11/17-21

The American Revolution

Bell Ringer

Bell Ringer

• What did you see?• What do you remember about

the Boston Tea Party?• Let’s review from last week to

refresh our memories…

Objective

• Compare/Contrast Primary Source articles on the Boston Tea Party

Housekeeping• No late work from last week after

today. NO EXCEPTIONS• Check the bin for your work• Check the website if you missed

any days• See me in room 310 if needed

Quick Review

• French Indian war- significance?

• Who can tell me?

Notes-take out a sheet of paper, label your notes pg. #

• 1. Tea Act (1773)a. Cut cost of tea sold by East India

Companyi. Price could ‘undersell’ smugglers

b. Colonists felt this price forced them to pay tax

Tea Act

• C. Boston Tea Party-Dec. 16 1773i. Act of defiance by colonistsii. Tossed tea overboard into

Boston Harbor(why would they do this???)

2. Intolerable Acts• A. Parliaments way of punishing

Massachusetts for the protests that came beforeI. Closed port of Boston until tea

they dumped was paid forII. Boston could only hold one town

meeting/year

2. Intolerable Acts

iii. v. Took land away from settlers in Ohio Valleyiv. Stand trial in Britain for any offence committed. (So…what do YOU think the Colonists will do???)

3. First Continental Congress• A. Philadelphia, 1774

i. Colonies sent delegates to decide ‘what to do next’

B. Drew up a list of rights that Parliament should respect and to boycott British-made goods.

3. Continental Congress

• C. Declared loyalty to the KING but NOT to Parliament

•D. Defend themselves from future British attacks

Primary Source

• Boston Tea Party- you and your partner will read the article and answer the questions on the back• Keep in mind: who wrote this?

From which point of view is it written? (were they there? Are they pro British? Colonist?)

4. Lexington and Concord

• A. King sides with Parliamenti. Arrest ALL PATRIOTS (loyal to

colony NOT the king)B. Concord-April 19,1775

i. Patriots hiding supplies? ii. British FIRE on them

4. Lexington and Concord

iii. British burn supplies not removed (warned by Paul Revere)iv. Militia killed 73 redcoats C. Lexington

i. 8 minutemen (colonial militia) killed

Bell Ringer: tuesday

• What key ideas do we hold to be “American” today?

Go over Tea Party PS

Olive Branch Petition

2nd Continental Congress

Declaration of Independence

D of I

• What key ideas do we hold to be “American”

• Think about how life would be different without them…

DofI

• Turn to page 113 in your book.