Day 15: The Road to Revolution Baltimore Polytechnic Institute September 27, 2011 A.P. U.S. History Mr. Green

Examining the Road to Revolution Objective: Students will explain why Britain adopted policies of tighter political control and higher taxation of Americans after 1763 and how these policies sparked fierce colonial resentment. Drill: “The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people” John Adams, 1818

Taxes Students will complete the Tax chart and present findings to the class.

Primary Source Students will read the testimony of Ben Franklin before the House of Commons in London. How does Franklin report the impact of the Stamp Act on the American colonists?

Tea Brewing in Boston British East India Company Complete monopoly of American tea business Boston Tea Party symbolic rallying cry for the nation-why? British reaction Home rule or intolerable Acts Closed Boston Harbor restrictions on town meetings enforcing officials indicted for murder of colonists tried in Britain Quartering Act Quebec Act expanded Catholic jurisdiction into an area earmarked for Protestantism

Bloodshed 1st Continental Congress-1774 Declaration of rights-John Adams persuades for revolution over home rule The Association-complete boycott of British goods Parliament rejected Congress’s petitions Lexington and Concord Britain wanted to seize gunpowder and stop the rebels

Imperial Strengths and Weaknesses Professional army Paid m Mercenaries British Treasury American Loyalists Native Americans Oppressed Ireland France Family Second-rate generals/poor food Distance Physical features Traded space for time

American Pluses and Minuses

Closing/Exit Ticket Students will discuss the testimony of Ben Franklin as it relates to the Stamp Act.

Homework Read Chapter 7 pages 135 (Tea) -145 Prepare for Chapter 7 Quiz on Wednesday Begin researching your character for the debate on Thursday