Eighth Grade American
History
Causes of the Revolutionary War
Types of Conflict
• Parent/Child
– Freedom/Independence
– Representation
– Right to make own
decisions
– “Fairness”
• Student/Student
– Bullying
– Disagreements
Reactions to Conflict
• Rebellion
– Fight for Rights
– “Misbehave” or Act Out
• Loyalty
– Support our friends
– Fear
• Neutrality
– No backlash from parties involved
Revolutionary War
• Definition:
• 1775 – 1783 Struggle by the American colonies
to win Independence from Great Britain.
• Three Points of View on War
– Patriot
– Loyalist or Tory
– Fence-sitters
Patriot
• Definition:
• A person in the colonies who sided with the
American Revolution
• Events Leading to War
– “No taxation without representation”
• Colonists had no “voice” in Parliament
– Mistreatment
• Stamp Act
• Quartering Act
• Tea Act
Events Leading to War cont.
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Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of
Independence
Loyalist
• Definition:
• Those who remained loyal to England and King George.
Also called Tories
• Reasons for Loyalty to England
– Fear of repercussions
– Close business and political ties
– Personal gain
• Mistreated for stance
– Bullied by Patriots
• Property was looted, burned, and vandalized
• Public humiliation (Tar and feather)
Fence-sitters
• Definition:
• Those not aligned with or supporting any
side or position in the controversy between
colonists and Britain
• Reasons for Neutrality:
– Uninvolved
– No backlash from winner or loser
Standards Covered
• OACS
• Eighth Grade History Standard 3: Identify
and Explain the sources of conflict leading
to the American Revolution
• NETS-T
• Standard(s) 1, 3, 4
• http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-forteachers/nets-for-teachers-2008.aspx
Lesson Objectives
• Students will identify the causes leading to
the causes leading to the Revolutionary
War
• Students will be able to compare the
causes of the Revolutionary War to their
own lives.
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