THE REVOLUTION!!!!

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THE REVOLUTION!!!!

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vt2FAAVPX-jg

• OHHHH YEAHHHH!

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F.O.A. (Bellwork)

• Give me liberty or give me death. Patrick
  Henry
• Tell me what this quote means with a one-sentence
  answer.

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EQs

• What were the causes and consequences of the
  Revolutionary War? (8.5 spi 4)
• What were some of the major battles of the
  American Revolution? (8.5 spi 4)

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Today

• Causes BrainPop
• American Revolution pre-test
• Notes on American Revolution
• American Revolution BrainPop

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Today
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Tomorrow

• In 2008, 58 percent of registered American voters
  actually voted. What would the founding fathers
  think of this?

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After the Acts. . .

• First Continental Congress
• Representatives from each of the 13 colonies
  (except GA) met in Philadelphia (Oct 1774)
• Some wanted violence (VA), but others were
  seeking peace with Britain (PA, NY)
• Compromised and wrote the Declaration of Rights
  (life, liberty, property, yadayadayada) sent it
  King George of England
• Patriots

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Reveres Ride
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• The Story
• British looking to attack Concord, MA to take
  over a weapons stock
• Revere, a Patriot spy, hears about it and decides
  to help alert the colonial militia
• Small, local fighting force of citizens
• One if by land, two if by sea.
• William Dawes also rides Revere gets captured

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Libertys Kids

• Watch Libertys Kids and write down two things
  you notice.

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Lexington Concord

• First fighting happened in Lexington, MA
• Small exchange of gunfire British win this one
  very easily
• Colonial troops retreat to Concord, MA and
  prepare to fight
• British Redcoats were an easy target
• British forced to retreat back to Boston

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Second Continental Congress

• Meets in May, 1775
• Still divided, but willing to compromise
• Created the Continental Army and appointed George
  Washington as its leader
• Olive Branch Petition
• Last attempt at peace with King George

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EQs

• What were the causes and consequences of the
  Revolutionary War? (8.5 spi 4)
• What were some of the major battles of the
  American Revolution? (8.5 spi 4)

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Today

• American Revolution video
• Notes
• Cause/Effect chart of battles

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Explain this photo
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Battle of Bunker Hill

• Bunker Hill (June, 1775)
• Colonial troops attack from the top of a large
  hill British troops are forced to retreat twice
• Redcoats eventually win, but lose twice as many
  men as the colonists
• Proved the colonists could fight with the British

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Assignment

• Do questions 1-4 all parts on page 116.
• This assignment is due when you enter class on
  Wednesday.

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DECLARING INDEPENDENCE (almost)

• Thomas Paine Common Sense
• 1776
• Englishman
• Challenged the idea of rule by monarch
• Claimed citizens should make the laws against
  tyranny

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The Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)
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• Written by Thomas Jefferson
• Three major parts
• Part 1 argues that all people have unalienable
  rights (rights that cannot be taken away)
• Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
• Raises the question of slavery
• Part 2 protests the unfair taxes and housing of
  troops in America
• Part 3 argues that the colonies have the right to
  break from England
• Enlightenment idea of social contract

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You gotta pick a side. . .

• Patriots were considered to be traitors
• Those who opposed the new Dec. of Independence
  were called Loyalists or Tories
• Both sides began recruiting Indians to fight
  most sided with Britain

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3 Groups left out. . .

• Women
• Slaves
• Indians
• The DOI says nothing about the rights of these
  groups.

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Other battles. . .

• Trenton
• Continental Army is in danger of completely
  falling apart needs a big-time victory
• Washington launches a surprise attack on German
  mercenaries at Trenton, NJ
• Victory at Trenton inspires more colonists to
  enlist in the army

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Assignment
Battle Cause Effect
Lex and Concord
Bunker Hill
Dorchester Heights
Trenton
Use pages 115-129 to find the answers.
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F.O.A. (Bellwork)
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F.O.A. (Bellwork)
Left circle 1st Continental Congress Right
circle 2nd Continental Congress Left side Two
things about 1st Continental Congress Right side
Three things about 2nd Continental
Congress Middle (shared by both sides) One
things both have in common
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Essential Questions

• What were the causes and consequences of the
  Revolutionary War? (8.5 spi 4)
• What were some of the major battles of the
  American Revolution? (8.5 spi 4)

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Today

• America Story of Us video
• Makeup Quiz
• During makeup quiz Alternate assignment
• Notes
• Reminder Benchmark over American Revolution on
  Thursday

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• Saratoga
• The British respond to Trenton by attempting to
  cut off New England from the rest of the
  colonies Generals Howe and Burgoyne (Redcoats)
  to attack from north and south to take New York
• Doesnt work Colonists take 8,000 prisoners

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Help from Europe

• France
• Marquis de Lafayette
• Spain
• Holland

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Strengths and Weaknesses

• Colonial Forces
• Strengths
• Fought for a cause they believed in
• Got help from European nations (France Spain)
• Weaknesses
• Untrained, poorly equipped soldiers
• Small navy

British Forces Strengths -Well-trained,
well-equipped soldiers -Large, powerful
navy Weaknesses -Had to cross the Atlantic
Ocean -Used mercenaries as soldiers
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Valley Forge (Winter, 1777)

• Thousands of Patriot soldiers die at Valley
  Forge, PA during the 1777-78 winter.
• Somehow, the Patriot army becomes stronger and
  tighter

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F.O.A. (Bellwork)

• - BRING YOUR BOOK!!!
• - Copy the table on page 127 in your book
  describing the strengths and weaknesses of the
  colonial British forces during the Revolution.
  Be ready to discuss.

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Essential Questions

• What were the causes and consequences of the
  Revolutionary War? (8.5 spi 4)
• What were some of the major battles of the
  American Revolution? (8.5 spi 4)

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Today

• BrainPop
• Notes
• Declaration of Independence questions

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Fighting in the South

• Fighting in the southern colonies was extremely
  brutal
• Redcoat soldiers not only fought soldiers but
  also destroyed crops, lands, and animals as they
  moved across the South
• The fall of Georgia and South Carolina to the
  Redcoats forced the Southern Patriots to fight a
  new way

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Guerilla Warfare

• Swift hit-and-run tactics attacks that avoided
  large battles in open fields
• Francis Marion aka Swamp Fox

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Final Battle
CORNWALLIS

• Yorktown
• Washington combined forces with the French to
  surround the British general Lord Cornwallis

MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE
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• Fighting at Yorktown continues for months
• French ships prevented the British from receiving
  supplies by water
• Oct. 19, 1781 Cornwallis surrenders
• British loss at Yorktown signals the end of the
  Revolutionary War.

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Treaty of Paris, 1783

• The British finally recognize the United States
  of America as an independent nation
• Borders of North America redrawn

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Answering the questions

• Use pages 118-125 to answer the questions.

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D.O.I.

• Explain Thomas Paines main argument in Common
  Sense, and determine why the book was
  significant.
• Articulate the significance of the Declaration of
  Independence. What did it officially do?
• Delineate the three main arguments in the
  Declaration.
• Draw a conclusion as to how you would have
  reacted if you were a Patriot and your best
  friend was a Loyalist.
• Identify how Abigail Adams concerns about women,
  slaves, and Native Americans are similar to those
  of the colonists who were mad at Great Britain.
• Explain why you think the Declaration of
  Independence did not address the rights of women,
  slaves, and Native Americans.

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Homework

• Pretend that you live in the colonies and you
  read that the Second Continental Congress has
  just passed the Declaration of Independence.
  Write a letter to the editor of your newspaper
  explaining your thoughts about the Declaration
  and whether you support the document or not.
• You can write either as a Patriot, Loyalist,
  woman, slave, or British soldier, but your
  writing must reflect the opinions of these people
  clearly.

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Homework

• It must be 2-3 paragraphs. A paragraph is 4-5
  sentences.