Unit 3 Remediation

Unit 3 Remediation

Unit 3 Recap

Unit 3 discussed the events that led the colonies to declare their independence, the analysis of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and how their weaknesses led to the writing of the U.S. Constitution. To review and remediate the material covered in Unit 3, read through the following information and answer the questions in between to increase your DIA score.

• War was between the British and the French (with the help of the Native Americans).​

• It started because the colonists began moving west into Native American lands.

• The British won and took over lands owned by the French.

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The French &

Indian War

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​In order to prevent further conflicts with the Native Americans, Colonists were not allowed past the Appalachian Mtns.​

The colonists were upset because they felt Parliament & the king were infringing on their rights.

​Proclomation of 1763

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Multiple Choice

Who was the French & Indian War between?

• The French & Native Americans

• Great Britain & France

• The Colonists & Great Britain

• Spain & France

Open Ended

Why did Parliament & the King issue the Proclamation of 1763?

• After the war, Britain was in a lot of debt. They began taxing the colonist to help pay off the debt.

• The Stamp Act placed a tax on every printe​d piece of material in the colonies.

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1765-The Stamp Act

• Colonists protested this tax by boycotting British Goods.​

• Colonists felt only their elected representatives could tax them.​

• Parliament repealed the tax in 1766​

​How did the colonist respond to the Stamp Act?

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Multiple Choice

How did colonists respond to being taxed by the British?

• They wrote letters to the King.

• They boycotted British goods

• The remained silent and paid the tax.

• They moved to Spain.

• ​Placed duties on a variety of imported goods.

• Colonists again boycotted British Goods.

• Parliament eventually repealed all taxes except the one on tea.​

​​Townshend Acts-1767

• Passed in 1773, but was not a tax. Allowed the British Tea Co. to avoid paying the tax to make their tea cheaper than other imported teas.

• The King's control over taxes angered the colonists even more.

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​Tea Act-1773

• The Sons of Liberty (group of colonist who opposed British Policies) dressed as Native Americans, so not to be recognized and boarded the ships carrying the British Tea Company's cargo.

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• Once aboard, they dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor (worth about a million dollars in today's economy).

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Boston Tea Party

• Nicknamed the "Intolerable Acts" A series of acts meant to punish Boston for the tea party.

• Colonists felt that some of the acts violated the English Bill of Rights.

• Boston Port Act- closed Boston Harbor.

• Quartering Act: Required colonists to house & feed British Soldiers.

• Mass. Government Act- made town meeting illegal.

​Coercive Acts

Multiple Choice

Which act made colonists give food & drinks to British soldiers and allowed them to live in their homes?

• Massachusetts Government Act

• Quartering Act

• Townshend Act

• Stamp Act

• The Declaration of Independence announced to the world that the United States was a free and independent country.

• The document justified the Founding Fathers reasons for rebelling against the King and their government.

• Thomas Jefferson, the main drafter of the document, relied on ideas from John Locke and English Bill of Rights.​

The colonies declare their independence.

Preamble = beginning of declaration.
The introduction is expressing why we are "breaking up" with Great Britain.
Include natural rights influenced by John Locke.

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The Preamble to the Declaration

• The third part of the declaration lists the colonists' complaints against the British Government with King George being singled out for blame.

• "He" refers to King George.

• The grievances were all the ways King George violated the social contract and the rights of the colonists.

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List of Grievances

Multiple Choice

The passage below comes from the Declaration of Independence (1776).  “He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures….”  Which section of the Declaration contained this passage?

• Its announcement of American Independence from Britain

• Its theory of government based on social contract

• Its justification of the conduct of the colonists

• Its list of colonial grievances

Multiple Choice

The reference to the natural rights of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” in the Declaration of Independence was clearly inspired by the ideas of  ______. 

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Locke

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Now that the colonies declared their independence, they had to come up with a plan for their government.
What they came up with was the Articles of Confederation....but it did not work out well...

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What comes next?

The founders purposely created a weak central government because they were fearful of another King.

The weaknesses eventually led to the downfall of the Articles...a new plan was needed.

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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

Multiple Choice

The only branch that existed in the AOC was the

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Multiple Choice

What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The states did not have enough power.

• The Judicial Branch was too powerful.

• It had no legislative branch

• the federal government was too weak

Once the founders realized the Articles weren't working, they called a meeting to revise the document, but ended up throwing it out and writing a whole new document.

​After debate and compromise, the Constitution was created. Before it was ratified to group emerged arguing about the document.....

The U.S. Constitution

Federalist supported the Constitution as it was written.

Anti-Federalist thought the federal government had too much power with the Constitution and wanted a Bill of Rights to protect the people.

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The Federalist v. Anti-Federalist

Multiple Choice

This group supported the Constitution as it was written.

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist

Multiple Choice

This group wanted a Bill of Rights added to protect the rights of the people

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist

Multiple Choice

The Federalists and Anti-Federalists argued about

• The passage of the Northwest Ordinance

• Going to war against Britain

• Ratification of the Constitution

• Whether or not the colonies should declare independence.