1. Conflict in the Colonies
September 28th/29th

2. Bell Work September 29th Give three possible consequences of a war
How does a country find the money to pay for a war?
Bell Work September 29th

3. Cause, course, and Consequence Chart
You may work with your shoulder partner
You may use your notes and a book
Create a Cause, Course, and Consequence Chart of the French and Indian War.
You need two facts for the Cause, Course, and Consequence.
On the back, write 3-5 sentences answering this question, How did the French and Indian War change the balance of power in America?
Cause, course, and Consequence Chart

4. Common Board Date: September 29th Topic: Conflict in the Colonies
SS.8.A.3.1 explain the Consequences of the French and Indian War in British policies for the American colonies from
Objective: I will be able to discuss the British acts that angered the colonists to the point of revolution.
E.Q. How did these laws affect the colonists?
Check for Understanding: Explain in a paragraph why the colonists felt that they were being treated unfairly by the British?
Common Board

5. Imagine that the government started taxing your favorite food or drink forcing you to pay twice the amount for it than normal.
Discuss with your shoulder partner if you would still purchase the drink or food, stop buying it altogether, find an alternative, or turn to the black market (buying it illegally).
Think, Pair, Share

6. Consequences of the French and Indian War
After the war, the British government needed a way to pay for and defend their new colonies
They decided to prevent settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
They also decided to tax the American Colonists.
They created courts with no juries and where the accused were treated as guilty until proven innocent
The colonists responded to these new laws by protesting and boycotting British goods.
Consequences of the French and Indian War

7. Proclamation of 1763 – banned British settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
This was intended to protect the colonists from Native Americans
How do you think the colonists felt about this Proclamation?
Proclamation of 1763

8. Sugar Act – put a tax on molasses and sugar imported by the colonists
This was intended to help pay for the army that the British had stationed in the colonies
The British also cracked down on smuggling
Sugar Act

9. Clear your desk
Get out a writing utensil
Quiz

10. Conflict in the Colonies
October 2nd, 2017

11. What was the Proclamation of 1763?
What was the sugar act?
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Bell Work October 2nd

12. Common Board Date: October 2nd, 2017 Topic: Conflict in the Colonies
SS.8.A.3.1 explain the Consequences of the French and Indian War in British policies for the American colonies from
Objective: I will be able to discuss the British acts that angered the colonists to the point of revolution.
E.Q. Why were the colonists so upset about the British policies and taxes?
Check for Understanding: Why did Parliament pass this act and how does it penalize the colonists (for example does it make them pay extra taxes, shut something down, or does it make them do something that they may have thought was unfair)? Do you think it was fair? Why or why not?
Common Board

13. Video on Stamp ACt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VY3b67VGH8
Answer questions on your notes.
Video on Stamp ACt

14. Stamp Act of 1765 – This act required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when they bought paper items
Colonists began to protest this because they saw it as a direct tax as opposed to a tax on imported goods.
The colonists also argued that this was taxation without representation.
Parliament (the house of representatives in the British government that made the laws, especially taxes) eventually repealed this tax
Stamp act of 1765

16. Why do you think the colonists were angry about being taxed without representation?
Think, pair, share

17. Declaratory Act – gave Parliament the right to make laws for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever”
Parliament was mad that the colonists had challenged their authority.
Declaratory ACt

19. How were the declaratory Acts a violation of the idea of taxation with representation.
Think, pair, share

20. Conflict in the Colonies
October 3rd
Conflict in the Colonies

21. What was the Stamp Act?
Explain why the colonists were upset due to taxation without representation?
Bell Work October 3rd

22. Common Board Date: October 3rd, 2017 Topic: Conflict in the Colonies
SS.8.A.3.1 explain the Consequences of the French and Indian War in British policies for the American colonies from
Objective: I will be able to discuss the British acts that angered the colonists to the point of revolution.
E.Q. Why were the colonists so upset about the British policies and taxes?
Check for Understanding: Why did Parliament pass this act and how does it penalize the colonists (for example does it make them pay extra taxes, shut something down, or does it make them do something that they may have thought was unfair)? Do you think it was fair? Why or why not?
Common Board

24. Townshend Acts – these acts places taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea
These laws also gave the British more authority to search for smuggling and seize the property without warrants.
The colonists responded with protests.
This caused a riot to break out in Boston
The British responded with sending troops to restore order.
The presence of troops led to more fights and eventually the Boston Massacre
Townshend ACts

26. Tea Act – allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonists.
This made colonial merchants afraid that the cheap tea from the British East India Company would drive them out of business.
Colonists responded with the Boston Tea Party
Tea aCt

28. How would the Boston Tea Party make the British angry?
Think, Pair, Share

29. Intolerable Acts – a number of new laws passed in the Spring of 1774 to punish the city of Boston for the Boston Tea Party
Quartering Act – required colonists to house British soldiers in their homes
Quebec Act – gave a large amount of land from Massachusetts to the colony of Quebec.
These were in response to the Boston Tea Party
They made the colonists even more angry
Intolerable ACts

31. Intolerable ACts Closed Boston Harbor until the city paid for the tea
Cancelled the Massachusetts's charter
Sent royal officials accused of a crime to Britain for trial letting them face a more friendly judge and jury
Required British troops to be allowed into the colonists’ homes
Gave land to Quebec
General Thomas Gage became the new governor of Massachusetts.
Intolerable ACts

32. Why are these laws called the Intolerable Acts
Think, Pair, share

33. Conflict in the Colonies
October 4th, 2017

34. Answer the following questions in complete sentences (for example, the act that did … was the … act).
Which act forced the colonists to house British soldiers in their homes?
Which act made tea from the British East India Company cheaper?
Which acts were passed to punish Boston after the Boston Tea Party?
Bell Work October 4th, 2017

35. Common Board Date: October 4th, 2017 Topic: Conflict in the Colonies
SS.8.A.3.1 explain the Consequences of the French and Indian War in British policies for the American colonies from
Objective: I will be able to discuss the British acts that angered the colonists to the point of revolution.
E.Q. Why were the colonists so upset about the British policies and taxes?
Check for Understanding: Why did Parliament pass this act and how does it penalize the colonists (for example does it make them pay extra taxes, shut something down, or does it make them do something that they may have thought was unfair)? Do you think it was fair? Why or why not?
Common Board

36. Reminder: Quiz Tomorrow
Reminder that there is a quiz tomorrow!
There will also be a test the end of next week.
Reminder: Quiz Tomorrow

37. Videos You don’t have to do anything, just listen
Videos

38. Conflict in the Colonies
October 5th/6th

39. What were the Townshend Acts? What was the Quebec Act?
Bell Work October 6th

40. Work on Cause and effect chart
Get a book
Turn to page
Use you notes and book to complete the Cause and Effect Chart
You may work with a shoulder partner
Declaratory Acts are on page 100 in the section “Repealing the Stamp Act.”
Work on Cause and effect chart

41. Get into groups of four Get into groups of four
We are going to analyze three documents about the Stamp Act
Work within your group to read the documents, annotate the documents, and answer the questions.
Get into groups of four

42. Protest Get into groups of 4
You are going to create a protest for one of the British Acts
Each person in the group will have a role
Leader: Help everyone with their task and make sure the project is completed in time for the rally
Graphic Artist: Create a poster to demonstrate your outrage towards the your assigned act.
Public Relations Expert: Do research on the your assigned act using the book. You may also use your phone (you are to be the only person with a phone out)
Public Relations Writer: Write a three sentence statement for the public on why you are protesting your assigned act. Include information about having no representation in Parliament.
Volunteer Activist: Help everyone else in the group complete their duties.
Protest

43. "Why did Parliament pass this act and how does it penalize the colonists (for example does it make them pay extra taxes, shut something down, or does it make them do something that they may have thought was unfair)? Do you think it was fair? Why or why not?"
Paragraph

44. Homework due By next Friday
In your journals, write TWO paragraphs answering the question number 4 from Document C
How does the account in this document compare to the accounts in documents A and B? Do you think most colonists were upset about the Stamp Act, or do you think a few leaders riled up everyone.
Homework due By next Friday

45. Get out your phones, prepare for quiz review.

46. Clear your desks of everything except a pen or pencil.
Quiz