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[In Class Work] The Spirit of the American Revolution

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10 questions
Note from the author:
Content Objective: I will be able to make connections between a current event and an event from the American Revolution.
Standard Objective: I will be able to determine implicit relationships between and among individuals, events, or ideas.
Content Objective: I will be able to make connections between a current event and an event from the American Revolution.
Standard Objective: I will be able to determine implicit relationships between and among individuals, events, or ideas.
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Do you remember the Chicago Soda Tax of 2017? Why were Chicagoans so upset about a one-cent per ounce tax on soda and did you agree with them?

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What word goes in the first blank?

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What word goes in the second blank?

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Why did American colonists protest the new laws passed by the British Parliament?

Revolutionary Event #1: Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette and the pivotal role of newspapers in the American Revolution.
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How is the Revolutionary spirit of the press reflected in our lives today?

Revolutionary Event #2: Boycotts as a form of protest by the Sons and Daughters of Liberty in the 1760s and 1770s to stop using British goods and in favor of products made in the colonies.
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How is the Revolutionary spirit of boycotts reflected in our lives today?

Revolutionary Event #3: On December 16, 1773, Patriots in the Boston Tea Party dressed up as Native Americans, boarded British ships, and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor, which is nearly $1 million today.
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How is the spirit of the Boston Tea Party reflected in our lives today?

Revolutionary Event #4: On July 9, 1776, American colonists toppled a two-ton lead statute of King George III in New York City, NY after the Declaration of Independence was read aloud for the first time.
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How is the spirit of the toppling statutes reflected in our lives today?

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Exit Ticket: Have you learned about the American Revolution in the past? How did this activity change or add to your understanding of the American cause for independence?

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Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4: