1. Can you work out from the pictures what the topic of today’s lesson is?

2. Title: Why did America leave the Empire?
08 August August 2019
Learning Objective: To investigate the causes of the War of Independence.
Learning Outcomes:
Good: You need to be able to give reasons why an event happened or why it is important .
Great: You need to be able to explain in a PEE paragraph.
Awesome: You need to be able to explain in three PEEL paragraphs why an event is important or why kit happened.

3. What is happening in the picture?
This is a drawing of an event in 1773 which became known as the Boston Tea Party.

4. After the Boston Tea Party, the British responded by closing the port of Boston and banning public meetings, which angered the Americans. In September 1774 representatives from all over the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to decide what to do. This was known as the ‘first congress’, and it was decided to rebel against Britain. This led to the War of Independence, which was fought for five brutal years.
The Boston Tea Party 16th December 1773 led to the American War of Independence and the eventual loss of America as a colony of the British Empire. Complete the quiz on the video clip to develop your understanding.

5. Complete the colour coding sheet to sort the reasons for the War of Independence into 3 categories;
Money
Rights
Other Reasons
Sort the reasons for the war of independence by completing the two chilli table. 10
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Sort the reasons for the war of independence by completing the CHALLENGE 3 chilli table. 6 4 2
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6. P E E L Point Evidence Explain Link
Explain why the War of Independence began in 1776.
You may use the following in your answer;
Money
Rights
How do we structure our explanations, so we can write them down? P
Point E
Evidence E
Explain L
Link

7. How do we make PEEL paragraphs?
(Point)
Mr Jones is the oldest person in the classroom.
Mr Jones is the oldest person in the classroom because he was born in (explaining why Mr Jones is old).
It could be suggested that Mr Jones is the oldest person in the classroom because he was born in However, it could also be suggested that he feels like the oldest person in the classroom because he spends money on rent and food shopping, rather than doing anything fun. (making a link between one explanation and another explanation).
(Evidence)
(Explanation)
(link)

8. P E E L Explain why the War of Independence began in 1776.
You may use the following in your answer;
Money
Rights P
Example:
One reason for the War of Independence was Money. This is because there was an increase in taxes in the colony as the British government tried to raise money to defend the thirteen colonies against French invasion. The colonists felt this was unfair as they had no representation in parliament.
Example:
One reason for the War of Independence was Money. This is because there was an increase in taxes in the colony as the British government tried to raise money to defend the thirteen colonies against French invasion. The colonists felt this was unfair as they had no representation in parliament. This lack of representation could link to the rights of the colonists.
This meant that the American colonists wanted the rights of all English men. The English however saw the colonies as being their for the benefit of the Crown and Parliament and used how they saw fit. E E L

9. End Explain why the War of Independence began in 1776.
You may use the following in your answer;
Money
Rights
One reason for the War of Independence was money. This is because Another reason money led to the war of Independence was
This links to because
This meant that
In addition
This links to another important reason for the rebellion
This was another important reason for the rebellion because
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Do you think America benefitted from leaving the Empire?
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11. With your partner take it in turns to answer these questions!
How much do you think the War of Independence wakened the Empire?
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12. With your partner take it in turns to answer these questions!
Is it right for one country to rule over another?
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13. With your partner take it in turns to answer these questions!
Do you think the Empire is something we should be proud of?
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