Unit 4 Lesson 3

Disagreements Grow Big Idea

Anticipatory Set

California Standards Social Studies Standard 5.1: Understand how political, religious, and economic ideas and interests brought about the Revolution.

California Standards Social Studies Standard 5.2: Know the significance of the first and second Continental Congresses and of the Committees of Correspondence.

California Standards Social Studies Standard 5.4: Describe the views, lives, and impact of key individuals during this period.

California Standards Social Studies Standard 6.1: Identify and map the major military battles, campaigns, and turning points of the Revolutionary War, the roles of the American and British leaders, and the Indian leaders’ alliances on both sides.

Input - Timeline Dec. 16, 1773 – The Boston Tea Party April 1774 – Parliament passes the Coercive Acts Sep – The first Continental Congress is held April 1775 – The Battles of Lexington and Concord

Language of the Discipline Monopoly – the complete control of a good or service in an area. Coerce – to bring about by force or threat. Blockade – to stop others from entering or leaving a harbor.

Language of the Discipline Quarter – to provide or pay for housing. Congress – a formal meeting of representatives.

Language of the Discipline Petition – a signed request made to an official person or organization. Minutemen – a member of the Massachusetts colony militia who could quickly be ready to fight. Revolution – a sudden, great change, such as the overthrow of an established government.

The Boston Tea Party Pg. 337

Input In 1773 Parliament passed the Tea Act. This gave the East India Company a monopoly. They were now the only legal sellers of tea in the colonies. The tea was taxed, but was still less expensive. Britain thought colonists would gladly buy the cheaper tea even though it was taxed. Angry colonists still decided to boycott.

Input Ships loaded with tea set sail for the colonies. Nov – 3 ships arrived in Boston Harbor. They were allowed to dock, which made many colonists angry. They began to protest. One night the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians, boarded the ships, and threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor. This became known as the Boston Tea Party.

The Coercive Acts Pg. 338

Input As punishment, Parliament passed the Coercive Acts. Colonists considered these laws to be intolerable. The laws became known as the “Intolerable Acts” by the colonists.

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