Process
Goal: Examine what events led to the American Revolutionary War and the Declaration of Indepedence.
Select one of the links below and read the article. Use the information in the Web sites to answer the questions below the Web link. Be sure to read the complete articles! After you finish answering your questions, meet with your classmates to find out the answers to the remaining questions. Don't forget to answer the BIG QUESTION at the end.
Web site: https://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm
Questions:
1. What type of paper was taxed by the British as a result of the Stamp Act?
2. What reason did the British give the Americans for imposing the Stamp Act?
3. Why were the colonists upset with the new tax?
Web site: http://www.bostonmassacre.net/plot/index.htm
Questions:
1. Why were the citizens of Boston angry with the British soldiers before the massacre?
2. Is there a clear understanding of what happened during the massacre? Summarize the story that was told by the colonists.
3. How did the colonists use the Boston Massacre to gain momentum in the movement against England?
Web site: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/bostonteaparty.htm
Questions:
1. Why did the colonist specifically choose to throw TEA in the Boston Harbor?
2. Who were the Sons of Liberty? What did they believe in? What role did they play in the Boston Tea Party?
3. What did the British do to respond to the Boston Tea Party?
The Big Question: How did these three events lead to the eventual breakout of the American Revolutionary War?
Things to consider: If the British had reacted differently could war have been avoided? Were the colonists in the right or wrong with their actions? What is it that the colonists were truly upset about?