Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- The effects of the French and Indian War.
- The Stamp Act enraged the citizens of the colonies and was the origin of the phrase "No Taxation with Representation".
- The Intolerable Acts were enacted to punish the Boston colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
- The Boston Massacre was a result of conflict between the British soldiers and angry colonists.
- The Boston Tea Party was the colonists' response to taxes on tea.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Explain why colonies were engaged in the French and Indian War.
- Describe and evaluate how colonists reacted to the Stamp Act.
- Describe the effects of the Intolerable Acts.
- Describe the Boston Massacre and analyze colonists response to the Boston Massacre.
- Describe the Boston Tea Party and examine the effects of this event.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- The causes and effects of events that lead to the American Revolution.
Vocabulary
- cause
- effect
- revolution
- intolerable
