Tea Party Haym Solomon Abigail Adams James Armistead

Tea Act of 1773 Parliament tried to bail out the East India Tea Company (A British Tea Company) by giving it a Monopoly of the American Market. The Sons of Liberty got involved and boycotted against the Act

Boston tea Party Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Native Americans They dumped over 342 chests of tea into the harbor This was an act of Civil Disobedience (refusal to obey laws that are unjust)

Yeah, just following the king’s orders! Georgie said to unload the tea…

Causes #9-12 Boiling Point Causes #9-12 Boiling Point 50 51 Causes #9-12 Boiling Point Causes #9-12 Boiling Point Preview: What does it mean to be “Disobedient Process #1: Would you break the law if it meant standing for something that you believed in? How does this relate to the Sons of Liberty?

Intolerable Acts When news of the Tea Party reached London, King George III was furious. Parliament responded by passing the Coercive Acts. The port of Boston was closed The colonists believed these laws violated their rights as English citizens

Causes #9-12 Boiling Point Causes #9-12 Boiling Point 50 51 Causes #9-12 Boiling Point Causes #9-12 Boiling Point Preview: What does it mean to be “Disobedient” Process #1: Would you break the law if it meant standing for something that you believed in? How does this relate to the Sons of Liberty? (Turn N Talk) Process#2: In your opinion, were the King and Parliament justified in their passing of the Intolerable Acts? From the colonists point of view, what was the most difficult part of the acts?

First Continental Congress 55 colonial delegates meet in Philadelphia The delegates call for a repeal of the acts of Parliament. Local Militias began to form in defense of their towns

Causes #9-12 Boiling Point Causes #9-12 Boiling Point 50 51 Causes #9-12 Boiling Point Causes #9-12 Boiling Point Preview: What does it mean to be “Disobedient Process #1: Would you break the law if it meant standing for something that you believed in? How does this relate to the Sons of Liberty? (Turn N Talk) Process#2: In your opinion, was the King and Parliament justified in their passing of the Intolerable Acts? From the colonists point of view, what was the most difficult part of the acts? Remember: Civil Disobedience is a Refusal to obey a law (Boston Tea Party) Sam Adams was the leader of the Sons Of Liberty The Intolerable (Coercive Acts) were Punishment In reaction to the Boston Tea Party

Flash Forward 2 Options Book or Phone Page 171-172 (Chapter 6 on the phone App) Read ahead to discover what the result of the First Continental Congress was.

Vocabulary 2nd Six Weeks: 1)Act: legislature or law passed by govt. 2) Repeal: to cancel a law 3) Barracks: places soldiers sleep 4) writ: permission 5) propaganda: something used to sway another person’s opinion 6) acquitted: found innocent (charges against them are dropped) 7) duty: tax 8) smuggling: sneak illegally 9) Parliament: British representative government 10) Civil Disobedience: refusal to obey a law; often part of a protest 11) Militia: local, un-trained military 12) Boycott: refusal to buy; often part of a protest