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Introduction…
Hi! I’m Miss Holly. Welcome to Level 5 Social Studies!
Today you will learn about:
•causes that led to the American Revolution: Pontiac's Rebellion, Proclamation of 1763, Townshend Acts, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, and Intolerable Acts.
In the aftermath of the French and Indian War, the English raised the price of goods sold to the Native Americans.
On October 7, 1763, the king of England, made an announcement that caused a furor, or great disturbance, amongst the colonists.
However, many colonists had purchased land or had been given land grants in that area in exchange for their military service during the war.
A series of 1767 laws were named for Charles Townshend, British Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasurer).
Colonial reaction to these taxes was the same as to the Sugar Act and Stamp Act. Britain eventually repealed all the taxes except the one on tea.
In response to the sometimes violent protests by the American colonists, Great Britain sent more troops to the colonies.
They boarded three British ships (the Dartmouth, the Eleanor, and the Beaver) and dumped 342 whole crates of British tea into the Boston harbor on December 16, 1773.
Impartial Administration of Justice Act, which allowed the royal governor of a colony to move trials to other colonies or even to England if he feared that juries in those colonies wouldn't judge a case fairly.
The laws were these:
Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act made all law officers subject to appointment by the royal governor and banned all town meetings that didn't have approval of the royal governor.
Boston Port Act, which closed the port of Boston until the price of the dumped tea was recovered, moved the capital of Massachusetts to Salem, and made Marblehead the official port of entry for the Massachusetts Colony.
Quartering Act, which allowed royal troops to stay in houses or empty buildings if barracks were not available.
The closing of Boston's port alone would cost the colony (and the American colonies as a whole) a ton of money.
The Quartering Act angered colonists who didn't want soldiers (especially Redcoats) in their houses.
And the Quebec Act was a direct insult to Americans, who had been denied the same sorts of rights that the Quebec residents now got.
Rather than keep the colonists down, the Intolerable Acts stirred the revolutionary spirit to a fever pitch!
Causes of the American Revolution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rZKCegwnCU
Let’s watch a short Youtube video about the causes of the American Revolution.
Listen closely for what acts, or laws, England imposed against the colonists that pushed them to rebel.
In conclusion…
Today we have learned about the causes that led to the American Revolution: Pontiac's Rebellion, the Proclamation of 1763, Townshend Acts, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts.
Extension activities..
•First, write down two to three facts that you learned from listening to the presentation. Write as much as you can.
•Second, complete the Crispus Attucks worksheet.
References
• Importance of the Proclamation of 1776, (2012). Retrieved from http://americanhistory.about.com/b/2009/10/07/importance-of-the-proclamation-of-1763.htm
• Social studies for kids. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/
• What is the significance of Pontiac’s rebellion? (2012). Retrieved from http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_significance_of_Pontiac%27s_rebellion