Chapter 5 Place & Time: The British Colonies

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1 Chapter 5 Place & Time: The British Colonies Lesson 1 No Taxation Without Representation Essential Question: Name: Core: Date: Dealing with Great Britain Enforcing Trade Laws The Sugar Act _ Explaining Why did Parliament pass the Sugar Act? New Taxes on the Colonies Opposition to the Stamp Act _ The Townshend Acts

2 Explaining How did the Townshend Acts differ from the Stamp Act? LESSON 1 REVIEW Review Vocabulary 1. Write a paragraph about the 1760s in the American colonies in which you use these vocabulary words: a. revenue b. resolution c. effigy d. boycott e. repeal Answer the Guiding Questions 2. Describing What advantages did the British hope to gain by limiting westward settlement in 1763? 3. Explaining Why did some colonists smuggle goods in the 1760s? 4. Identifying Why did colonists oppose the Stamp Act? 5. NARRATIVE Write a conversation between two colonists who disagree over Britain taxing the colonies to help pay off its debts from the French and Indian War. Lesson 2 Uniting the Colonists Trouble in Massachusetts _ d.

3 Tension in the Streets Spreading the News Explaining How did the Boston Massacre affect the relations between the colonists and Britain? Crisis in Boston A Tea Party The Intolerable Acts d.

4 e. LESSON 2 REVIEW Explaining List the effects of the Coercive Acts on the citizens of Boston. Review Vocabulary 1. Explain the significance of the following terms: a. rebellion b. propaganda c. committee of correspondence 2. Sequencing List the events leading up to and following the Boston Massacre in the order that they occurred. 3. Analyzing How did Samuel Adams and Paul Revere use propaganda to rally colonists after the Boston Massacre? 4. Explaining How did the British punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party? Lesson 3 A Call to Arms A Meeting in Philadelphia The Delegates Vote The Colonial Militias Explaining What was the purpose of the Continental Congress? Fighting Begins

5 Great Britain Sends Troops The British on the Move Lexington and Concord Explaining Why did British troops march to Concord? More Military Action The Battle of Bunker Hill

6 Choosing Sides Explaining What did the British learn from the Battle of Bunker Hill? LESSON 3 REVIEW Review Vocabulary 1. Write a paragraph explaining what the words below have in common. a. minuteman b. Loyalist c. Patriot 2. Explaining How did support for the Suffolk Resolves by the Continental Congress push the colonies closer to war? 3. Describing What fighting methods did the colonists use against the British troops marching back to Boston from Concord? 4. Interpreting Reread Patrick Henry s quote about the Continental Congress. What change was taking place in how the colonists saw themselves? 5. NARRATIVE Write a scene from a play in which colonists in a small town react to the news of the Battle of Lexington. Remember, not all colonists wanted independence from Britain. Lesson 4 Declaring Independence The Second Continental Congress

7 Distinguished Leaders Key Actions The War Heats Up e. Moving Toward Independence Explaining What was the significance of the Olive Branch Petition? Declaring Independence

8 Writing the Declaration The Declaration of Independence e. Summarizing According to John Locke, what is the purpose of government? LESSON 4 REVIEW Review Vocabulary 1. Use the term petition in a sentence about the colonists struggles with Britain. 2. Use preamble in a sentence that helps explain its meaning.

9 Answer the Guiding Questions 3. Explaining What actions did the Second Continental Congress take to begin governing the colonies? 4. Summarizing What grievances against King George III were included in the Declaration of Independence? 5. Interpreting Reread the Primary Source quote from the Declaration of Independence above. Rewrite this quote in your own words and explain its significance. 6. ARGUMENT Who did the most to promote the cause of independence: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or Thomas Paine? Give reasons for your choice.