ACTSOctober 1, 2014
October 1, 2014
Materials ToC
You: INB Pencil Textbook
Me: Laptops
HW check: French and Indian War battles
Title Page
BrainPop!
Money for the British
Vocab.
p.
Acts/Events chart p.
Today in History
October 1
1908 - Henry Ford introduced the first mass-produced automobile on the market—the Model T car to the market. Each car cost $825.
1936-General Francisco Franco became head of the insurgent Spanish government.
1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida.
Do Now
Create a circle map in your NB for a brainpop video.
• French and Indian War
Following the French and Indian War the British needed to raise money because . . . .
1. War costs a lot of money (to pay for soldiers, supplies, weapons, etc.) so, the British (England) made new taxes that the colonists had to pay.
VTS
Vocabulary: Vocab sheet p.
Act
Definition: A document declaring a legal transaction; a law or tax.
Examples:
Sentence:
Picture:
Web-quest: With your partner take turns getting
information from the laptop and textbook. P. Act Name/Event
Year Passed
What did it tax? orWhat happened?
Colonists Reaction
1. Sugar Act 1764
2. Stamp Act 1765
3. Quartering Act 1765
4. Townshend Acts
1767
5. The Boston Massacre
1770
6. The Boston Tea Party
1773
7. The Intolerable Acts
1774
Homework: Complete chart and paragraph w/ colored illustration
1. Complete your Acts/Events chart
2. 1 paragraph summary: Who was taxing colonists, why? 2. What was being taxed? 3. How did colonists feel about these taxes, why? 4. What were colonists doing because of these taxes?
3. Colored illustration to support your paragraph