1. Understanding Colonial Unrest
Colonial Unrest-O-Meter
Proclamation of 1763
Quatering Act 1765
Stamp Act 1765
Townshend Act 1767
Boston Massacre 1770
Boston Tea Party 1773
Intolerable Acts 1774
First Continental Congress 1774
Lexington and Concord 1775
Understanding Colonial Unrest
The Unrest-O-Meter

2. 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. Groupwork Activity
SWBAT explain how proud British subjects of 1763 became rebellious Americans by 1775 by discussing 9 events leading up to the American Revolution. Students will rate the relative levels of “unrest” each event either causes or displays. This will be done by:
Learning about and analyzing nine events between 1763 and 1775.
Completing a Matrix summarizing each event.
Rating and providing rationale for each event through discussion and consensus.
Finally, arriving at a class consensus in rating each event.

4. Unrest-O-Meter Process
Divide into groups no greater than four or five.
Placards will be passed from group to group at Mr. B’s direction (no rushing! 5 – 7 minutes ea.).
Locate the event on the matrix (the letter after the 3.3_ )
One group member reads the placard to the rest of the group. The group summarizes.
Group discussion to reach consensus on that event’s rating and rationale.
When directed, pass placard clockwise (from a top looking down position).
When all nine events have been discussed, adjust your meter to show no more than 36 blocks.

5. Unrest-O-Meter Rating Criteria
Discuss criteria to be used for ratings.

6. Class Consensus EXAMPLE ONLY
Groups summarize events while Mr. B marks an overhead Unrest-O-Meter. No discussion of rating, only clarification of event.
After all nine events are placed, class consensus to arrive at 36 rating blocks.
EXAMPLE ONLY

7. Colonial Unrest-O-Meter
Proclamation of 1763
Quatering Act 1765
Stamp Act 1765
Townshend Act 1767
Boston Massacre 1770
Boston Tea Party 1773
Intolerable Acts 1774
First Continental Congress 1774
Lexington and Concord 1775

8. 3.3A Proclamation of 1763
To prevent wars with the Indians, the land west of the Appalachians would be reserved for the Indians – no white settlement west of the mountains.

9. 3.3B The Quartering Act
Colonists were required to ensure British Soldiers were housed, fed, provided candles, beer, and transportation.
Colonists did not trust the presence of the soldiers – would be used to enforce laws.

10. 3.3C The Stamp Act
Printed materials were to be taxed. The Stamp was applied to show the tax was paid. Items to be taxed: newspapers, pamphlets, marriage licenses, playing cards.
9 colonies sent representatives to the Stamp Act Congress (Virginia, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Georgia were not represented.) passing a resolution demanding GB repeal the Stamp Act. Boycotts were put into place.
John Adams “birth of the revolution.”

11. 3.3D The Townshend Acts
Indirect, “hidden,” tax levied on finished products.
Raises the cost of the product.
Colonists saw through the plan.

12. 3.3E The Boston Massacre
05MAR1770 British soldiers fired on a mob of Bostonians.
Five civilians were killed
Incident used for agitative propaganda by the Sons of Liberty.
Paul Revere, artist.

13. 3.3F The Boston Tea Party 1773 Parliament passed the Tea Act.
Gave British East Indies a monoply.
Boston boycotted and then destroyed the tea.

14. 3.3G The Intolerable Acts
The Coercive Acts were intended to force the colonists to pay for the destroyed tea.
Boston Harbor closed, military rule imposed.
“Intolerable”, if can be done to Boston . . .

15. 3.3H The First Continental Congress
Colonies Unite!
12 of 13 met to form the congress (-GA).
Endorsed resolutions to denounce the Intolerable Acts, urged colonies to form militias to resist enforcement, and called on colonies to suspend all trade with GB.

16. 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 dead & 174 were wounded.
49 patriots were killed, 39 more were wounded.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. Rubric