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COUNTDOWN TO INDEPENDENCE - Part I
Rising Tensions (1763-1776)
Epoch Study Guide
Record information from the following:
Chapters 4.1 & 4.2
Media Center books – Section 900
WebBoard: U.S. History.Org - Chapters 9-10
WebBoard: Biography of America – Chapter 4
Event oral/posters
The Events
The Proclamation Line (Act) of 1763
Describe:
How did this British decision upset the American colonists?
April 5, 1764 – The Sugar Act
Describe:
Why did the British Chancellor propose it upon the colonies?
Significance:
March 22, 1765 – The Stamp Act
Describe:
Significance
May 29, 1765 – The Virginia Resolves
Describe:
Who is responsible for them and would become our second Founding Father?
What becomes the popular “catch phrase” for those who support the Virginia
Resolves?
October 7- October 25, 1765 – The Stamp Act Congress
Describe:
Kinds of Protest:
Who was the leader of the Massachusetts’ protest movement and would become our
third Founding Father?
March 18, 1766 – The Stamp Act Repealed
Describe:
Significance:
March 18, 1766 – The Declaratory Act
Describe:
Significance:
June 29, 1767- The Townshend Acts
Describe:
Significance:
March 5, 1770 – The Boston Massacre
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Significance:
May 10, 1773 – The Tea Act
Describe:
Significance:
December 16, 1773 – The Boston Tea Party
Describe:
Significance:
January 30, 1774 - The Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts passed
The 5 Acts 1.
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5.
Significance:
September 5 – October 26, 1774 – The First Continental Congress
Who had to convince the other colonies to support Massachusetts and would become
our fourth Founding Father?
Which other leaders from Virginia and Massachusetts attended?
Describe:
Significance:
September 11 & November 18, 1774 – The Threats of King George III
Describe:
Significance:
March 23, 1775 - Patrick Henry’s Speech: “Give me Liberty…..”
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Significance:
April 19, 1775 – The Battles of Lexington & Concord
Describe:
The first shot fired became known as the “____________________________________________”
Significance:
May 10, 1775 – The Second Continental Congress
Who is President of the Continental Congress and would become our fifth Founding
Father?
Describe:
Significance:
June 15, 1775 – George Washington is appointed Commander-in-Chief and
would become our sixth Founding Father
Who proposes him as Commander-in-Chief?
Why?
June 17, 1775 – The Battle of Bunker Hill
Describe:
Significance:
July 5, 1775 – The Olive Branch Petition
Who authored the final draft?
Describe:
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King George’s response:
January 10, 1776 – Common Sense is published
Who writes it and would become our seventh Founding Father?
Describe:
Significance:
The Epoch Essay
Type a 2 page essay based on your reading assignment:
Teams A-D
Essay #1
In your opinion:
What was the most seminal event of the “Rising Tensions” epoch
and if had been dealt with differently could have delayed if not
avoided the British American colonies declaring independence.
Explain. Give supporting information.
Teams E-G
Essay #2
Read - Ordinary Americans
Page 26 - “A General Huzza for Griffin’s Wharf”
Page 27 – “Curse All Traitors”
In essay form, answer the following questions:
 Why would the colonists object to the Tea Act?
 What was their motive in dumping the tea into the harbor?
 What other actions would the Boston colonists have taken?
 Given the civil disobedience in Boston, should this be
considered treason and therefore the traitors be “cursed”?