Reading #5: Tarring and Feathering

1. Why did a group of Bostonians attack John Malcom, a British Customs officer?  Explain how the artist has shown all of the problems (political, economic, social) in Boston through specific images.

2. Using information in the introduction as well as clues from the broadside, explain the illustrator's point of view.  Present evidence to support your answer.

3. Why is this image considered to be an effective example of propaganda?

4. When comparing this broadside to Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre, which image do you think is a more effective piece of propaganda?  Do you think the broadside turned more Englishmen against the colonists, or that Revere's engraving turned more colonists against the British?  Why?

Reading #4: Road to Revolution Part 2

1. What happened in 1773 that made solving the problem between Britain and America so difficult?
2. How was Boston punished for destroying the cargo of tea?
3. What were some of the ways that women supported the resistance movement?
4. What effect did the “Association” have on the individual colonies?
5. How did the “Association” influence the American Revolution?
6. What were some of the reasons (or ideologies; “intellectual frameworks”) that colonists, particularly farmers, justified going to war with Britain?
7. How did Thomas Paine influence the Revolution?

Reading #3; Paul Revere's Engraving

Part I; Engravings: 

1. Examine both engravings and make a list of the differences.
2. Why do you think Revere made these changes?
3. Based only on what you see in Revere's engraving, write an explanation as to what happened that       night in Boston.

Reading #2: Why were colonists so upset about the Stamp Act?

For Document A:
(Do 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, and 1e BEFORE reading the body of the text)

1a. Who wrote this? What do we know about him?

1b. What newspaper does this come from?

1c. What would you predict the author’s perspective will be on the Stamp Act?

1d. When was it written? Was it before or after the Stamp Act went into effect?

1e. Is it reliable? Why? Why not?

Now read the body of the text

1f. What does the author call Britain?  What does he call America?

1g. When the author urges people to speak to their representatives, who is he referring to?

1h. Why does the author state the British were "enemies of truth and liberty"?

1i. According to this document, why were the colonists upset about the Stamp Act?

Chapter 5 Notes: Road to Revolution

Reading #1 Questions: Road to Revolution Part 1

1. In your own words, why did Thomas Pownall claim that the American colonies would never unite?

2. Define the main idea of the second paragraph.

3. According to the third paragraph, which issue was responsible for the problems between the colonies and Britain?

4. What were the results of the Stamp Act? In what ways was the Declaratory Act worse than the stamp Act?

5. How did the colonists demonstrate a resistance to the unjust acts of Parliament?

**Sources have been shared to your Drive

Update for 10-9-17 through 10-17-17

Monday 10-9-17: Finish analyzing sources for WR #2
Tuesday 10-10-17: Study Guide
Wednesday 10-11-17: Study Guide Review; Jeopardy Review
Thursday 10-12-17: Ch. 4 Test (all in-class assignments due)
Tuesday 10-17-17: Written Response #2 Due

Written Response #2 Directions

Instructions for the Great Awakening Paper WR #3

Written Response #2 Sources

Primaries WR #3