Road to the Revolution

Thirteen Colonies

Open Ended

Which factors contributed to the American Colonists seeking independence from the British Empire?

Poll

What bothered you most about the video that you just watched?

• Inadequate

  acknowledgement of Indigenous peoples.

• I didn't like the music.

• I didn't understand what was happening.

• Another reason

13 American Colonies

​The British Empire had colonies all over the world--from Ghana, India, and Pakistan, to the state of Maryland.

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Maryland was one of 13 colonies that were part of the British empire until the declared (1776) and won independence (1781).

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a colony of the British Empire?

• Maryland

• Russia

• Pennsylvania

• Ghana

• India

​Open the Jamboard.

• ​Label a page with your name.

• ​Draw ten circles on your page.

• ​These circles are the money you earned for one month of work

• ​ Three students will represent Parliment. These students will levy taxes.

• ​To pay a tax, erase coins from your page and add them to the Government's coffers.

Multiple Select

How does the colony make money for the king?

Mark all the responses that are true.

• The king can tax the colonists.

• The colony produces goods for the empire.

• The colonists are required to buy some products only from the mother country.

• The colonists have bake sales for the K

Open Ended

Should people have a say about how they are taxed? Why or why not?