Week of October 26-30, 2015

Reminder: Last week of October and Social Studies District Benchmark #1 is coming up next week!!!

**This week we continue delving into the causes of the American Revolution**

Last week we concluded how tensions further escalated between Mother country and its American colonies when Sons of Liberty decided to dump 342 chest of tea into harbor. Mother country reacts by imposing harsher laws on Boston hoping to settle them and the rest of the colonies but this week we learn how King George's plan backfires and leads to the forming of the: 

First Continental Congress

Then:

NOW:

-First Continental Congress

-Lexington and Concord

-Colonists Split

-Patrick Henry

-Thomas Paine 

-Mercy Otis Warren

-Abigail Adams

Week of October 19-23, 2015

This week we continue with:

Road to Revolution

We will learn why Samuel Adams, in my opinion, earns the title "Father of the Revolution"

 James Otis the first to call out England on their violation of colonist's rights as British citizens

"No taxation without representation"

Did colonists have a right to disobey Parliament's laws? If so on what grounds?
England's disrespect leads to the forming of a group who is willing to stand up for their rights and of no surprise the Bostonian rebel Samuel Adams is at center of it all..

Parliaments passing of the Quartering Act only pushes colonists to resent mother.
Presence of British soldiers leads to a clash "Boston Massacre" March 5, 1770

With all the drama unfolding, it was necessary to create a committee who's responsibility would be to inform the entire colonies of events taking place up north.

Why is it important to stay informed about current events?

Week of October 12-16, 2015

This week: The American Revolution

Part I Road to Revolution 

Who was King George III?

Why did he treat the American Colonists as he did?

Did he really need to issue the Proclamation of 1763?

Did colonists have a reason to be upset with "mother" country?

Week of October 5-9, 2015

This week we begin Unit 3 American Revolution: Road to Revolution
Monday:

Connect the foundations of Representative Government to our current beginning with- ·   English Traditions: o   Magna Carta o   English Bill of Rights o   Parliament ·   Colonial Documents o   Mayflower Compact o   Fundamental Orders of Connecticut ·   Colonial Institutions o  Virginia House of Burgesses ·   Religion and Virtue ·   Introduction to individual rights, limited government and civic participation Tuesday & Wednesday: French and Indian War -Ohio River Valley -George Washington  -Benjamin Franklin -Albany Plan of Union

Thursday: Field Trip HESTEC@UTRGV

Friday:

French and Indian War

Who wins? Who loses? What is gained?

What were the effects of not taking Franklin's advice?