10.11 British Acts and Colonial Resistance

Due Today: Ch. 4 notes, MC and SA

Recap:

• How did OTHER events/movements contribute to Colonial Resistance?
• Seven Years War: Review Royal Proclamation and Outcomes

PRACTICE THESIS: In what ways did the French and Indian war alter the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies?

Today you'll be collaborating on a Google Presentation

• Summarize the Act in your own words
• Why did the British enact it? (Think about economic and political reasons)
• What was the colonists' response? (Beyond "they were mad")

Sugar Act - Kyle and Foster

Quartering Act - Petra and Jessie

Stamp Act - Brooke, Alexis and Zakir

Declaratory Act - Nora and Braden

Townshend Acts - Blake and Preslie

Tea Act - Jordan, Cassidy and Isabelle

Intolerable Acts - Nick, Caleigh and Beatrice

Presentations at 8:45

Full Class Discussion: Which British Act(s) most significantly contributed to the independence movement?

HW: 1- Read Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania (full text) or EXCERPTS

2- Respond to the following prompts (a few sentences each)

-Summarize Dickinson's political and economic reasoning

-Analyze the title of Dickinson's argument- "Letters from a Farmer..."

- What is Dickinson's Point of View, Context, Audience and Purpose