Towards Independence -- Why were colonists angry?

Why were the colonists angry?

​I can explain two reasons why the colonists were angry with the British government?

Multiple Choice

Review Question: What did Parliament do for the people of England?

• gave the people a voice in the government

• told citizens that they had to protest in order to create change

• told the colonists in America what to do

Multiple Choice

Review Question: What are taxes supposed to do?

• taxes are money that go to the citizens of a country

• all taxes are supposed to go to pay the king and Parliament

• be used for things in the public like education, fixing roads, etc.

• nothing -- taxes are not real

Multiple Choice

Review Question: What is the term for "cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others"?

• militia

• tyranny

• declare

• protest

​Why were the colonists becoming angry with England?

• ​Does anybody remember why the colonists were angry? (we talked about it before break)

• the English government was raising taxes

• ​there no representation of the colonists in the British government

  • ​the government in England was making decisions for the people living in America

• Let's discuss: Why would these two issues make the colonists angry?​​