Thursday, January 29 th Bell Work: Please pick up your notebooks and the Hashtag Analysis worksheet form the back table. Take a moment to copy down the.

Thursday, January 29th Bell Work: Please pick up your notebooks and the Hashtag Analysis worksheet form the back table. Take a moment to copy down the EQ and WOD. Then, working with a partner, complete the Hashtag Organizer (document on back of the

page). Yes, this will be graded for accuracy.

Daily Agenda:

Bell Work: Hashtag Analysis

WOD acrimonious Political Cartooning:

Steps toward Revolution MC Practice: Clicker

Review Video Clip: John Adams

Essential Question:In what way was the American Revolution not only a war for independence, but also a struggle to determine the nature of the nation?

Homework: Take a night off!

vinegar : honey :: acrimonious :

Analogy 1/29/15, Block 2

Acrimonious – filled with bitterness; sharpness in words

(Pronunciation for Word)

vinegar : honey :: acrimonious : dulcet

These are antonyms.Dulcet, comes from dulcis (sweet), whereas acrimonious comes from acer (bitter, acid).

Analogy 1/29/15, Block 2

Acrimonious – filled with bitterness; sharpness in words

(Pronunciation for Word)(Possible Answer)

bitterhatefulunkindsympathetic

Odd Word Out 1/29/15, Block 4

Acrimonious – filled with bitterness; sharpness in words

(Pronunciation for Word)

Odd Word Out 1/29/15, Block 4

Acrimonious – filled with bitterness; sharpness in words

(Pronunciation for Word)(Possible Answer)

bitterhatefulunkindSympathetic – antonym

Cartoon Analysis

This cartoon was created by Benjamin Franklin in 1767. Who might have been the intended audience?

What might have prompted this cartoon?

Cartoon Analysis:

What is this cartoon protesting?

What strategy has the artist used to convey his message?

Multiple Choice Practice

Read the passages provided silently to yourself. Use the information from each passage to assist

you in answering each clicker question.

Based on the excerpt, which of the following best describes King George’s view of the

colonists?

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1. They were personally loyal to him.2. Their problems were with Parliament.3. They always had planned to revolt.4. They misunderstood the King.

According to the excerpt, which of the following does King George hold primarily responsible for

the American revolt?

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1. The “desperate conspiracy” by some members of Parliament

2. The “expressions of attachment” by some colonial leaders

3. The “spirit of moderation” of some of Parliament’s resolutions

4. The “traitorous views” of some colonial leaders

Which of the following groups or individuals would have been most likely to agree with King

George?

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1. Continentals2. Loyalists3. John Dickenson4. Thomas Paine

In the context of the various disputes between the colonists and Britain, which of the following

would be the most important right cited?

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1. Section 1: all people are by nature free

2. Section 2: all power comes from the people

3. Section 4: no person has special privileges

4. Section 16: people should be able to worship freely

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Which of the rights in the excerpt is expressed in a way that would today be considered a

limitation of individual rights?

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1. Section 5: separation of government powers

2. Section 2: origins of governmental powers

3. Section 6: right to vote4. Section 12: freedom of the press

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The group most likely to oppose the ideas expressed in this excerpt would have been

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1. The Minutemen of Lexington2. Advocates of a unicameral

legislature3. Tories such as William Franklin4. Supporters of Shay’s Rebellion

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To encourage African Americans to fight, Hamilton suggested in the excerpt that they

should be promised

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1. Effective leadership from officers.2. An end to prejudice.3. Equal wages with white soldiers.4. Emancipation from slavery.

Which of the following was the primary reason for Hamilton’s call for African American

soldiers?

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1. The New York militia was short of troops

2. The British were recruiting African Americans

3. The Declaration of Independence called for equal rights

4. General Washington trusted that blacks would make good soldiers

The excerpts were written in response to the

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1. British government’s attempt to assert greater control over the North American colonies

2. British government’s failure to protect colonists from attacks by American Indians

3. colonial governments’ failures to implement mercantilist policies

4. colonial governments’ attempts to extend political rights to new groups

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The ideas about government expressed by Paine and Jefferson are most consistent with which of

the following?

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1. The concept of hereditary rights and privileges

2. The belief in Manifest Destiny 3. The principle of religious

freedom 4. The ideas of the

Enlightenment

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The principles expressed by Paine and Jefferson best account for which of the following features of the United States during

and immediately after the American Revolution?

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1. The development of factions and nascent political parties

2. The rapid expansion of frontier settlements

3. The relatively limited powers of the Articles of Confederation

4. The growth of conflict between wealthy elites and poor farmers and laborers

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