SS.7.C.1.3 Describe how English policies and responses to colonial concerns led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008661777/
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/colonies.pdf - map of the 13 original colonies
Civics Content Vocabulary
duty
a tax
export
goods sent to another country
goods
merchandise or objects for sale or trade
import
goods brought into the country
individual rights
rights guaranteed or belonging to a person
legislature
governing body responsible for making laws
levy
to collect by legal authority
oppression
the use of authority or power in a cruel or unjust manner
Parliament
the English legislature
representation
a person or group acting on behalf of another person or group
tax
money charged by a government for specific facilities or services
taxation without representation
the idea that it is unfair to tax someone without giving them a voice in government
- Students will trace the causal relationships between English/British policies, English responses to colonial grievances, and the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
- Students will recognize the underlying themes of English colonial policies concerning taxation, representation, and individual rights that formed the basis of the American colonists’ desire for independence.
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008661777/
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/colonies.pdf - map of the 13 original colonies
Civics Content Vocabulary
duty
a tax
export
goods sent to another country
goods
merchandise or objects for sale or trade
import
goods brought into the country
individual rights
rights guaranteed or belonging to a person
legislature
governing body responsible for making laws
levy
to collect by legal authority
oppression
the use of authority or power in a cruel or unjust manner
Parliament
the English legislature
representation
a person or group acting on behalf of another person or group
tax
money charged by a government for specific facilities or services
taxation without representation
the idea that it is unfair to tax someone without giving them a voice in government
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfhbc9b3w1U
Dr. Terri Susan Fine, content specialist for the Florida Joint Center for Citizenship, focuses on how the events of 1763-1765, the Intolerable Acts, the Townshend Acts, Tea Act, the Stamp Act cartoon and Thomas Paine's Common Sense impacted the colonists' end to British control.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZfRaWAtBVg
"Too Late To Apologize: a Declaration" is Soomo's first satirical video project and is part of our ongoing effort to facilitate learning in creative, innovative ways.