Response

Historical Event

Connection

Navigation Acts

A series of laws passed by the British that banned the colonists from trading with anyone other than Britain. They believed that colonies existed to support their mother countries so other countries like France and Holland were kept from trading with British colonists – even if they offered better deals.

French and Indian War

As the colonists pushed west into the frontier they started moving in on French and Dutch colonies.. The British believed they had a right to the land. The French started providing weapons to the natives living there to attack the British colonists. Eventually, war broke out between the French and British in the frontier areas.

Proclamation of 1763

After Britain makes a deal with France they make a promise to the natives. They

promise that their colonists will stop moving west into the frontier. They will also give back some of the lands they had occupied. That land would become protected native territory. The colonists would go no further west.

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Of Parents and Children

When you were born you wanted to be just like your parents. You wanted to make them proud. You followed their rules and respected their decisions – no matter what. As you’ve grown you’ve started to see some things differently than they do. The colonists were very much the same way with “mother” Britain. At first they were intensely loyal. They were proudly British. As time went on they started to see themselves a little differently.

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Today we’ll compare those relationships to try to get a better understanding why so many colonists were ready to go to war.

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Instructions: Think about the situations that come up on the screen. Explain how you would respond or feel in the RESPONSE column below. Then, read about the historical event and write how the situation relates to the event in the CONNECTION column. Make sure to explain the historical connection to any underlined words in the situation.

Townshend Acts

A series of taxes on the colonists to pay for judges. Britain argued the colonists should pay since the judges were there for the colonists. The colonists argued that the money was used to bribe judges to remain loyal to the king. The acts were put in place to punish the colonists for not following previous acts like the Quartering Act.

Stamp Act

Created a tax on paper products for the colonists. The money was used to pay for British soldiers who stayed in the colonies to provide protection from France after the end of the French and Indian War. The colonists didn’t fear a French invasion and felt they were being taxed unfairly for something they didn’t even want.

Tea Act

The British realized the colonists wouldn’t accept taxes so they made a law which was not technically a tax. It stated that only British merchants were allowed to sell tea. Colonists could not buy tea from any other nation. This gave the British a monopoly over the trade and allowed them to raise the price and earn more money.

Intolerable Acts

A series of laws passed following the Boston Tea Party that took away many rights from Massachusetts as punishment for their resistance. The laws closed the port of Boston, replaced government officials with supporters of the king, and strengthened the Quartering Act.

Lexington and Concord

The British heard that a group of colonists was secretly gathering weapons in a storehouse. They sent a group of soldiers to capture the weapons. Paul Revere warned the colonists and they went out to meet the British. A shot went off and a battle began. 8 colonists died and tensions were at an all time high.