Transcript Page 27 Lesson 9 Declaring Independence of England Lesson 9: Declaring Independence of England R ESSENTIAL QUESTION What was “the last straw” that ended the relationship between.

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Lesson 9
Declaring Independence of England
Lesson 9: Declaring Independence of England
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION
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What was “the last straw” that ended the
relationship between Britain and the
colonies?
LEARNING TARGETS:
 I can explain the idiom “the last straw.”
 I can identify and describe the key events that
the colonies saw as the “last straw” and led to
the Declaration of Independence.
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WARM UP
“That was the last straw!”
Explain the phrase.
Now, describe a situation in which
this statement was true for you.
“The Last Straw”
What
doinyou
think of
was
the “last straw”
that provoked
The
last
a series
unpleasant
or undesirable
events
themakes
colonists
end their
relationship
withany
Britain?
that
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unable
to accept
a situation
longer.
Lesson 9
Events that finally
led to colonists
cutting their ties with
Britain
Lesson 10
Analyze the
Declaration of
Independence which
announced this break
Lesson 11
How United States
succeeded in
breaking away from
Britain
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VOCAB
Key Vocabulary to add to
Flashcard List (43-45)
 traitor
 Common Sense
 The Declaration of Independence
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Read Introduction – 6.1
Page 107
Which important
events might convince
“reluctant rebels”
to declare their
independence from
Britain?
For Rebellion
Blood had been spilled
Wanted a new kind of government
Choosing Sides
40 %
20 %
40 %
Patriots
Loyalists
Neutral
Against Rebellion
Still felt British
Loyal to king
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Previewing the
Graphic Organizer
What do you see?
What do you think is happening?
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complete
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As you
read
section,
complete
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you
have completed
section,
together
as
an example.
section
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the Graphic
Organizer
–
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check
explanation
and symbol
explanation
and the
symbol.
BEFORE
you may read
next section.
As you read pages 108 through 113, identify and describe the events which led to the colonies breaking away from England.
6.3 On the Eve
of Independence
6.2 The War Begins
The Battle of
Bunker Hill
weakened
the ties
between the colonies
and Britain because…
6.4 Thomas Jefferson
Drafts a Declaration
6.5 The Final Break
Lesson 9: Declaring Independence of England
As you read each section, complete that section
of the Graphic Organizer
explanation and symbol.
6.3 On the Eve
of Independence
6.2 The War Begins
The Battle of
Bunker Hill
weakened
the ties
between the colonies and
Britain because…
We will
complete
Section 6.2
together as an
example.
6.4 Thomas Jefferson
Drafts a Declaration
6.5 The Final Break
Lesson 9: Declaring Independence of England
Video on the
Second Continental
Congress
Page 108
Video on Bunker Hill
Page 109
6.2 The War Begins
The Battle of Bunker Hill
weakened the ties between
the colonies and Britain because…
The Siege of Boston
weakened the ties
between the colonies and
Britain because
it showed the spirit of the colonial
army and that the army could inflict it proved that the colonial army
could defeat the British.
damage to the British.
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Video on
Olive Branch Petition
Video on
Common Sense
Page 110
6.3 On the Eve of Independence
The Olive Branch Petition weakened the ties
between the colonies and Britain because
it showed many colonists that peaceful means would
not convince the king to meet the colonists’ needs.
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense weakened the
ties between the colonies and Britain because
it convinced colonists, specifically the “common
people,” that they needed freedom from Britain.
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Video on
Independence
Page 110-111
6.4 Thomas Jefferson Drafts a Declaration
Drafting the Declaration of
Independence weakened the ties
between the colonies and Britain because
the Declaration was a clear statement of the
reasons the colonists should be independent.
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6.5 The Final Break
Signing the Declaration of Independence
weakened the ties between the colonies and
Britain because
this announced to Britain that the colonies would no
longer be ruled by the king and that the colonists
would give up their lives for freedom.
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The colonies’ break with England was
NOT the result of a SINGLE EVENT
but the culmination of a series of
events in which failure to compromise
results in conflict.
HOWEVER, with the tie severed,
what is the price of freedom?
“We must all hang together.
Or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.”
Benjamin Franklin
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WRAP-UP
The Price of Freedom
The Price of Freedom
The example
Our gratitude
is deepened
when we remember the price others paid to
of Richard
Stockton
help obtain freedom. In the United States, one such person was
Richard Stockton.
What is the BEST way to
Stockton was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
remember the sacrifices of
He was a prominent lawyer and wealthy landowner. Because he
individuals
thedriven
freedom
supported the war efforts, he and
his family for
were
from their
we enjoy
today?
home. That home was sacked and burned.
Stockton
was imprisoned
for several years and subjected to harsh treatment that broke his
health. He died a pauper at the age of 51. Yet few Americans
remember this hero who paid such a high price for the cause of liberty.
His sacrifice is largely forgotten.