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Today we will 1. identify the major events in early Jamestown ; 2. Analyze a primary source. Papers from the table HOMEWORK OUT ! Note Pages from Yesterday Blank Piece of Paper. Compare/Contrast TWO Sources. Road to Revolution: Review. 1) Sugar / Stamp 2) Taxation Without Representation.
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Today we will 1. identify the major events in early Jamestown; 2. Analyze a primary source. Papers from the table HOMEWORK OUT! Note Pages from Yesterday Blank Piece of Paper Compare/Contrast TWO Sources
Road to Revolution: Review 1) Sugar / Stamp 2) Taxation Without Representation
Let’s Hear some TWEETS! 1) Select a Colonial Leader 2) Create a Twitter account for your selected leader
Taxed goods – glass, paper, paint, lead, TEA Low; a modest tax Principle: Taxation w/out Representation British tax collectors in port cities No search warrants Broke Tradition
Boycott taxed goods Staged protests / mock hangings of tax collectors Petitions / parades / boycotts / raise sheep to protest British wool
From Boston • Attended alltownmeetings • Joined SonsofLiberty • Talented organizer, arranged protests • Sam’sCousin • Lawyer / ExpertinBritishlaw • Wanted fame / rough personality • Cautious / weighed evidence
Wrote plays criticalofBritish • Published in papers / widelyread • FriendofAbigailAdams (John’s wife) • Called for greater women’srights • Young lawyer • Virginia HouseofBurgesses member • Passionate speaker • Accused of treason
On the night of March 5, 1770, a crowd of colonists gathered outside the Boston customs house. The redcoated British soldiers were also outside the customs house, charged with the assignment of guarding the house. A confrontation occurred between the colonists and the soldiers. Based on the engraving above by Paul Revere, what information does this primary document SEEM to convey about the incident?
HOMEWORK Captain Preston … however … Captain Preston … but … Captain Preston … and … Captain Preston … while … Captain Preston … . New sentence …