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Welcome C&E Students Find your seat and settle in Roll Call Question: “What is your favorite cereal?” Bell Work: – What theories did Montesquieu, Locke and Rousseau develop? – How does the Social Contract Work? – How is separation of powers different from popular sovereignty
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Bell Work Answers 1. Montesquieu – Separation of Powers. Locke – Natural Rights. Rousseau – Social Contract & Popular Sovereignty 2. People give up their freedom in exchange for protection. If the gov’t can’t protect their freedom, the people can overthrow the gov’t 3. Sep. of Powers = gov’t should be separated into multiple parts. Pop. Sov. = people decide how they are ruled.
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Reminders Show me your Enlightenment Floating Heads Turn in your Student Survey Unit 1 Test is Feb. 10 Next Quiz will be Feb. 2 (this Tuesday)
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Vocab Quiz! All you need on your desk is a writing utensil Have a question? Ask a Question! When finished, turn in your quiz to your class tray. Look over your Data Tracker (blue sheet) and your bell work Tracker (pink sheet) and circle/underline/ or highlight the terms you struggled with today.
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1.3 – Causes of the American Revolution Causes of the American Revolution Navigation Acts French and Indian War Proclamation of 1763 Stamp Acts 1765 Townshend Acts 1767 Boston Massacre Tea Act Boston Tea Party Intolerable Acts Lexington and Concord Common Sense 1.3 – Causes of the American Revolution Salutary Neglect Mercantilism No Taxation– Yes, this goes with the Stamp Act 1 st Continental Congress 2 nd Continental Congress Declaration of Independence
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Causes of the American Revolution
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Mercantilism England established colonies to make a profit for themselves
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Navigation Acts Required that ALL shipments had to go through English ports
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French and Indian War Albany Plan of Union (1754) was a failed plan to unify colonies for mutual defense led by Benjamin Franklin 1st attempt at a united American gov’t English War against the French and the Indians England forced the colonists to fight in the war and pay the costs of the war (Taxes)
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Proclamation of 1763 England banned settlements West of the Appalachian Mountains to the end of the French and Indian War
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Salutary Neglect Until 1765, GB did not enforce its laws in the colonies, including most taxation
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Stamp Act Tax on common goods: – Paper – Stamps – Cards – Licenses – Magazines – Legal documents Colonists decided to Boycott (refuse to buy) British goods in response to the taxes
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Stamp Act Congress (1765) nine colonies met and sent a declaration against British actions to king First time a majority of the colonies joined together to oppose British rule Effect: GB gov’t repealed (cancelled) the Stamp Act
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“No Taxation Without Representation!” Colonists did not have a say in the government of England; they didn’t want taxes
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Townshend Acts 1767 Taxes on variety of goods (paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea that were imported into the colonies) and allowed British customs officers to search for smuggling Colonists began to cause trouble for officials
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Boston Massacre 1770 British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing five people Crispus Attucks is a name synonymous with the Boston Massacre. He was not only the first African American to die for the revolution, he was one of the first patriots to give his life for the cause.
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Tea Act All tea business goes to the British East India Tea Company Although their taxes would have been cheaper, the colonists were fed up with England making decisions for them.
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Boston Tea Party
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Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston Harbor in rebellion of the Tea Act The Tea is in the Sea
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Intolerable Acts Punishment for Boston Tea Party 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 English government is being abusive
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First Continental Congress (1774) Met to demand that rights be restored after Intolerable Acts, or they would continue to boycott all British goods Wrote letter to king, swore to meet again
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Lexington and Concord British find colonists stockpiling weapons, so they attack colonists. Colonists win the battle First battle of the American Revolution Shot heard around the world!!!! School House Rock
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Common Sense Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine Wanted to separate from England
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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
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Declaration of Independence July 4 th, 1776 Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson Borrowed ideas from John Locke Purpose – Argue legitimacy of cause to Parliament – Support for cause, boost troop’s morale – Inform other countries (France)
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Declaration of Independence
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Review Crash Course Taxes and Smuggling
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