0203 Causes of the Revolution – Land
French & Indian war racked up debt for Britain which they intended to pay for by heavily taxing the American colonies but did not allow them to have representation in Parliament. By 1760, the British and their Indian allies had driven France from the Ohio Valley. Their troubles in the region were not over, however. […]
0204 Causes of the Revolution/Tax & Acts
The Seven Years’ War, which included the French and Indian War, plunged Britain deeply into debt. As a result, the taxes paid by citizens in Britain rose sharply. The British prime minister, George Grenville, decided that colonists in North America should help share the burden. In a mercantilist system, colonies were expected to serve the […]
0205 Causes of the Revolution/Colonial Leadership
The struggle over taxes continued, new leaders emerged in all the colonies. Men and women in New England and Virginia were especially active in the colonial cause. Lesson Plan Presentation Study & Practice Assessment CLASS PRESENTATION Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Tier 1 Study, Practice & Assessment Tier 2 Study, Practice & Assessment Tier 3 Study, […]
0206 Causes of the Revolution/Boston Massacre of 1770
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter. The conflict energized anti-British sentiment and paved the way for the American Revolution. Lesson Plan […]
0207 Causes – Boston Tea Party of 1773
The British believed that the colonists were firmly under their control. For their part, the colonists had grown resentful of British rule. Lesson Plan Presentation Study & Practice Assessment CLASS PRESENTATION Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Tier 1 Study, Practice & Assessment Tier 2 Study, Practice & Assessment Tier 3 Study, Practice & Assessment Tier 1 […]
0208 Battle at Lexington & Concord of 1775
By 1775, tensions between the American colonies and the British government approached the breaking point, especially in Massachusetts, where Patriot leaders formed a shadow revolutionary government and trained militias to prepare for armed conflict with the British troops occupying Boston. Lesson Plan Presentation Study & Practice Assessment CLASS PRESENTATION Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Tier 1 […]
0218 UNIT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
0209 American Revolutionary War (1775)
On June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War (1775-83), the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost during the Siege of Boston (April 1775-March 1776). Although […]
0210 Common Sense (1776)
Thomas Paine was a British writer and editor who moved to Philadelphia in 1774. After Lexington and Concord, Paine wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, in which he set out to change the colonists’ attitudes toward Britain and the king. Colonists, he said, did not owe loyalty to George III or any other monarch. Lesson Plan […]
0201 Revolution Unit Overview
1775-1783 – After the French and Indian War, the British began to assert their control over the American colonies. The colonists, feeling their rights were being ignored, protested these policies, especially taxation. As the conflict escalated, the colonists declared independence from British rule, and the American Revolution began.
