August 30-31

We will be looking at a clip from the Republican National Convention. You will then write your response based on the speech we watch.
Daily Prompt: What is the goal of the Republican Party with whom they have chosen to speak and the topics that are discussed?
*****Remember you need a Thesis, 2 pieces of evidence and GOOD analysis of your evidence.***** 
If you missed class look a small segment  of one of the speeches from the convention.



Objective: Identify how the French and Indian War would lead to the colonist rebelling against the English. 

Lecture with PowerPoint on Causes of the Revolution 

Start with a discussion on French and Indian War
- What was Washington's role? (Video Clip)
-Conflict over Ohio Valley
- Albany Plan of Union
- What happened at the Battle of Quebec?
- Peach Settlement of 1763

Break into groups on the following topics: Make a visual representation on your topic that illustrates  the cause and effect. Look at the one on my power point for the French and Indian War for an example.
1. Stamp Act
2. Townsend Acts
3. Declaratory Act
4. Boston Massacre
5. Boston Tea Party 1773
6.Intolerable Acts
7. First Continental Congress
8. Battle of Lexington and Concord

Fill in the graph on cause and effect on each of the above topics. Put this graph into your class activities in your binder.