1.3 -Causes of the American Revolution Pt. 2 1.3 - Identify the causes of the American Revolution By: Carter Greene

Kickoff: KO QUESTION(S): Take a couple of minutes researching famous battles of the Revolutionary War. Choose one and in one paragraph explain the battle and its significance in the greater scheme of the war. Turn in your “Getting to Know You” sheet to the turn-in box. Roll Call: Favorite artist?

Announcements 9/1- College Football Kickoff 9/3- Labor Day 9/4- Quiz on 1.1 - 1.3 9/7- Quiz 9/11- Unit 1 Test

Reminders/Corrections: Natural rights = an Enlightenment theory Life, liberty & property make up natural rights When in doubt, hit submit (Google Classroom) Extra points

1.3 -Causes of the American Revolution Pt. 2 1.3 - Identify the causes of the American Revolution By: Carter Greene Maybe a quick review of 1.3 pt 1 could be added

Quick Review: Mercantilism Navigation Acts Albany Plan of Union French & Indian War Proclamation of 1763 Salutary Neglect Stamp Act “No taxation without Representation” Stamp Act Congress Townshend Acts Boston Massacre

Tea Act (1773) All tea business goes to the British East India Tea Company Not intended to raise money for British govt. Bail out East India Tea Company Taxes would have been cheaper, the colonists were fed up with England making decisions for them. “It’s a matter of principle”

Boston Tea Party (Dec. 16, 1773) Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston Harbor in rebellion of the Tea Act → Sam Adams Was this a violent act of defiance? Think of other questions to go with video: 1- Why act dress as Indians? → so it wasn’t treason

Intolerable Acts Punishment for Boston Tea Party Also called Coercive Acts Set of harsh laws Closed Boston Harbor Banned town meetings restricted colonists’ civil rights including trial by jury Quartering Act– required colonists to provide living quarters and supplies for British troops How mad do you think this made colonist? We know this pissed them off because they would later outlaw quartering in the 3rd Amendment to the Constitution

First Continental Congress (1774) Met to demand that rights be restored after Intolerable Acts, or they would continue to boycott all British goods Shows strong united colonial front against British Wrote letter to king, swore to meet again

Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775) British find colonists stockpiling weapons, so they attack colonists. Were British justified in attacking? Colonists win the battle First battle of the American Revolution Shot Heard ‘round the world What would the US do if we found people stockpiling weapons today? What effect do you think a loss here would have had? Questions from video: What is a militia? How did the militia know the British were coming?

Common Sense Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine Urged colonies to separate from England Presented independence as means to showcase an American political identity English born, moved to British America in 1774

Second Continental Congress (1775) Met to decide what to do about the open fighting b/w the British and colonists- they couldn’t agree, had a divided opinion All 13 colonies were eventually present Would sign Declaration of Independence, manage colonial war effort and act as de facto national government Where do you recognize this cartoon from?

1.4 - Declaration of Independence July 4th, 1776 Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson Borrowed ideas from John Locke Purpose Argue legitimacy of cause to Parliament Support for cause, boost troop morale Inform other countries (France)

Making Connections “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it” What Enlightenment theory do you see presented here? “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”

Declaration of Independence

#Hashtag History Complete the rest of the #Hashtag History Twitter War feed assignment from yesterday. Remember: You only have 140 characters to describe the event or how disgruntled you are. You must have at least one hashtag per tweet. Make them funny, creative, and accurate. The hashtag should sum up the event or how you feel about the event in just a couple of words.

Closure: Were the American colonist justified in declaring Independence from Britain? Why or why not? Use as many key terms, events, and concepts that we have discussed over the past two days as possible and underline these terms.

Common Sense and Declaration of Independence Readings Go to google classroom and complete the readings and answer the questions on Common Sense Common Sense- open ended questions but the answers should all be found in the text and are straightforward

The quick thinking, quick reaction, review game. SPLAT The quick thinking, quick reaction, review game.