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Understanding Colonial Unrest. The Unrest-O-Meter. Groupwork Activity, SWBAT. Given placards with short descriptions of selected events: Discuss events that turned proud British subjects of 1763 into rebellious Americans by 1775. Rate the relative levels of “unrest” for each event
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UnderstandingColonial Unrest The Unrest-O-Meter
Groupwork Activity, SWBAT • Given placards with short descriptions of selected events: • Discuss events that turned proud British subjects of 1763 into rebellious Americans by 1775. • Rate the relative levels of “unrest” for each event • Choose five of the nine events to create a timeline with appropriate illustrations and descriptive sentences to summarize the information learned in this activity.
3.3A Proclamation of 1763 • To prevent wars with the ______, the land west of the ___________ would be reserved for the Indians – no ________ settlement west of the mountains.
3.3B The Quartering Act • Colonists were required to ensure British _______ were housed, fed, provided candles, _____, and transportation. • Colonists did not trust the presence of the ________ – would be used to ______ ____.
3.3C The Stamp Act • ________ materials were taxed. The ______ was applied showing the tax was paid. Taxable Items: ______, ___, etc. • ____colonies sent representatives to the Stamp Act Congress • Resolution demanding GB ______ the Stamp Act. • _______ were put into place. • John Adams said this was the “_____ of the revolution.”
3.3D The Townshend Acts • _________, “hidden,” tax levied on finished products. • ________ the cost of the product. • Colonists saw through the plan.
3.3E The Boston Massacre • ___________ British soldiers fired on a mob of Bostonians. • _ civilians were killed • Incident used for agitative _________ by the Sons of Liberty. • ______ _____, artist.
3.3F The Boston Tea Party • 1773 Parliament passed the Tea Act. • Gave British East Indies a _________. • Boston ________ and then destroyed the tea.
3.3G The Intolerable Acts • The ________ Acts were intended to force the colonists to pay for the destroyed tea. • Boston Harbor ______ , _______ rule imposed. • “Intolerable”, if can be done to Boston . . .
3.3H The First Continental Congress • Colonies Unite! • ___ of 13 met to form the congress (-GA). • _________ resolutions to denounce the Intolerable Acts, urged colonies to form _____ to resist enforcement, called on colonies to ________ all trade with GB.
3.3I Lexington and Concord • April 19, 1775 • British intended to capture stores of ammunition and Sam Adams and John Hancock. • The Lexington Militia stood their ground, a confrontation ensued, sparked the day’s conflagration. • Before returning to Boston . . . 73 British solders were killed, 174 wounded. 49 Patriots killed, 39 were wounded.
Unrest-O-Meter Wrap Up • Considering the rising level of tension, pick five events that best represent that escalation. • Place those five events on a timeline. • Create a symbol for each event and use color to help describe the level of unrest. • Horizontally place the symbols to locate the event in time, vertically place the symbols to show their level of unrest. • Below the timeline, write out brief bullets describing each event.
Timeline Project, 25 points • Combination Timeline / Graph (see rubric!) • Choose Five events to depict the escalating unrest in the colonies. • Place them to scale on the timeline. • Use a symbol to show each event’s level of unrest (does not need to be a perfect “staircase”). • Under the timeline, write a one or two sentence summary of the event. • The No-Brainer rubric applies.
