2. WARM UP Mercantilism can be explained as… In three words, please describe each philosopher John Locke Thomas Hobbes Jean Jacques Rousseau (You may also draw the smiley faces……. )

3. CURRENT EVENTS We will do current events every Thursday! We will alternate weeks to make sure each student has the chance to choose the article. Articles must be submitted to Ms.Pierrot by that Tuesday! Articles should be focused on either politics or historical happenings. Please do not bring articles about celebrities, fashion, sports, etc. In addition to the article, please develop 3-4 discussion questions. These should be questions which will initiate conversation. If you can find a video on the article topic that is GREAT but not required.

6. CURRENT EVENTS This weeks focus is on… --  Syria

7. WHERE IS SYRIA?

8. VIDEO BACKGROUND http://rt.com/news/syria-chemical-weapons-un- 775/ As you watch.. Please try to answer the question: What is going on in Syria?

9. CURRENT EVENTS Please read through the article individually (quietly, on your own) As you read, I would like you to Underline or highlight main ideas Circle words you do not understand Write ideas/reactions in the margins We will have a discussion over the following questions… Should the United States intervene in Syria because of the use of chemical weapons? Should the United States have intervened earlier in the civil war? Do you think chemical weapons are worse than other weapons? Do you think the United States should stay out of the entire situation?

10. BACK TO CIVICS

11. REVIEW Yesterday we learned…

12. GROWING TENSIONS British and French both settled in the New World (North America) Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan for a federal union This showed colonists ideas for joining together French and Indian War led to forbidding colonial settlers settling West of Appalachian Mountains (without permission from Britain)-  Proclamation of 1763 Britain’s idea for paying war debt….

13. TAXES Harsh taxes and restrictions on commerce were placed on the colonies Stamp Act 1765- colonists were required to use expensive stamps for all paper/legal documents Quartering Act- colonists had to give supplies to British troops

14. IF YOU WERE A COLONIST… How would you have reacted to these two acts?!

15. BOYCOTT Refusal to buy British goods Sons of Liberty-opposed the Stamp Act and supported these boycotts

16. WARM UP (Please complete on a separate sheet of paper) After a week in class, please tell me -What you like about the class -What you do not like about the class -What you would like to see change in class

17. QUIZ #1--- Restate the question in complete sentences. Write answers on separate sheet of paper. There is to be NO talking.

18. CITIZEN OF THE WEEK Mr. Jalen Childers Jalen was selected as citizen of the week for the following reasons… - Follows all classroom expectations -Great participation -Expands on his thinking to develop excellent answers Congratuatlions Jalen! Keep it up!

19. STAMP ACT CONGRESS 9 of the 13 colonies participated in the Stamp Act Congress. SIGNIFICANCE- First time majority of the colonies came together to oppose British rule Britain's response? They repealed the Stamp Act!

20. DECLARATORY ACT Passed the same day they repealed the Stamp Act Gave British Parliament the legal right to tax and make decisions for the American colonies “in all cases” PREDICT  How did the colonists feel about this act?

21. OTHER ACTS Townshend Acts (1767) - Purpose of these were to simply take revenue from the colonists Tea Act (1773) - gave British merchants advantage over the colonists -> Respond with the Boston Tea Party (dumped 342 chests of British tea into the harbor) Intolerable Acts (1773) http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoI D=28436

22. COLONISTS RESPONSE…

23. CAUSE AND EFFECT What caused the British to respond with the intolerable acts? What effect did the repeal of the Stamp Act have?

24. INTOLERABLE ACT Please look at the intolerable acts which have been provided Once you have examined them, you are to write a “letter” to your brother back in England. He is one who is devoted to the King. In your “letter” you must try to convince him that the King is out of line and mistreating the colonists. Provide evidence from the Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act, and Declaratory Act. Also discuss the significance of the Stamp Act Congress. Provide an introduction, body paragraph, and a conclusion.

25. TIMELINE OF TENSION Create a timeline of the events which we have discussed so far. (Include the year, brief written description, and an image) We will continue adding to this as we step closer towards independence.