Fifth Grade History: Causes of the American Revolution GLCE 5-U3.1.2 Describe the causes and effects of events such as the Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts, and the Boston Massacre. Kathryn Peterson SST 309-03 Feb. 12, 2013

Textbooks and Picture Books The Boston Tea Party by Steven Kroll George vs. George by Rosalyn Schanzer A History of US: From Colonies to Country by Joy Hakim

YA Historical Fiction The Fifth of March by Ann Rinaldi Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

Historical Source Songs and Poems "American Taxation" by Peter St. John "The Liberty Song" (1768) "Revolutionary Tea" (1773)

Songs and Raps (Modern) Flocabulary - "This Ain't Working" Rap – An educational rap, with text. "Revolution, Revolution” – a pop rock educational song, with text.

Videos Liberty's Kids - "The Boston Tea Party” – a PBS for Kids series that follows the American Revolution from the Boston Tea Party to the Constitutional Convention. Schoolhouse Rock - "No More Kings" fun cartoon musical outlining the Tax Acts and the Boston Tea Party. "The Coming of Independence" (Biography of America) – an Annenberg Media production in cooperation with the Library of Congress.

Art and Images A symbol of opposition to the Stamp Act. Paul Revere’s famous engraving of the Boston Massacre.

Art and Images Nathaniel Currier’s “The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor”

Political Cartoons “The Able Doctor or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught” (1774) “Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring and Feathering” (1774) “Bostonians in Distress” (1774)

Original Document John Dickinson’s “Letters From a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies” – Letter 1 (1767) reacting against the Stamp Act.

Web Resources Liberty's Kids – companion to the PBS series, an interactive website with games and information about events before, during, and after the American Revolution. Biography of America - The Coming of Independence – web resources, videos, and descriptions of events. Eyewitness History – links to eyewitness accounts of important events, such as the Boston Tea Party.

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