ROCKIN OUT Unit #3: road to revolution!
Needs To Rock:
Below are all the documents and presentations given in class so you can continue to ROCK OUT the road to revolution unit!
road to revolution Targets:
- I CAN explain how the relationship between the American colonists and the British changed over the course of the French and Indian War.
- I CAN analyze political views of Locke, Montesquieu, and the Magna Carta in connection to the creation of the Declaration of Independence and limited government.
- I CAN read and interpret the Declaration of Independence as it pertains to colonial views of government and their reasons for separatism.
Week 1:
click here for the Road to revolution - week 1 - slideshow
Road To Revolution Vocabulary - This unit is all about the Road to Revolution and the break down of the relationship between Great Britain and the American Colonists. Begin going to the Google Classroom, grabbing a resource, and defining each of the foundational words listed below using the Road to Revolution Vocab Worksheet, in addition to the definitions also write a sentence for each term you define.
- Act
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- Natural Rights / Unalienable Rights
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- Separation of Powers
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The following Prezis will aid you in understanding the Road To Revolution as well as aid you in understanding the I CAN statements.
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The French and Indian War Reading: Go to the Google Classroom and take read The French and Indian War Reading using SQ3RW
1. What makes you think that information is important? 2. Answer the questions that follow 3. What are some themes you notice in the text? |
French and Indian War Mapping Activity:
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Week 2:
click here for the Road to revolution - week 2 - slideshow
The following Prezis will aid you in understanding the Road To Revolution as well as aid you in understanding the I CAN statements.
Acts Presentation Slideshow Activity: You will be researching the Acts imposed on the American Colonists following the French and Indian War. As we have learned, Great Britain passed a number of laws which governed the colonies. Many of these laws were taxes levied on the colonies in order to pay for debt as a result of the French and Indian War.
1. Navigation Acts
2. Sugar Act
3. Quartering Act
4. Stamp Act
5. Declaratory Act
6. Townshend Act
7. Writs of Assistance
8. Proclamation of 1763
With this researched information, create a google presentation slideshow.
1. Include the name of the Act and date the act was passed
2. Include 1 paragraph (minimum of 3 sentences) summarizing what the act enforces.
3. Include 1 picture to help describe the act.
Acts Presentations Slideshow Directions
Acts Presentation Slideshow Rubric
1. Navigation Acts
2. Sugar Act
3. Quartering Act
4. Stamp Act
5. Declaratory Act
6. Townshend Act
7. Writs of Assistance
8. Proclamation of 1763
With this researched information, create a google presentation slideshow.
1. Include the name of the Act and date the act was passed
2. Include 1 paragraph (minimum of 3 sentences) summarizing what the act enforces.
3. Include 1 picture to help describe the act.
Acts Presentations Slideshow Directions
Acts Presentation Slideshow Rubric
Week 3:
click here for the Road to revolution - week 3 - slideshow
Enlightened Thinkers: The american colonists were heavily influenced on the ideas of Enlightenment thinkers. Much of what Jefferson wrote in the Declaration comes direct from the ideas of these enlightened thinkers and their ideas about government.
1. William Blackstone
2. Magna Carta
3. Montesquieu
4. John Locke
5. Thomas Hobbes
6. Thomas Paine
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The following Prezis will aid you in understanding the Road To Revolution as well as aid you in understanding the I CAN statements.
Patriots vs Loyalists: The events leading to the Revolutionary War split the people of the American colonies into two groups: the Patriots and the Loyalists.
Toward independence Reading: Go to the Google Classroom and take read Toward independence Reading using SQ3RW
1. What makes you think that information is important? 2. Answer the questions that follow 3. What are some themes you notice in the text? |
Boston Massacre:
Boston Massacre Reading: Go to the Google Classroom and take read Boston Massacre Article Comparison Reading using SQ3RW
1. What makes you think that information is important? 2. Answer the questions that follow 3. What are some themes you notice in the text? |
The following Prezis will aid you in understanding the Road To Revolution as well as aid you in understanding the I CAN statements.
****Week 3 - conversation homework - View of Government Conversation Homework
Week 4:
click here for the Road to revolution - week 4 - slideshow
Use the Declaration of Independence Scavenger Hunt to better your understanding of the I CAN Statements.
Declaration of Independence Activity: Use the Declaration of Independence Rephrased Excerpts to better your understanding of the I CAN Statements.
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