1. U.S. History Chapter 2 – Revolution and the Early Republic
2-1 Colonial Resistance and Rebellion

2. Declaration of Independence 3 minutes http://www. youtube. com/watch

3. Colonial Resistance and Rebellion
CA Standards:
Describe the Enlightenment and the rise of democratic ideas as the context in which the nation was founded.
Analyze the ideological origins of the American Revolution
Objectives:
Summarize colonial resistance to British taxation
Trace the mounting tension in Massachusetts
Examine efforts made to avoid war between the colonies and the British
Summarize the historical background of the Declaration of Independence

4. Homework
Write definition of terms & names found on page 17 in workbook and page 58 of textbook
Loyalists
Patriots
Saratoga
Valley Forge
Inflation
Marquis de Lafayette
Charles Cornwallis
Yorktown
Treaty of Paris
Egalitarianism
Read pages 58-65
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century
Prepare for Open notebook Quiz

5. Colonial Resistance & Rebellion
Main Idea
Conflicts between Great Britain and the American colonies escalated, until the colonists finally declared their independence

6. Colonial Resistance & Rebellion
Why It Matters Now
The ideas put forth by the colonists in the Declaration of Independence remain the guiding principles of the United States today.

7. Colonial Resistance & Rebellion
Terms & Names page 46
King George III John Locke
Sugar Act Common Sense
Stamp Act Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams Declaration of Independence
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party

8. Notes: 2-1Guided Reading
Colonial Resistance & Rebellion
Read Pages 15 & 16
Reading Study Guide

9. Notes: 2-1Guided Reading
1. How did the colonists respond to new taxes?
Colonial assemblies protested; Merchants and Samuel Adams organized boycotts of British goods.

10. Notes: 2-1Guided Reading
2. How did Britain try to punish Boston for its protests?
The British declared martial law in Boston to punish the city for its protests

11. Notes: 2-1Guided Reading
3. What actions did the colonies take to prepare for war?
Some New Englanders became minutemen & stored weapons.
The 2nd Continental Congress formed the Continental Army and named George Washington to be the General.

12. Notes: 2-1Guided Reading
4. What ideas of John Locke did Thomas Jefferson put in the Declaration of Independence?
Jefferson used Locke’s idea that people have the right to life and liberty.

13. John Locke John Locke - English philosopher
People have natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
Every society is based on a social contract – an agreement in which the people consent to choose & obey a government so long as it safeguards their natural rights.
If the government violates that social contract by taking away those rights – the people have the right to resist and even overthrow the government

14. Common Sense Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet Common Sense
Very popular among the colonists.
Paine stated that independence would allow America to trade more freely.
It would give colonists the chance to create a better society – free from tyranny.
A society with equal social and economic opportunities for all.
Pamphlet convinced many colonists to want independence.

15. Declaration of Independence 14 minutes http://www. youtube. com/watch

16. Be prepared for open notebook quiz