1/27/09: Essential Questions: How have Americans expressed their discontent with government and how has the American government responded? Bellwork:

1/27/09: Essential Questions: How have Americans

expressed their discontent with government and how has the American government responded? Bellwork: Are the clothes the we

choose to wear important? Why or why not?

Place your Major Grade work in your folder.

Homework due on Thursday: Join or Die cartoon analysis

Sons of Liberty: Objectives What was the SL’s response to the

Stamp Act? Identify the purpose of Tar and

Feathering Were the Sons of Liberty terrorists or

patriots?

How have Americans expressed their discontent with government How have Americans expressed their discontent with government policy?policy?

How has American government responded to insurrections?How has American government responded to insurrections?

The Sons of LibertyThe Sons of Liberty The Sons of Liberty were a The Sons of Liberty were a

secret organization of secret organization of American “Patriots” who American “Patriots” who wanted to resist the British wanted to resist the British Crown with acts of protest, and Crown with acts of protest, and were often involved in mob were often involved in mob violence violence

The Sons of Liberty are best The Sons of Liberty are best known for the Boston Tea Party known for the Boston Tea Party

Tar and Feathering Started with Richard the Lion Hearted Not used extensively until Sons of Liberty Not typically fatal, but extremely uncomfortable

Applying the burning hot tar to bare skin usually caused painful blistering and efforts to remove it often made the condition worse.

The adding of feathers which stuck to the tar added to the humiliation and made the victim a comical figure.

Sometimes tar was applied to the clothing, and was only a minor warning.

Tar and Feathering In the spring of 1766 Captain William Smith came under

suspicion as an informer of American smuggling activities.

He experienced first hand the tar and feather. In retribution, John Gilchrist, a Norfolk merchant and shipbuilder and several accomplices captured Smith and, as he reported, "dawbed my body and face all over with tar and afterwards threw feathers on me."

Smith's assailants, which included the mayor of Norfolk, then carted him "through every street in town," and threw him into the sea.

Fortunately, Smith was rescued by a passing boat just as he was "sinking, being able to swim no longer."

This may have been the first tarring and feathering in America.

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Tar and Feathering What should I remember?

it persisted as a way to intimidate and punish loyalists (people who remained loyal to Britain).

Boston Tea Party Objectives Why were colonists mad about paying

less money for their tea? Why did they dress as Indians? What was the British Response?

Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party Video

Boston Tea Party Objectives Why were colonists mad about paying less

money for their tea? They did not want the British companies to have

monopolies They did not want to pay the taxes

Why did they dress as Indians? They didn’t want the British to know it was actual

the Sons of Liberty They thought the British would retaliate against

the Indians instead of the Sons of Liberty

Boston Tea Party Objectives What was the British Response?

The British took away liberties (freedoms) from the colonists

How have Americans expressed their discontent with How have Americans expressed their discontent with government policy?government policy?

How has American government responded to How has American government responded to insurrections?insurrections?

The Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party Today there is a political party called The Today there is a political party called The

Boston Tea Party (est. 2006)Boston Tea Party (est. 2006) The Boston Tea Party supports reducing The Boston Tea Party supports reducing

the size, scope and power of government the size, scope and power of government at all levels and on all issues, and opposes at all levels and on all issues, and opposes increasing the size, scope and power of increasing the size, scope and power of government at any level, for any purpose.government at any level, for any purpose.

1st Continental Congress Objectives

What was it? What did they want? What did they NOT want? What was America’s response?

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1st Continental Congress Objectives

What was it? “I am not a Virginian, but an American”. This was the first time the leaders of the colonies

voiced that they should be American. GA is the only colony that did not participate. Why

not? What did they want?

They wanted to fix the wrongs they thought Britain had done to them

What did they NOT want? Independence

What was America’s response?

Lexington & Concord Objectives Identify the role of the minutemen Explain the role of the rider Who do you think was most likely

responsible for firing first at Lexington & Concord

Compare the military engagements at Lexington & Concord

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