Process
1. Click on the link underneath to watch a BrainPop video about the causes of the American Revolution. This video will show you not only what events led up to the Boston Tea Party, but what happened as a result of the what the citizens of Boston did.
Answer these questions about the video:
1. Why did the colonies want to break away from England?
2. What did England do that angered the colonists?
3. What does "No Taxation Without Representation" mean?
4. What was the "Tea Act?" How did the colonists respond to it?
2. Click on the link below to learn some facts about the Boston Tea Party. Make sure to click the "learn more" button so that you can know everything about the Boston Tea Party!
Answer these questions (You will need to look at the "learn more" sections to find the answers):
.1. Name three people who participated in the Boston Tea Party.
2. Was anyone arrested for being a part of the Boston Tea Party?
3. How did Great Britian respond to the Boston Tea Party?
3. Click on the link below to read "Boston Tea Party: An Eyewitness Account by a Participant." (This is also an example of a journal entry.)
Answer these questions:
1. Who wrote this journal entry?
2. How long did it take to destroy the tea on the ships?
3. Did everyone want the tea to be destroyed?
4. Clink on the following links to look at pictures of the Boston Tea Party.
Answer the following question:
1. Is the "Join or Die" image supporting Loyalists or Patriots? Why do you think so?
5. Using what you've learned through the links above, write your journal entry. Be creative and have fun with it!
Answer these questions about the video:
1. Why did the colonies want to break away from England?
2. What did England do that angered the colonists?
3. What does "No Taxation Without Representation" mean?
4. What was the "Tea Act?" How did the colonists respond to it?
2. Click on the link below to learn some facts about the Boston Tea Party. Make sure to click the "learn more" button so that you can know everything about the Boston Tea Party!
Answer these questions (You will need to look at the "learn more" sections to find the answers):
.1. Name three people who participated in the Boston Tea Party.
2. Was anyone arrested for being a part of the Boston Tea Party?
3. How did Great Britian respond to the Boston Tea Party?
3. Click on the link below to read "Boston Tea Party: An Eyewitness Account by a Participant." (This is also an example of a journal entry.)
Answer these questions:
1. Who wrote this journal entry?
2. How long did it take to destroy the tea on the ships?
3. Did everyone want the tea to be destroyed?
4. Clink on the following links to look at pictures of the Boston Tea Party.
- http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xEehooYC6Rk/TE-MrBtKbyI/AAAAAAAACmY/iu8KbVCZQpU/s1600/boston-tea-party.jpg
- http://ed101.bu.edu/StudentDoc/Archives/ED101sp08/mvahedi/image.jpeg
- http://w3.shorecrest.org/~Anna_Baralt/LDTechWebPage/LDLabWebPage/4thGrade/AmericanRevolution/Newspapers/14.jpg
- http://saraforamerica.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/joinordie.jpg
Answer the following question:
1. Is the "Join or Die" image supporting Loyalists or Patriots? Why do you think so?
5. Using what you've learned through the links above, write your journal entry. Be creative and have fun with it!