Oklahoma Social Studies 5.C.3.2.B
The Standard
- 5.C.3
- Analyze the series of events and policies which led colonists to seek and declare independence.
- 5.C.3.2
- Identify the primary cause of the American Revolution as a colonial struggle for self-rule.
Compare different strategies used to challenge British policies , including the use of propaganda and the boycott of British imports.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 5.C.3.2
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain how colonists used pictures and written messages to turn people against British policies. They compare that with refusing to buy British goods to put pressure on sellers and lawmakers.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given Paul Revere's Boston Massacre engraving and a tea boycott pledge, students identify which tries to change minds and which tries to cut sales. They explain how both sought change through different kinds of pressure.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think a boycott means refusing to buy everything, rather than specific goods. They may treat Revere's engraving as a photograph or assume it shows every side of the event.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: A newspaper prints a shocking picture of British soldiers, and neighbors refuse to buy British tea. Name each strategy and explain how each could pressure Britain.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Set up a shop with British tea and cloth cards; students use paper coins to boycott both, then tally the seller's lost sales.
Show Revere's Boston Massacre engraving and ask: What does the artist want viewers to believe, and what might be missing?
Hand out tea boycott and newspaper image cards; pairs sort them by strategy and explain how each applies pressure.
Show a printed Stop Buying This Brand sign; students compare its call to action with a colonial tea boycott pledge.
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- 8.C.1.1.A
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- 8.C.2.3
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- 8.C.1.3.C
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- 8.C.2.2
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