U.S. History

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U.S. History

• Chapter 2 Revolution and the Early Republic
• 2-1 Colonial Resistance and Rebellion

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Declaration of Independence3 minuteshttp//www.y
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Colonial Resistance and Rebellion
CA Standards 11.1.1 Describe the Enlightenment
and the rise of democratic ideas as the context
in which the nation was founded. 11.1.2 Analyze
the ideological origins of the American Revolution

• Objectives
• Summarize colonial resistance to British
  taxation
• Trace the mounting tension in Massachusetts
• Examine efforts made to avoid war between the
  colonies and the British
• Summarize the historical background of the
  Declaration of Independence

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Homework

• Write definition of terms names found on page
  17 in workbook and page 58 of textbook
• Loyalists
• Patriots
• Saratoga
• Valley Forge
• Inflation
• Marquis de Lafayette
• Charles Cornwallis
• Yorktown
• Treaty of Paris
• Egalitarianism

• Read pages 58-65
• The Americans Reconstruction to the 21st Century
• Prepare for Open notebook Quiz

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Colonial Resistance Rebellion

• Main Idea
• Conflicts between Great Britain and the
  American colonies escalated, until the colonists
  finally declared their independence

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Colonial Resistance Rebellion

• Why It Matters Now
• The ideas put forth by the colonists in the
  Declaration of Independence remain the guiding
  principles of the United States today.

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Colonial Resistance Rebellion

• Terms Names page 46
• King George III John Locke
• Sugar Act Common Sense
• Stamp Act Thomas Jefferson
• Samuel Adams Declaration of Independence
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party

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Notes 2-1Guided Reading
Colonial Resistance Rebellion
Read Pages 15 16 Reading Study Guide
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Notes 2-1Guided Reading
1. How did the colonists respond to new taxes?
Colonial assemblies protested Merchants and
Samuel Adams organized boycotts of British goods.
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Notes 2-1Guided Reading
2. How did Britain try to punish Boston for its
protests?
The British declared martial law in Boston to
punish the city for its protests
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Notes 2-1Guided Reading
3. What actions did the colonies take to prepare
for war?
Some New Englanders became minutemen stored
weapons. The 2nd Continental Congress formed
the Continental Army and named George Washington
to be the General.
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Notes 2-1Guided Reading
4. What ideas of John Locke did Thomas Jefferson
put in the Declaration of Independence?
Jefferson used Lockes idea that people have the
right to life and liberty.
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John Locke

• John Locke - English philosopher
• People have natural rights to life, liberty, and
  property.
• Every society is based on a social contract an
  agreement in which the people consent to choose
  obey a government so long as it safeguards their
  natural rights.
• If the government violates that social contract
  by taking away those rights the people have the
  right to resist and even overthrow the government

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Common Sense

• Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet Common Sense
• Very popular among the colonists.
• Paine stated that independence would allow
  America to trade more freely.
• It would give colonists the chance to create a
  better society free from tyranny.
• A society with equal social and economic
  opportunities for all.
• Pamphlet convinced many colonists to want
  independence.

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Declaration of Independence14 minutes
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vjYyttEu_NLU
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Be prepared for open notebook quiz