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Class work Assignments
For Crown
or Colony? (12/9-12/15)
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Causes
of the American Revolution
PowerPoint(11/29-12/2)
Objective:
With a partner, or independently, create a PowerPoint
presentation that depicts your understanding of the
events leading up the American Revolution. Use the
daily schedules listed below to help ensure you complete
your PowerPoint by Friday.
Tuesday, 11/29
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Open up
PowerPoint and choose the Design you would like to use
for your presentation. Create and save as “Causes of
Revolution PowerPoint” in your folder.
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Slide
#1:
Create your title slide: Include a title for your
presentation, a picture, your names and class period
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Slide
#2:
Use the Interactive Timeline to figure out the name of
the law passed by the British Parliament on October 7th,
1763. Interactive Timeline:
http://www.wqed.org/tv/specials/the-war-that-made-america/timeline.html
Use the name of that law as your title for slide #2.
Then, click on the link below and read the article about this law:
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/pr/Proclamation_of_1763
Underneath your title on slide #2, explain what the law did and why
Britain felt it should be enacted (British Point of
View). Describe how the Native Americans felt about
this law (Native American POV). Finally, describe how
the colonists felt about this law and how they responded
to the new law.
Wednesday, 11/30
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Slide
#3:
Title: New Taxes (or you can create your own title)
Use the interactive timeline to explain why Britain began taxing the
colonists in 1764 and how the colonists felt about these
taxes. Insert a picture to represent the content on
this slide.
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Slide
#4:
Click on the Social Studies for Kids link below
to identify the law passed by Parliament on 4/5/1764 and
use the name of this law as your title for slide #4.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/revolutionarywartimeline.htm
Explain what the law did and how the colonists felt about the law. Why
did colonists feel this way? Insert a picture to
represent the content on this slide.
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Slide
#5:
Click on the Social Studies for Kids link below to
identify the law passed by Parliament on 3/22/1765 and
use the name of this law as your title for slide #5.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/revolutionarywartimeline.htm
Describe this law. How did the colonists react to the law (describe
several different ways they responded)? What did
Parliament do in March of 1766? Insert a picture to
represent the content on this slide.
Thursday, 12/1
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Slide
#6:
Use the interactive timeline to identify the laws passed by
Parliament in 1767 and use the name of these laws as
your title for slide #6. Interactive Timeline:
http://www.wqed.org/tv/specials/the-war-that-made-america/timeline.html
Explain why Britain passed these laws and how the colonists reacted to
them. Use the following article to identify the objects
taxed under these new laws:
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/townshendactsdef.htm
Why were the colonists upset about these laws? Insert a picture to
represent the content on this slide.
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Slide
#7:
Click on the link below to identify the event that occurred on
3/5/1770 and use the name of this event as your title
for slide #7.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/revolutionarywartimeline.htm
Describe the event. How did the event impact the relationship between
Britain and the colonists? Insert a picture to
represent the content on this slide.
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Slide
#8:
Click on the link below to identify the law passed by
Parliament in 1773
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/teaactdef.htm
Why was it passed, what did it do, and why were the colonists angry about
this law? Insert a picture to represent the content on
this slide.
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Slide
#9:
Use the interactive timeline to identify the event that
occurred on 12/16/1773 Interactive Timeline:
http://www.wqed.org/tv/specials/the-war-that-made-america/timeline.html
Describe the event. How did many Americans feel about this event? How
did Britain respond to the event? Insert a picture to
represent the content on this slide.
Friday, 12/2
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Slide
#10: Click on the link below to identify the name of the laws
passed by Britain in 1774 and use the name given to
these laws as your title for slide #10
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/intolerableactsdef.htm
Describe these laws and explain how the colonists felt about these laws.
Insert a picture to represent the content on this slide.
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Slide
#11:
Click on the link below to identify what political body was
formed by the colonists in 1774. Use the name of this
political body as your title for slide #11.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/continentalcongressdef.htm
Describe when, why, and where they held their first meeting. Then,
describe when, why, and where they held their second
meeting. What major event in American History had begun
by the time the delegates met again in 1775? What was
created the second time they met?
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