Prelude to the American Revolution

Causes of the American Revolution

Cause and Effect

Sometimes writers use clue words such as because, so, or since to signal cause and effect. A cause may have more than one effect, and an effect have more than one cause.

For my class, I like to teach in a cause and effect manner. I feel this ensures students grasp not only our themes, but out we got to present day (based on past actions).

For this first part, you will read the passage not he next slide and then answer the questions that follow.

Multiple Choice

What caused people to expect the British to defeat the colonists at sea?

• Britain's allies

• Britain's wealth

• Britain's large navy

• King George's political influence

Multiple Choice

What effect did the privateers have on the British fleet?

• They are in the way of the Continental Navy.

• They helped defeat the Continental Navy.

• They helped defeat the British fleet.

• They grew to the size of the British fleet.

Multiple Choice

What effect did Spain's and France's alliances with the American colonies have on the British?

• it made them stronger.

• It made them lose control of the seas.

• It gave them more allies.

• it expanded their naval fleet.

Now that you have been given examples of cause and effect.

I want you to match the following terms on the next slide to their correct definition. You may use prior knowledge, information from our Edpuzzle, or the World Wide Web to assist you. Understanding these terms will aid you in understanding the next few units over the American Revolution.

Match

Match the following

• A tax on imported goods

• To Cancel

• A colonist who opposed British rule

• A volunteer army

• Britain's law-making assembly

Tariff

Repeal

Patriot

militia

Parliament

• Tariff

• Repeal

• Patriot

• militia

• Parliament

Match

Match the following

• Laws calling for a tax on imported goods

• Law that placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies

• Law that allowed only one company to sell tea to the colonists

• New laws dictated by Britain to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

Townshend Acts

Stamp Act

Tea Act

Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

Trouble over taxes

Match

Match each cause to its effect

• so it decided to tax the colonists.

• the colonists did not think it was fair for Britain to tax them.

• Britain repealed the Stamp Act.

Britain needed money to help cover the cost of defending the colonists,

Since they had not voted for Parliament,

Because the colonies were beginning to rebel against British Taxes,

• Britain needed money to help cover the cost of defending the colonists,

• Since they had not voted for Parliament,

• Because the colonies were beginning to rebel against British Taxes,

Match

Match each cause to its effect

• so King George III decided to find another tax for the colonists.

• the colonists decided to boycott imported goods from Britain.

• so they sent warships to the colonies.

Britain still needed money,

Because they did not want to pay the tax,

The British wanted to convince the colonists to stop protesting the tax,

• Britain still needed money,

• Because they did not want to pay the tax,

• The British wanted to convince the colonists to stop protesting the tax,

Next...

I will give you a short excerpt regarding one of the acts, and yo will tell me the impact or effect it had.

Acts

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What is the effect or impact of Britain passing the Stamp Act? (Think about what happened after. How did the colonists react? )

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What was an effect of Britain passing the Townshend Acts? (Think about the aftermath and colonists response)

Using Primary Sources

Primary sources are eyewitness accounts of history. They give you firsthand knowledge about how things were at the time of the event. They are made by people who participated in the event being described. Primary sources can be letters, diaries, documents, speeches, interviews, photographs, paintings, artifacts, newspapers, and more. For this next part, you will look at a primary sources regarding the Boston Massacre and answer the questions that follow.

Open Ended

What is taking place in this picture? (Should be at least 3 sentences)

Open Ended

Why do you think the incident was referred to as a "massacre"? What does this picture tell you about how the British soldiers responded to the colonists who protested during revolutionary times?

Open Ended

To wrap everything up and bring together all our information, in your opinion, why did the colonists react so strongly to the British actions? (Provide specifics. This should be at least 5 sentences)