Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Lesson on Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Aim: Consider whether the collapse of British authority in the thirteen rebellious colonies might have been avoided through compromise measures and more astute leadership. Was colonial independence inevitable, and was war the only way to achieve it? 

Bell Ringer: Pop Quiz 5.1 (15 min)

1. This act replaced the widely ignored Molasses Act of 1733
2. As Salutary Neglect ended, the British government set up these to try merchants that violated any of the Navigation Acts laws.
3. Under this act the new levy was to cover part of the cost of keeping
British troops in America and the act required a tax on all printed items, from college diplomas, court documents, land titles, and contracts to newspapers, almanacs, and even playing cards.
4. This act required colonial governments to provide barracks and food for British troops.
5. This organization protested the loss of American "rights and liberties," especially the right to trial by jury.
6. This organization resisted the stamp act and organized protests by lawyers, merchants, artisans, shopkeepers, laborers, and seamen.
7. This was an Enlightenment rationalism that provided Patriots with an important intellectual resource. Patriots drew on the writings of John Locke, who had argued that all individuals possessed certain ___________ - life, liberty, and property.
8. This act imposed duties on colonial imports of paper, paint, glass, and tea that were expected to raise about 40,000 pounds a year.


Objectives: 

1. WXT 2.0


Agenda:

THE DYNAMICS OF REBELLION 1765-1770

1. Formal Protests and the Politics of the Crowd (POL)

*The Stamp Act Congress

J30 / A: The Stamp Act affected a greater number of colonists than the Sugar Act, and following on the heels of the Sugar Act, it led more colonists to question their relationship with Parliament. If the decisions made by Parliament affected a great many colonists through both taxes and laws, they demanded representation in their governing body. 


*Crowd Actions (Sons of Liberty)

tip: Explain what "burning an effigy" means. Why was this significant? 


*The Motives of the Crowd 


2. Ideological Roots of Resistance - English Common Law? (POL)

tip: The creation and distribution of pamphlets were a significant part of American ideological and political action during the Revolution. 

3. Another Kind of Freedom (NAT)

4. Parliament and Patriots Square Off Again (POL)

*Declaratory Act of 1766, Townshend Act

tip: The Declaratory Act lacked any force of law and was ineffective in controlling the behavior of American colonists. It thus revealed the weakness of British colonial policy. 

Causation: Use the passage about Townshend to demonstrate the skill of historical causation. Point out that because Townshend was unsympathetic to America, he imposed more stringent laws to regulate trade with the colonies, thereby setting off increased conflict between Britain and its colonies. 

What did Townshend not understand about the cultural context of taxation in America? 



* A Second Boycott and the Daughters of Liberty (WXT, CUL, NAT)

non importation movement

* Troops to Boston / analyze Map 5.3

5. Exam Alert: The 1999 AP U.S. History exam DBQ asked the extent to which colonists had developed a sense of American identity and unity by the start of the Revolution. You may want to assign this DBQ to help students hone their understanding of the theme of "Identity" as it relates to this period.  

6. The Problem of the West (GEO)

*Why did the colonists resent the Proclamation of 1763?


7. Parliament Wavers (POL)

*Boston Massacre - Patriot Propaganda (POL)

*Sovereignty Debated

J31 / A: Benjamin Franklin declared that before 1763, Americans had paid little attention to the question of Parliament's "right to lay taxes and duties" in the colonies because the "right to lay internal taxes was never supposed to be in Parliament, as we are not represented there." By 1770, Franklin recognized that representation was central to the imperial debate because of the succession of internal taxes levied by Parliament. 


8. Causation T-Chart labeled "British Action / Colonial Reaction" 
https://www.thoughtco.com/timeline-events-leading-to-american-revolution-104296



Terms to know: Sugar Act of 1764, vice admiralty courts, virtual representation, Stamp Act Congress, Sons of Liberty, English Common Law, "natural rights", Declaratory Act of 1766, Townshend Acts, nonimportation movement, Quartering Acts of 1765, 


Home Learning: 

1. Read pages 168-174

2. Journal 32 - Why did colonists react so strongly against the Tea Act, which imposed a small tax and actually lowered the price of tea? 

3. Thinking Like a Historian 5 (1-4)


Section Assignments

A Compromise Repudiated - Brandon
East India Company and the Tea Act - Sasha
Tea Party and the Coercive Acts - Amor
The Continental Congress Responds - Jeniffer
The Rising of the Countryside & The Continental Association - Damariz
Southern Planters Fear Dependency - Suggi
Loyalists and Neutrals - 



Pop Quiz 5.1 answers

1. Sugar Act of 1764
2. vice-admiralty court
3. Stamp Act
4. Quartering Act
5. Stamp Act Congress
6. Sons of Liberty
7. Natural Rights
8. Townshend Acts 

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