Week four Baby Birds! We're in the American Revolution unit! The Second Continental Congress date is set, you have your in-class essay assignment details, your delegate information, and should be gearing up for quite the discussions of the Revolution. Enjoy!
Day 1: The Stamp Act of 1765, History Channel's: The Revolution, No Taxation Without Representation! by James Otis, Stamp Act's repeal in 1766...Who the heck is Ben Franklin? --> Townshend Acts! --> Violence in Boston? I sense a MASSACRE!!!
HW: Please watch the videos embedded below, this will help make sense of the Revolution! Start researching your Second Continental Congress delegate!
Notes: Second Continental Congress - Thursday, September 27. American Revolution in-class essay on Oct. 3/4 (whichever day I see you first that week)
"Colonial Resistance: Huzzah!"
"Boston Massacre!"
Day 2: The Boston Massacre leads to the GRANDEST political cartoon at the time! Why is Sam Adams the Moses of the Revolution? Response to the Massacre --> MORE TAXES! Why are the British taxing the colonists? How are the colonists' responding? WHY are they responding like this?...Boston T-Partea & A T-Partea in 1773! Intolerable Acts ...Moving towards "in"dependence? Huzzah! John Adams DVD
HW: Please watch the videos embedded on the blog, this will help make sense of the Revolution! Start researching your Second Continental Congress delegate!
Notes: Second Continental Congress - Thursday, September 27. American Revolution in-class essay on Oct. 3/4 (whichever day I see you first that week)
Day 3: The Intolerable Acts...A FIRST Continental Congress, the Shot Heard Round the World! Battles of Lexington & Concord....We are rebelling against Great Britain!
HW: Please watch the videos embedded on the blog, this will help make sense of the Revolution! Start researching your Second Continental Congress delegate!
Notes: Second Continental Congress - Thursday, September 27. American Revolution in-class essay on Oct. 3/4 (whichever day I see you first that week)
Day 4: Working on the contributing factors that led to the Second Continental Congress meeting and the writing of the Declaration of Independence...
HW: Please watch the videos embedded on the blog, this will help make sense of the Revolution! Start researching your Second Continental Congress delegate!
Notes: Second Continental Congress - Thursday, September 27. American Revolution in-class essay on Oct. 3/4 (whichever day I see you first that week)