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CRITICAL CONCEPT #
Identify events leading to the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War, the
Stamp Act, the Intolerable Acts, the Boston Massacre, and the Boston Tea Party.
Connection to the PAST
Legal restrictions imposed by
England angered the colonists
to the point of fighting for liberty.
Connection to NOW
These events have allowed us to
celebrate 230 years of independence
from England.
Implications on FUTURE
We can express discontent with the
government without going to war.
Essential Understanding
Great Britain‛s primary interest in the colonies was make them money.
Thus it wanted to control what the colonists did to make sure they
would continue make money in the new world.
Essential Understanding
When things happened in the new world that caused GB to loose money (French & Indian
War),GB expected the colonists to pay for it via increased taxes and other $-saving demands.
Essential Understanding
The more discontent the colonists expressed, the more GB tightened controls, the more
angry and discontented the colonists became. Protests increasingly became more organized &
violent & eventually escalated into open rebellion & warfare.
Essential Understanding
In today‛s world, people in the US can express discontent with government policies and try to
change them using peaceful tactics.
Vocabulary
Taxation without
representation, right of
assembly, Paine,
Jefferson
Vocabulary
French/Indian War,
Stamp Act, Intolerable
Acts
Vocabulary
Boston Massacre Boston
Tea Party P.Henry, S.Adams
Vocabulary
Vote, sign petitions,
public forums, lobbying,
communicate with elected
officials, public protest