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Hist 1305 The Early American Republic Notes
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- History 1305
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- University Of Houston - Downtown
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US History Semester AUnit 1: The Early American Republic
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amount of any response which needs to be in your words and not quoted.
Lesson 1: Conflict with Great Britain
I will be able to:
Explain the colonists' reaction to new taxes
Describe the methods the colonists used to protest British taxes
Understand the significance of the First Continental Congress in 1774
Watch these videos and read the pages noted below. (These two videos are in your course on page 2 of
5)
* British Taxes and Protest Part 1 (3 min 18 sec)
*The Revolutionary War Begins Part 2 (2 min 13 sec)
* Read pp 95-105 in your textbook.
Sugar Act, Stamp Act and Tea Tax are discussed in the interactive: Experience: The Road to Revolution,
which you should click on and learn about. (Blue Box, page 3 of 5)
1. Explain what these were and why they were considered unfair by the colonists: (type in the boxes, which
will expand as needed.
, What was it? Why considered unfair?
Stamp p. 100 Passed by Parliament in 1766 The Stamp Act was considered unfair,
Act to raise $ from the colonists. because it taxed all products that were
Required colonist to pay on all made from paper, such as stamps,
imported materials. First Direct Tax newspapers, cards, etc. This led to an
of the Colonists by the Crown. increase in the price of those goods and
less money for the people to spend on the
important things, such as rent.
Sugar Enacted in 1764 by the prime The Sugar Act was considered unfair,
Act Minister to raise $ by collecting because it highly affected their economic
duties already by encouraging them situation. It added a tax on refined sugar
to pay. Assigned customs officers and increased an import tax on non-British
and courts to collect duties and goods.
prosecute smugglers. P.100
Tea Passed by Parliament in 1767 to raise The Tea Tax was considered unfair due to
Tax money to its debt and support the rally of No Taxation Without
troops in the coloniesp.102 Representation. Even thought the price of
tea was lowered with this tax, the
American people felt that they did not have
to pay it, because they were not really
being represented by the Parliament.
Lesson 2: The American Revolution
I will be able to:
Describe the Loyalists' view of the Patriots
Assess why Congress declared independence and the ideas underlying the Declaration of
Independence
Explain how the war and the peace treaty affected minority groups and women
Assess the impact of the American Revolution on other countries
*Watch: Slavery and the New Nation (53 seconds)
* Read pp 108-112 and 123-127 (This is required. You must review the content.)
Fill in the blank with the correct term/person from the word bank:
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