1. Bell Work: Please pick up your notebook and the Sons of Liberty handout from your back table. Take a moment to copy down the EQ and WOD for today. Then, take a few minutes to read the passage and answer the accompanying questions as directed. Monday, January 26 th

2. Daily Agenda: Bell Work: Sons of Liberty worksheet automaton WOD  automaton Activator: SFI Review Lecture: Steps to Revolution Summarizer: Short Response Practice Homework: Read Brinkley, pgs. 131-145 (review quiz tomorrow) Essential Question: What inspired the British colonists in North America to rebel?

3. Have you ever felt like someone expected you to be an automaton, a mindless follower? Have you ever…?01/26/15, Block 2 Automaton– a self-operating machine, a mindless follower ( Pronunciation for Word) ( Pronunciation for Word)

4. (Possible Answer) Have you ever…? 01/26/15, Block 2 Automaton– a self-operating machine, a mindless follower ( Pronunciation for Word) ( Pronunciation for Word) Have you ever felt like someone expected you to be an automaton, a mindless follower? It is easy to file in and go with the flow, it takes less work to conform. It can be difficult to stand up to friends or others and speak your mind.

5. What would automaton mean to: A Clockmaker? A Science Fiction Writer? Words Across Contexts 01/26/15, Block 4 Automaton– a self-operating machine, a mindless follower ( Pronunciation for Word) ( Pronunciation for Word)

6. What would automaton mean to: A Clockmaker? A clockmaker of extreme skill might be capable of creating an actual working automaton. A Science Fiction Writer? The idea of humanity being mindless sheep to be controlled has been fodder for many a Sci-Fi writer. In works such as The Giver, 1984, Brave New World, and more recently in Divergent and The Hunger Games, the ruling organizations control the unaware public. Words Across Contexts 01/26/15, Block 4 Automaton– a self-operating machine, a mindless follower ( Pronunciation for Word) ( Pronunciation for Word) (Possible Answer)

7. Taxes Sugar Act (1764) – direct tax but aimed to stop illegal trade with Spain and France In many ways an enforcement of what laws? Direct and Indirect taxes – what’s the difference? Prime Minister George Grenville adds new taxes to pay for war. Colonists felt they were internal taxes, and they should be able to vote on it. “No Taxation without Representation”

8. Stamp Act Stamp Act (1765) – direct tax on legal papers (stamped) Stamp Act Congress – 9 colonies join together to protest act Boycotts and later repealed in March of 1766. Why?

9. Opposition to British Control Sons of Liberty – protested Stamp Act, harassed tax agents Daughters of Liberty - How would they help? Samuel Adams, Dr. Joseph Warren, Paul Revere Paxton Boys – rural PA – became famous for chant “No Taxation without Representation” Shows “backcountry” feeling isolated. Patrick Henry – gives speech to Virginia Assembly – “Give me liberty or give me death.”

10. Virtual vs. Actual Representation Actual Representation True representation What Colonies wanted How would that actually be worse for them? Virtual Representation Like a parent looking after you Briton idea

11. The Growing Divide 1765 – Quartering Act – Colonists had to house British soldiers. Part-time jobs by soldiers also upset colonists 1766 – Declaratory Act – after repealing Stamp Act, Britain issued this saying that they were still in charge. 1767 – Townshend Acts – indirect Tax on imports Trials in royal (admiralty) courts – not jury of peers Led to more boycotts and smuggling

12. 2 Ships Gaspee – 1772 in Rhode Island Colonist set British customs ship on fire Defendants set to court in Britain, not in the colonies Liberty – owned by John Hancock Smuggled items w/o paying taxes British seized w/ “show of force” Triggered riots, 4000 soldiers set to Boston

13. Is this the turning point? Boston Massacre -1772 Crowd of colonists harassed British guards Guards fired into crowd, filling five (1 st one – Crispus Attucks) In trial, John Adams defended the soldiers, but who did he say was at fault? Samuel Adams referred to it as a “massacre” Paul Revere’s artist portrayal

14. Tea Time Eventually all of the Townsend Acts were repealed except for some of those involving Tea. Tea Act (1773) – helped British East India Company and actually was cheaper than smuggled tea. But Colonists did not buy it because it would show Parliament’s right to tax Boston Tea Party – 1773, dumped 342 chests Led to the Intolerable Acts

15. Intolerable Acts Also known as Coercive Acts Closed port of Boston until tea was paid for Expanded Quartering Acts power Governor could ban Town Meetings Increased power of Royal Governor At same time Britain passed the Quebec Act Said Canada was separate (Canada and Florida colonies never joined Revolution.)

17. 1 st Continental Congress Met in Philadelphia in 1774 56 delegates Declaration of Rights and Grievances Would meet again the next year Committees of Correspondence Formed in 1773 and 1774 Set up communication between colonies Why is that important? Supported Boston

18. “Revolution of 1774” Although not told as much, many areas declared independence and rebelled in 1774 Several colonies overthrew royal government and set up their own assemblies Communities starting collecting weapons and trained to fight - minutemen

19. Other factors Newspapers and Journals Mail system helps spread propaganda Rural discontent Scotch-Irish people – little respect for British gov’t Emergence of idea of an “American”

20. Shot heard around the world British General Thomas Gage set force to capture supplies and arrest some leaders (Hancock and Adams) Three men went to warn: Why is Revere so famous? At Lexington – 1 st shots fired (April 19, 1775) Who fired them? Eight Americans killed At Concord, British confront minutemen again But on the march back to Boston, over 3000 colonists shot at British army and caused over 250 casualties

22. Summarizer: Answer each in complete sentences in your notebook. A. Briefly explain the British view of how the Seven Years’ War fundamentally changed the relationship between Britain and its American colonies. B. Briefly explain the colonial view as a result of the war. C. Briefly describe an initial reaction taken as a result of the changing views by either the British or the colonists.