[In Class Work] The Spirit of the American Revolution

Last updated over 1 year ago

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.

Instructions

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.

[In Class Work] The Spirit of the American Revolution

Last updated over 1 year ago

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.

Instructions

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.

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?

What word goes in the first blank?

What word goes in the second blank?

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.

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.

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.

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.

How is the spirit of the toppling statutes reflected in our lives today?

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?

[In Class Work] The Spirit of the American Revolution

[In Class Work] The Spirit of the American Revolution

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?

What word goes in the first blank?

What word goes in the second blank?

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

How is the Revolutionary spirit of the press reflected in our lives today?

How is the Revolutionary spirit of boycotts reflected in our lives today?

How is the spirit of the Boston Tea Party reflected in our lives today?

How is the spirit of the toppling statutes reflected in our lives today?

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?

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

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?

What word goes in the first blank?

What word goes in the second blank?

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

How is the Revolutionary spirit of the press reflected in our lives today?

How is the Revolutionary spirit of boycotts reflected in our lives today?

How is the spirit of the Boston Tea Party reflected in our lives today?

How is the spirit of the toppling statutes reflected in our lives today?

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?

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