Alabama Social Studies SS24.6.7b
The Standard
- SS24.6.7
- Identify causes and events leading to the War for Independence, including salutary neglect, the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts, Virginia Convention (1775), and the Declaration of Independence, and describe how these events escalated tension between the colonies and Great Britain.
Compare and contrast methods of colonial activism and protest against British policies, including boycotts, craftwork, letters, petitions, poems, public oration, and speeches.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain how colonists resisted British policies by refusing goods, making cloth, and sharing written or spoken messages. They compare who each method reached and what action it sought.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can tell a petition from a speech and explain how each tries to persuade people. They can explain how making cloth at home supported a boycott.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may confuse a petition with a private letter. They may think homespun cloth was only a fashion choice, or that a boycott meant refusing to pay taxes.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: One town stops buying British cloth. Another sends the governor a signed request. Name each tactic and explain one difference in how it seeks change.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs yarn and cardboard. Have them weave a small sample, then label how making cloth at home supported a boycott.
Read excerpts from the Olive Branch Petition and Patrick Henry's 1775 speech. Ask who each sought to persuade and how.
Sort sample letters, petitions, poems, speeches, and boycott notices into groups. Have students defend each choice using clues from the text.
Compare a school lunch petition with a student council speech. Ask students which colonial tactics each resembles and why.
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