1. Grades 9-12 By: Allison Henline March 3 rd, 2015

2.  We The People…  Declaration Quiz!! Declaration Quiz!! What do you already know about the Declaration of Independence?

3.  Founding Fathers  James Madison  Sam Adams  George Washington  Thomas Jefferson  Benjamin Franklin  John Jay  Alexander Hamilton

4.  So What Does This Thing Look Like? Something like this ?

5. Why Ruin This Relationship?? The English helped settle the colonies, the colonies sent things like raw materials to England. England sent FINISHED goods back to the colonies? What was the problem?

6. MONEY. Taxation without representation! Several taxes were imposed on the colonies to cut losses for the crown. Some of the more famous taxes are the Sugar Tax and the Tea Tax. Sugar Tax Tea Tax.

7.  Time for Crash Course! What Other Factors Are There?

8.  Lets Recap! The Colonists (Patriots): Wanted no taxes without representation, freedom to buy non English goods, didn’t want to house English soldiers, wanted to be able to manufacture their own goods without persecution. The English (Loyalists): Wanted their money back from the colonists, wanted colonists to buy only English goods, If colonists want to trade then they have to go through our regulated routes, it’s the colonists’ duty as English citizens to do what their government wants of them this includes housing royal soldiers for a while.

9.  Who’s Side Are You On? You will be split up into four groups, from there your group will be given a piece of paper that states what side you will be defending in the war of independence. Each person on the group is responsible for finding one idea to defend their side as well as one piece of factual evidence to support their claim. You must use the evidence provided as well as your book to support your argument. When you are finished, you will combine all your ideas and facts together onto one piece of paper and pick a representative from your group to present to the class your groups claim on the war of independence.

10.  Credits Constitution & Declaration of Independence On flag. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2015, from http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photography- constitution-declaration-independence-flag-image23487952#res1660250 ConstitutionFacts.com - Learn about the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence and much more! (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2015, from http://www.constitutionfacts.com/?page=declarationQuiz.cfm Declaration of Independence. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2015, from http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration.html Green, J., Muller, S., & Mayer, R. (2012, August 12). Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28. Retrieved March 14, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlUiSBXQHCw MorgueFile free photos. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2015, from http://www.morguefile.com/archive/#/?q=alexander hamilton&sort=pop&photo_lib=iStock The Sugar Act. (1995, January 1). Retrieved March 14, 2015, from http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sugaract.htm The Tea Act. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2015, from http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.htm