Fifth Grade History: Causes of the American

RevolutionGLCE

5-U3.1.2 Describe the causes and effects of events such as the Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts, and the Boston Massacre.

Kathryn PetersonSST 309-03Feb. 12, 2013

Textbooks and Picture Books

George vs. George by Rosalyn Schanzer

The Boston Tea Party by Steven Kroll

A History of US: From Colonies to Country by Joy Hakim

YA Historical Fiction

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

The Fifth of March by Ann Rinaldi

Historical Source Songs and Poems

"American Taxation" by Peter St. John

"The Liberty Song" (1768)"Revolutionary Tea" (1773)

Songs and Raps(Modern)

Flocabulary - "This Ain't Working" Rap – An educational rap, with text.

"Revolution, Revolution” – a pop rock educational song, with text.

Videos Liberty's Kids - "The Boston Tea Party” – a

PBS for Kids series that follows the American Revolution from the Boston Tea Party to the Constitutional Convention.

Schoolhouse Rock - "No More Kings" fun cartoon musical outlining the Tax Acts and the Boston Tea Party.

"The Coming of Independence" (Biography of America) – an Annenberg Media production in cooperation with the Library of Congress.

Art and Images

A symbol of opposition to the Stamp Act.

Paul Revere’s famous engraving of the Boston Massacre.

Art and Images

Nathaniel Currier’s “The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor”

Political Cartoons

“Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring and Feathering” (1774)

“Bostonians in Distress” (1774)

“The Able Doctor or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught” (1774)

Original DocumentJohn Dickinson’s “Letters From a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies” – Letter 1 (1767) reacting against the Stamp Act.

Web Resources Liberty's Kids – companion to the PBS

series, an interactive website with games and information about events before, during, and after the American Revolution.

Biography of America - The Coming of Independence – web resources, videos, and descriptions of events.

Eyewitness History – links to eyewitness accounts of important events, such as the Boston Tea Party.

SourcesA & E Television Inc. LLC (2013) The destruction of tea at boston harbor, by Nathaniel currier. [Image file]. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo3

Adam Eisentenstein. (2011, 5, Jun.) The liberty song. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGPUCyghEww

Amazon.com (2013). Johnny tremain. [Image file]. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/Johnny-Tremain-Esther-Forbes/dp/9994591045

Amazon.com (2013). The boston tea party. [Image file]. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0823415570/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books

Annenberg Foundation. (2013). A biography of America: the coming of independence. Retrieved from http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog04/transcript/index.html

Annenberg Foundation. (2013). Program 4: the coming of independence. Retrieved from http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog04/transcript/index.html

Annenberg Foundation. (2013). The Bostonians in distress. [Image file]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog04/feature/gallery_03.html

Annenberg Foundation. (2013). The bostonians paying the excise man, or tarring and feathering. [Image file]. Retrieved from http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog04/feature/gallery_02.html

Archiving Early America. (2013) Letters from a Pennsylvania farmer. [Image file]. Retrieved from http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/bookmarks/farmer/farmorig.html

Barnes, A. M. (2013) Opposition to the stamp tax. [Image file]. Retrieved from http://www.authentichistory.com/1600-1859/1-revolution/index.html

Cookie Jar Entertainment. (2011) Liberty’s kids. Retrieved from http://libertyskids.com/

SourcesFlocabulary. (2013) American revolution: “this ain’t working.” Retrieved from http://www.flocabulary.com/american-revolution/Forbes, Esther. (1971). Johnny tremain. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.Goodreads, Inc. (2013) The fifth of march. [Image file]. Retrieved from http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/143148.The_Fifth_of_MarchHakim, Joy. (1993). A history of US book three: from colonies to country. New York: Oxford University Press.Historic Tours of America Inc. (2013) The able doctor or america swallowing the bitter draught. [Image file.] Retrieved from http://bostonteapartyship.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cartoon-boston-port-bill-political.jpgIbis Communications, Inc. (2013). Eyewitness to history. Retrieved from http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/Kroll, Steven. (1998). Boston tea party. New York: Holiday HouseLibertysKidsTv. (2009, 28, Sep.) Liberty’s kids #1: “the boston tea party” (1/2). [Video iile]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ-FWHN3ljIMrRiggyRiggs. (2011, 5 Mar.) Schoolhouse rock: no more kings. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAZ8QJgFHOgNemann, D, & Duffy, B. (2013) Traitors, seamstresses, and generals: voices of the American revolution – Enouraging Voices. Retrieved from http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/music.htm#Paperbackswap.com. (2013). From colonies to country: a history of us book 3. [Image fiile]. Retrieved from http://www.paperbackswap.com/Colonies-Country-History-Joy-Hakim/book/0195077504/Phorthefunovit. (2011, 23, Mar.) Revolutionary tea song. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPv3Kqvk_8s.RedeemedReader (2011, 27 July). George vs. george. [Image file] Retrieved from http://www.redeemedreader.com/2011/06/4th-of-july-round-up/Rinaldi, Ann. (1993). The fifth of march: A story of the boston massacre. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company.

SourcesSchanzer, Rosalyn. (2004). George vs. george. Washington D.C.: National Geographic.

Totally3rdgrade.com (2013) Revolutionary war. Retrieved from http://www.totally3rdgrade.com/revolution_revolution.html#main-navigation

University of Michigan. (2013). The bloody massacre. [Image file}. Retrieved from http://www2.si.umich.edu/spies/print-bostonmassacre.html