Transcript 03 SV Unrest O Meter

Understanding
Colonial Unrest
Colonial
UnrestO-Meter
The Unrest-O-Meter
Procl
amati
on of
1763
Quat
ering
Act
1765
Sta
mp
Act
176
Towns
hend
Act
1767
Boston
Massacre
1770
Boston
Tea
Party
1773
Intoler
able
Acts
1774
First
Continenta
l Congress
1774
Lexington
and
Concord
1775
Groupwork Activity, SWBAT
• Given placards with short descriptions of
selected events:
1. Discuss events that turned proud British subjects
of 1763 into rebellious Americans by 1775.
2. Rate the relative levels of “unrest” for each event
3. Choose five of the nine events to create a
timeline with appropriate illustrations and
descriptive sentences to summarize the
information learned in this activity.
3.3A Proclamation of 1763
• To prevent wars with the
______, the land west of
the ___________ would
be reserved for the
Indians – no ________
settlement west of the
mountains.
3.3B The Quartering Act
• Colonists were
required to ensure
British _______ were
housed, fed, provided
candles, _____, and
transportation.
• Colonists did not trust
the presence of the
________ – would be
used to ______ ____.
3.3C The Stamp Act
• ________ materials
were taxed. The ______
was applied showing the
tax was paid. Taxable
Items: ______, ___, etc.
• ____colonies sent
representatives to the
Stamp Act Congress
– Resolution demanding GB
______ the Stamp Act.
– _______ were put into
place.
• John Adams said this
was the “_____ of the
revolution.”
3.3D The Townshend Acts
• _________, “hidden,”
tax levied on finished
products.
• ________ the cost of
the product.
• Colonists saw through
the plan.
3.3E The Boston Massacre
• ___________ British
soldiers fired on a
mob of Bostonians.
• _ civilians were killed
• Incident used for
agitative _________
by the Sons of
Liberty.
• ______ _____, artist.
3.3F The Boston Tea Party
• 1773 Parliament
passed the Tea Act.
• Gave British East
Indies a _________.
• Boston ________
and then destroyed
the tea.
3.3G The Intolerable Acts
• The ________ Acts
were intended to
force the colonists to
pay for the destroyed
tea.
• Boston Harbor
______ , _______
rule imposed.
• “Intolerable”, if can be
done to Boston . . .
3.3H The First Continental
Congress
• Colonies Unite!
• ___ of 13 met to form
the congress (-GA).
• _________ resolutions
to denounce the
Intolerable Acts, urged
colonies to form _____
to resist enforcement,
called on colonies to
________ all trade
with GB.
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 killed, 174 wounded.
49 Patriots killed, 39 were wounded.
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.
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.
Rubric
Unrest O-Meter Project: Timeline / Graph
25 point
Project
Events
1x
Symbols
1x
5
Selected events
show escalation
properly scaled
Perfect!
Creative!
Properly leveled
Selected events
show escalation
scale a little off
Very Good!
Selected events
show escalation
scale off
Close
Representation
Events do not
show escalation
Almost
Where did you find
these events?
No connection
to event
Summary
2x
Brief
Concise
All important
elements.
Appearance
1x
Beautiful!
Aide in learning.
4
Brief
Concise
Looks very nice.
3
Brief
Looks nice.
2
Somewhat
connected
Looks.
Wrong.
Sloppy.
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