Tuesday, September 29, 2009 ñ Friday, Oct. 2, 2009
Objective: Discuss why the colonist were unhappy and what they did to show England they were going to be independent of England
Warm Up:
Question ñ What were the causes of the American Revolution?
Look on the chart on page 183 under long-term causes
Write your answer in a complete sentence
Identify why the 1st Continental Congress was formed in Sept. 1774
To decide how to react to the actions of the British at the Boston Massacre
Identify why the 2nd Continental Congress met
May, 1975
Created a Continental Army with Washington as the commander to fight against Great Britain
June, 1776
Set up committee to write the Declaration of Independence
Members of the committee were John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman. Jefferson was the main author
See ìThatís Interestingî on pg 162
Read and discuss 158-161
Read about those who signed the Declaration of Independence---how were they the same, how many colonies were represented? (pg. 164)
How did the soldiers fighting in the American Revolution know that the colonies had declared independence (pg 165)
What was an issue that was omitted from the Declaration of Independence?
See page 165, exploring the document, the second one
When did the Continental Congress vote for independence?
How did John Adams say we should celebrate?
What happened on the day that we now recognize as Independence Day?
Listen to the Declaration of Independence video
Students will follow along on pages 162-165
Objective: Analyze the documents which influenced the US Constitution.
Warm Up:
Question: What was the Mayflower Compact? See pg. 71 of your text, Call to Freedom
Answer: Use a complete sentence to answer this question
Read pages 186-188 as a class
Create a tree map describing the parts of the Magna Carta, The English Bill of Rights, and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom