1. Monday October 24th 2016.
Pick up your spirals/folders, take out a pen/pencil and your bellwork.
We will take notes, answer a few questions, then watch a video clip over a battle.
Bellwork: What do you think? (Sentences!!!)
What is a militia?

2. Voting Registration Continues: Deadline Nov 1st
It is understandable that some students don’t want to vote.
EVERY student on voting day will be writing a 3 paragraph essay on your voting choice.
Why did you choose to vote?
Why did you choose not to vote?
Do you think voting is important? Why/Why not?
If you didn’t vote, will you ever in the future? Why/why not?
If you did vote, will you continue to vote? Why/why not?

3. The American Revolution

4. Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775 First battle of the Revolution
Takes place in two towns outside of Boston
British Goals:
Arrest colonial leaders (Adams and Hancock)
seize a stockpile of colonial weapons
Paul Revere and William Dawes warn the militias
Minutemen (ready at a minute’s notice)

5. Lexington and Concord Lexington – 8 militia killed
Concord – militia exchange fire with British regulars at North Bridge
British retreat to Boston
Militias constantly attack them along the road
Colonial militias surround Boston
2nd Continental Congress meets a month later

7. Write the answers in your notes
Write the answers in your notes. These will only help you… Write in a sentence where you can understand the question. Popsicle sticks will be used…
What caused the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
How did the Battles of Lexington and Concord impact colonial support for independence?

8. Wednesday October 26th 2016.
Pick up your spiral/notes, take out a pen/pencil, and your bellwork.
We are taking a few notes and then a Declaration of Independence Activity.
Bellwork due Friday.
Make sure to follow the rubric that we discussed and is online.
Bellwork: What do you think? (Sentences!!)
What caused the Second Continental Congress to convene (meet)?

9. George Washington
“The once-happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched in blood or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice?"

10. 2nd Continental Congress
Philadelphia, May 1775 (Is this before or after Lexington/Concord?)
John Adams, Ben Franklin, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson,
and George Washington
Appoint George Washington Commander of Continental Army
Olive Branch Petition
Congress asks King George to overrule Parliament
and fix things.
George responds by declaring colonies “in a state of rebellion”
Colonists consider declaring independence.
Video
Olive Branch Response

11. Declaration of Independence
Issued by the 2nd Continental Congress – approved July 4, 1776
Purpose: explain reasons for independence
Written by Thomas Jefferson – used ideas of John Locke
Equality & unalienable rights
List of grievances (reasons they’re separating)
A slavery paragraph was taken out to ensure support of southern colonies
Video/activity!!

12. These Questions are here for your own benefit to use on your own time.
• What was significant about the colonies declaring independence?
• What ideas from John Locke influenced the Declaration of Independence?
What caused the Second Continental Congress to convene?
What political leaders contributed to America’s independence?