1. Learning Goal:
Learning Goal: The student will understand how the colonial response to English policies led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. (DOK 2-You have to DESCRIBE how English policy and the actions of the colonists led to them making a Declaration of Independence.)
Please check off what you know in the Unit 5: Path to Democracy (Colonial Concerns) scale on the left page.
Then, write a beginning tracking point on the right side page.

2. For almost 100 years, American colonial governments enjoyed relative “self -government” from Britain.
In 1760, King George III takes the throne and demands more control over America

3. Illustrated Timeline
Directions: Create a timeline (like the one below). For each spot on the timeline, include the following.
The name of the event/act
A date
A picture that summarizes the significance of the event/act
The Declaration of Independence
(1776)
The French and Indian War
( )

4. “French & Indian War”
The British fought with colonists to protect their land from the French.
The war was extremely expensive for the British government…
What obligation of citizenship might the King want Colonial Americans to do the help?
increased taxes for the Colonists in America.

5. Illustrated Timeline The Proclamation of 1763
The Declaration of Independence
(1776)
The French and Indian War
( )

6. Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 kept colonists from expanding west of the Appalachian Mountains even after they fought for the king.
What’s happening to the amount of land that the American Colonies/British have after the French and Indian War? What about their boundary?
Why would this make them mad?

7. Illustrated Timeline The Proclamation of 1763
The Declaration of Independence
(1776)
The French and Indian War
( )
The Stamp Act (1765)
Key terms: Boycott, No taxation without representation

8. “Stamp Act” (1765) Before After
Predict: How else might the King get his MONEY back based on this image and what we know about obligations?
Before
After
This act required expensive tax stamps on all newspapers and legal documents
Why would that make them so mad?

9. “No Taxation Without Representation”
Review and Predict: Based on your knowledge of a “Representative democracy” and “social contract”, why do you think colonists would use this expression?
Since they had no representation in the British Parliament (England’s Congress), they felt they should not have to pay taxes if they couldn’t vote.

10. American Boycotts
Based on the following images, what do you think a boycott is and why would the colonists do it?
In protest, many Americans began to “boycott” or refuse to buy British goods.
As a result, the British government “repealed” or cancelled the act.

11. Illustrated Timeline The Quartering Act (1765)
The Proclamation of 1763
The Declaration of Independence
(1776)
The French and Indian War
( )
The Stamp Act (1765)
Key terms: Boycott, No taxation without representation

12. “The Quartering Act” (1765)
Predict: Based on the title above and the image, what does it mean to give someone quarter and who did the colonists have to do this for? Why?
American colonists had to provide for the basic needs of British soldiers stationed in the colonies.
Items included bedding, cooking utensils, firewood, beer or cider, and candles.

13. Illustrated Timeline The Quartering Act (1765)
The Proclamation of 1763
The Declaration of Independence
(1776)
Townshend Acts (1767)
The French and Indian War
( )
The Stamp Act (1765)
Key terms: Boycott, No taxation without representation

14. “Townshend Acts” (1767)
This act allowed taxes to be levied (raised) on basic goods imported to the colonies from Great Britain (glass, tea, paper, paint, etc.)

15. Illustrated Timeline The Tea Act (1773) The Quartering Act (1765)
The Proclamation of 1763
The Declaration of Independence
(1776)
Townshend Acts (1767)
The French and Indian War
( )
The Stamp Act (1765)
Key terms: Boycott, No taxation without representation

16. “Tea Act” (1773)
Predict with prior knowledge: What might the images show the king is doing next?
The “Tea Act” followed, forcing the colonists to buy tea only from the British East India Company.
American merchants were outraged. >:/

17. Illustrated Timeline The Tea Act (1773) The Quartering Act (1765)
The Proclamation of 1763
The Declaration of Independence
(1776)
Townshend Acts (1767)
The French and Indian War
( )
The Stamp Act (1765)
Boston Tea Party (1773)
Key terms: Boycott, No taxation without representation

18. “Boston Tea Party” (1773)
Predict/Prior Knowledge: Based on the images, how did the colonists react?
Disguised as Indians, It took nearly three hours for more than 100 colonists to empty the tea into Boston Harbor. The chests held more than 90,000 lbs. (45 tons) of tea, which would cost nearly $1,000,000 dollars today.

19. Illustrated Timeline The Tea Act (1773) The Quartering Act (1765)
Coercive “Intolerable” Acts (1774)
The Proclamation of 1763
The Declaration of Independence
(1776)
Townshend Acts (1767)
The French and Indian War
( )
The Stamp Act (1765)
Boston Tea Party (1773)
Key terms: Boycott, No taxation without representation

20. “Coercive” (“Intolerable”) Acts (1774)
Predict: Based on the images, how did the King respond?
To respond to the “Boston Tea Party”, the British Parliament instituted the “Coercive Acts”.
Called the “Intolerable Acts” by America, they closed down Boston Harbor until colonists could pay back the cost of the destroyed tea.

21. Illustrated Timeline The Tea Act (1773) The Quartering Act (1765)
Coercive “Intolerable” Acts (1774)
The Proclamation of 1763
The Declaration of Independence
(1776)
Townshend Acts (1767)
Continental Congress, Revolutionary War, and “Common Sense”
The French and Indian War
( )
The Stamp Act (1765)
Boston Tea Party (1773)
Key terms: Boycott, No taxation without representation

22. First Continental Congress (1774)
Predict: Based on the images, what did the American colonial delegates/representatives in Philadelphia try to do and how did the King respond?
Congress sent a letter to King George demanding the rights of the colonists be restored. The king was like…nah bruh.

23. King George’s Response…
Predict: Based on the images below, what eventually happened?
The shot that was heard around the world at Lexington and Concord, just outside of Boston that started the American Revolution.

24. Second Continental Congress (1775)
During the second meeting, delegates argued over the best solution.
Many did NOT want independence, fearing they could not win a war with Britain.

25. Thomas Paine & “Common Sense”
Review: How did Thomas Paine connect the ideas of natural rights and self-government? (what did he want to PERSUADE people to do?) What people/documents did we see this ideas in?
Paine used colonial propaganda to argue in that it was only “common sense” for America to govern itself because the king was violating natural rights. (Locke, Mayflower compact, etc…)

26. Illustrated Timeline The Tea Act (1773) The Quartering Act (1765)
Coercive “Intolerable” Acts (1774)
The Proclamation of 1763
The Declaration of Independence
(1776)
Townshend Acts (1767)
The Continental Congress, First shots of the Revolutionary War, and “Common Sense”
The French and Indian War
( )
The Stamp Act (1765)
Boston Tea Party (1773)
Key terms: Boycott, No taxation without representation

27. Directions There are 12 images on your desk.
Combine each image with another to make a total of 6 pairs.
For each pair, one of the sources is the CAUSE of an event on your timeline, and the other source is an EFFECT of the event on your timeline.
Arrange the 6 pairs IN ORDER as they appear on the timeline.

29. “Declaration of Independence” –First Section
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
Breaking up with the King
Natural Rights-John Locke, social contract, etc…
They’re going to list all of the reasons why they should be able to break up with the king…justification. (grievances)

30. “Declaration of Independence”-2nd section
John Locke, Natural Rights
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” “That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” “That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government…”
Self-Government (Mayflower Compact) and Limited Government (Magna Carta)
Social Contract Theory (Locke)
Common Sense (Thomas Paine)

31. “Declaration of Independence”- 3rd section
Part III: List of Grievances (Complaints)
This lists the colonists’ complaints against the British government and King George III. (justification for the “breakup”)

32. Grievances in the Declaration of Independence
Grievance: a complaint
Directions:
At your desk are 8 sets of quotes/grievances and 8 sets of images.
Match each quote from the Grievances section of the Declaration with the image (primary and secondary sources) that BEST fits.
THEN, figure out where the cause of this grievance would best fall on the timeline. (some of the grievances might not fall under a particular event)