The Unrest-O-Meter

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UnderstandingColonial Unrest

Colonial Unrest-O-Meter
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775

• The Unrest-O-Meter

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Groupwork Activity

• SWBAT explain how proud British subjects of 1763
  became rebellious Americans by 1775 by discussing
  9 events leading up to the American Revolution.
  Students will rate the relative levels of
  unrest each event either causes or displays.
  This will be done by
• Learning about and analyzing nine events between
  1763 and 1775.
• Completing a Matrix summarizing each event.
• Rating and providing rationale for each event
  through discussion and consensus.
• Finally, arriving at a class consensus in rating
  each event.

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Groupwork Activity

• SWBAT explain how proud British subjects of 1763
  became rebellious Americans by 1775 by discussing
  9 events leading up to the American Revolution.
  Students will rate the relative levels of
  unrest each event either causes or displays.
  This will be done by
• Learning about and analyzing nine events between
  1763 and 1775.
• Completing a Matrix summarizing each event.
• Rating and providing rationale for each event
  through discussion and consensus.
• Finally, arriving at a class consensus in rating
  each event.

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Unrest-O-Meter Process

• Divide into groups no greater than four or five.
• Placards will be passed from group to group at
  Mr. Bs direction (no rushing! 5 7 minutes
  ea.).
• Locate the event on the matrix (the letter after
  the 3.3_ )
• One group member reads the placard to the rest of
  the group. The group summarizes.
• Group discussion to reach consensus on that
  events rating and rationale.
• When directed, pass placard clockwise (from a top
  looking down position).
• When all nine events have been discussed, adjust
  your meter to show no more than 36 blocks.

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Unrest-O-Meter Rating Criteria

• Discuss criteria to be used for ratings.

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Class Consensus

• Groups summarize events while Mr. B marks an
  overhead Unrest-O-Meter. No discussion of rating,
  only clarification of event.
• After all nine events are placed, class consensus
  to arrive at 36 rating blocks.

EXAMPLE ONLY
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Colonial Unrest-O-Meter
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
Proclamation of 1763 Quatering Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775
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3.3A Proclamation of 1763

• To prevent wars with the Indians, the land west
  of the Appalachians would be reserved for the
  Indians no white settlement west of the
  mountains.

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3.3B The Quartering Act

• Colonists were required to ensure British
  Soldiers were housed, fed, provided candles,
  beer, and transportation.
• Colonists did not trust the presence of the
  soldiers would be used to enforce laws.

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3.3C The Stamp Act

• Printed materials were to be taxed. The Stamp was
  applied to show the tax was paid. Items to be
  taxed newspapers, pamphlets, marriage licenses,
  playing cards.
• 9 colonies sent representatives to the Stamp Act
  Congress (Virginia, New Hampshire, North
  Carolina, and Georgia were not represented.)
  passing a resolution demanding GB repeal the
  Stamp Act. Boycotts were put into place.
• John Adams birth of the revolution.

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3.3D The Townshend Acts

• Indirect, hidden, tax levied on finished
  products.
• Raises the cost of the product.
• Colonists saw through the plan.

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3.3E The Boston Massacre

• 05MAR1770 British soldiers fired on a mob of
  Bostonians.
• Five civilians were killed
• Incident used for agitative propaganda by the
  Sons of Liberty.
• Paul Revere, artist.

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3.3F The Boston Tea Party

• 1773 Parliament passed the Tea Act.
• Gave British East Indies a monoply.
• Boston boycotted and then destroyed the tea.

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3.3G The Intolerable Acts

• The Coercive Acts were intended to force the
  colonists to pay for the destroyed tea.
• Boston Harbor closed, military rule imposed.
• Intolerable, if can be done to Boston . . .

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3.3H The First Continental Congress

• Colonies Unite!
• 12 of 13 met to form the congress (-GA).
• Endorsed resolutions to denounce the Intolerable
  Acts, urged colonies to form militias to resist
  enforcement, and called on colonies to suspend
  all trade with GB.

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3.3I Lexington and Concord

• April 19, 1775
• British intended to capture stores of ammunition
  and Sam Adams and John Hancock.
• The Lexington Militia stood their ground, a
  confrontation ensued, sparked the days
  conflagration.
• Before returning to Boston . . .

73 British solders were dead 174 were
wounded. 49 patriots were killed, 39 more were
wounded.
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Unrest-O-Meter Wrap Up

• Considering the rising level of tension, pick
  five events that best represent that escalation.
• Place those five events on a timeline.
• Create a symbol for each event and use color to
  help describe the level of unrest.
• Horizontally place the symbols to locate the
  event in time, vertically place the symbols to
  show their level of unrest.
• Below the timeline, write out brief bullets
  describing each event.

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Timeline Project, 25 points

• Combination Timeline / Graph (see rubric!)
• Choose Five events to depict the escalating
  unrest in the colonies.
• Place them to scale on the timeline.
• Use a symbol to show each events level of unrest
  (does not need to be a perfect staircase).
• Under the timeline, write a one or two sentence
  summary of the event.
• The No-Brainer rubric applies.

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Rubric