Boston massacre & Boston Tea Party
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Objective: To examine the events surrounding the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party. Do Now: In what ways did Mercy Otis Warren and Samuel Adams protest against the British? • Samuel Adams organized a committee of correspondence, writing letters and pamphlets critical of Britain. • Mercy Otis Warren published plays which made fun of the British. Mr. Bighead - Tensions Between the Colonis ts and the British – 1:24
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Objective: To examine the events surrounding the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party.
Do Now: In what ways did Mercy Otis Warren and Samuel Adams protest against the British?
• Samuel Adams organized a committee of correspondence, writing letters and pamphlets critical of Britain.
• Mercy Otis Warren published plays which made fun of the British.
Mr. Bighead - Tensions Between the Colonists and the British – 1:24
Sponge
• The word repeal means …..
• Identify two members of the Sons of Liberty.
• Patrick Henry’s famous quote was, “Give me ________ or……..”
Propaganda• This influential poster will persuade colonists to fight for
independence.
– Nameplates musts….• Large enough to see / easy to read. Color with graphics
– Poster musts….• Communicate beliefs by you or historical figures.• Striking graphics and clever wording• Influential • Visible from 10 feet
– Key ideas musts….• List three to five key ideas supporting your thoughts• Written clearly on back of propaganda poster• Used in short speeches possibly given during town meetings.
• Because the New York assembly refused to obey the law, Britain dismissed the assembly.
Quartering Act
• The colonists had to provide candles, bedding, and beverages to British soldiers.
Gracie Mansion
Late 18th Century Federal style Mansion, Official Residence of Mayor of New York.
Hey kid, I wouldn’t do that again if I were
you!
Boston Massacre1) Boys began to throw ice at a British guard.
Boston Massacre
2) A crowd soon grew large and rowdy.
3) The British soldiers opened fire, killing five colonists, including Crispus Attucks, a black sailor active in the Sons of Liberty.
“John Adams” HBO Miniseries – Boston Massacre Scene
* On the same day as the Boston Massacre, the Townshend Acts were repealed, except for the tax on tea!
Ye Old Tea Shoppe
Yes! We are open!
Boy, oh boy, this tea boycott is killing my business!
Hi, Lucy! Here we are, the British
East India Company, with
your tea shipment!
Ye Old Tea Shoppe
Yes! We are open!
Uproar Over Tea
• Since the British continued their tax on tea, the colonists continued to boycott British tea.• As a result of the colonial boycott on tea, the British East India Company lost a lot of money.
• Therefore, Britain passed the Tea Act in 1773.
Aaaarrgh! What am I supposed to do
with all of this tea?
Good grief! No way! I can’t even
sell the tea I have now!
Don’t ask me! It’s not my
problem!
Before the Tea Act
Tea $5Tea $8 Ye Old Tea Shoppe
Yes! We are open!
After the Tea Act
Tea $5
Ye Old Tea Shoppe
Yes! We are open!
• In order to protest against the Tea Act, the Sons of Liberty organized the Boston Tea Party.
Tea Act (1773)
• The British East India Company was allowed to sell tea directly to the colonists, bypassing the tea merchants.
* Although they still paid the tea tax, the price of tea decreased.
• If the price of tea decreased, why were the colonists angry? They were angry because…
…tea merchants had been cut out of the tea trade.
…they thought it was a trick to make the colonists accept the tea tax.
• Approximately 50 or 60 men, dressed as Native Americans, boarded three ships loaded with tea.
Boston Tea Party
• All of the tea was thrown overboard into the water.
Brainpop: Causes of
the American Revolution
