Chapter 4

m/watch?v=6W2Mvax1 DdI The ______ Act Tax on _____ and _____ The _____ Act (1765) ____ on all legal documents The _______ Act Forced ______ to ______ British soldiers

Samuel Adams No ____ w/o ______: Stamp Act _____ created Sent a ____ to ________ Later _____, but not b/c of the petition: The colonists _____ laws Son’s of ______:

The ______ Acts (1767) Tax on: All these goods imported from _______ Writs of _____ ______ with no _______

ericanhistory&bcpid= &bclid= &bctid= British troops were symbols of ______ and ________ Results: Committees of Correspondence _______ ________ network _____ colonies

You are a news reporter in one of the colonies when Britain passes the new laws that were previously discussed. Write a news story about ONE of the laws or events that occurred during the 1760s-1770s. (20 points) You must type your article. Use complete sentences and spelling counts. NAME your newspaper and give your article a TITLE. Be creative! You can make a picture or political cartoon.

Pre-test

Lord North: Proposed ______ Act Women organized _____ protest _________ _________ Dutch tea Made “__________” Boston Tea Party: _______ Parliament and British officials

Colonists called them ______ Acts Series of _____ passed to _____ the colonies Parliament’s _______ to colonial protest

1 st Continental Congress 2 nd Continental Congress Met in _________Met in ____________ _______ colonists as “Americans” Formed the __________ Army; ____________ named commander in Chief Agreed to ______ and stop _______ to Britain Wrote the ____________ Petition Established a force of ___________ All delegates ______ Parliament’s authority to tax the colonies:

British leaders _____ to arrest ______ leaders: Alarm _____ spread the news “The ____ heard _____ the world” Significance:

Work on Reporters Project, if you are finished work on the Timeline Project

Journal 2/18 Turn to page 117 in the text. Read the Primary Source: Common Sense Answer the two questions

Virginia Declaration of Rights proposed that Colonies should be _______ Form _______ alliances Plan for _________ Declaration of Independence ________ wrote the first draft Document approved on ___________

Loyalists: Mainly ______ colonists Specifically ________ and __________ Members of ______ Church Government _______ Patriots: Mainly ________ and ________ Most ______, ____ ____ and __________

Continental ArmyBritish Army Strengths 1.Strong ____________ 2.Home field advantage 3.Alliance w/ _______ Strengths 1.Well-trained 2.Generous _______ 3.Allied w/ ________ Weaknesses 1.Small and _______ 2.Lack of ________ 3._____ central government 1. Fighting in unfamiliar _________:

Women’s roles tended to be: Deborah Sampson: Mary Hays (“Molly Pitcher”): Raised ______ African Americans: Most given ________ James Middleton: Native Americans Fought on both _____

Finish the Timeline Due at beginning of next class Crossword Puzzle Due at the end of next class (2/20)

In your opinion, are “all men created equal?” Explain, your answer Did the framers really mean all men are created equal? Are African Americans, Native Americans, and women included?

Battle of Bunker Hill (June 1775) First ______ battle Occurred in _______ British ________ Colonists gained ______ Battle of Harlem Heights (Sept. 1776) Small northern _____ for _______ Gave colonists ________ Battles of Trenton and Princeton (Dec. 1776) Colonists took:

Battle of Saratoga (Oct. 1777) Occurred in ________ American _______ Brought ______ into the war: European ____ also joined to help train men

Battle of Yorktown (1781) Cornwallis = ____________ French ____ blocked: American and French troops: Forced to ______ in Oct. 1781

Crossword puzzle due at the end of class. Write an essay that address how did the American Revolution changed American society? (think about women, slavery, religion, and the economy) 20 points  you will have time in class on Monday to work on this Answer on a separate sheet of paper. Write in complete sentences. Essay should have at least 3 paragraphs, which would be about sentences. These can be typed DO NOT PLAGARIZE…USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

British ActionColonists’ Reaction The ______ Act (1765)Refused to ____ stamps, _______ them, and ________: The ______ Acts(1767)No ______ without _______ The Boston _______ (1770)Demanded _____ of ____ troops in ______ The ____ Act (1773)Dumped British ____ into Boston Harbor, known as: The _____ Acts (1774)The ____ Continental Congress: