- DO NOW: in your composition book, copy and annotate the lesson objective.
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- Objective: SWBAT analyze and describe key British policies that caused the American Revolution.
- Standard: CA.HSS.8.1 - Students understand the major events preceding the founding of the nation and relate their significance to the development of American constitutional democracy.
Essential Questions:
- How did colonists respond to the new British policies?
- How did tensions continue to rise after the repeal of the Stamp Act?
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AGENDA
- S4. The Colonists Respond
- What were the causes of the French and Indian War?
- S5. Tensions Mounting
- How did colonists respond to the new British policies?
- What were the causes of the French and Indian War?
- How did colonists respond to the new British policies?
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S4: The Colonists Respond
How did colonists respond to the new British policies?
- ROAD TO REVOLUTION SEQUENCING CHART (pg. 79-80)
- after reading S3 and S4, respond to the Focus Questions (pg. 81)
- discussion questions:
- Why did Britain’s victory in the French and Indian War present challenges?
- How did the British address these challenges?
- Why did the colonists oppose Britain's actions? How did the colonists protest?
- Do you think the British actions were reasonable? Explain your answer.
- How might tensions between the British and the colonists have been prevented?
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How did colonists respond to the new British policies?
- ROAD TO REVOLUTION SEQUENCING CHART (pg. 79-80)
- after reading S3 and S4, respond to the Focus Questions (pg. 81)
- discussion questions:
- Why did Britain’s victory in the French and Indian War present challenges?
- How did the British address these challenges?
- Why did the colonists oppose Britain's actions? How did the colonists protest?
- Do you think the British actions were reasonable? Explain your answer.
- How might tensions between the British and the colonists have been prevented?
S5. Tensions Mounting
How did tensions continue to rise after the repeal of the Stamp Act?
- ROAD TO REVOLUTION SEQUENCING CHART (pg. 79-80)
- after reading S5, respond to the Focus Questions (pg. 81)
- discussion questions:
- How did the colonists protest?
- Do you think the British actions were reasonable? Explain your answer.
- How might tensions between the British and the colonists have been prevented?
- ROAD TO REVOLUTION SEQUENCING CHART (pg. 79-80)
- after reading S5, respond to the Focus Questions (pg. 81)
- discussion questions:
- How did the colonists protest?
- Do you think the British actions were reasonable? Explain your answer.
- How might tensions between the British and the colonists have been prevented?
