Today's Agenda

Content Standards:
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Learning Target:
I can summarize the social, political, and economic factors that drove the American colonies to independence. 

Critical Vocabulary: Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Shays’ Rebellion, Constitutional Convention, Federalism, Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Great Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise, Federalists, Anti-Federalists, First Party System, Loose vs. Strict  Construction, Elastic Clause, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson
 
Today's Agenda:

1. Background Question: Write 2-3 sentences addressing the Stamp Act from the perspective of a Patriot.
2. Citizenship Question: Why did the colonists fight the British? 
   A. because of high taxes 
   B. because the British invaded France 
   C. because the colonists wanted a new king 
   D. because the colonists wanted religious freedom
3. Guided Instruction: ​The Road to Revolution 
4. Reflection Question: Write 2-3 sentences addressing the Stamp Act from the perspective of a Loyalist.

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Homework: Revolutionary America Reading