Oklahoma Social Studies 5.C.3.3

5.C.3.3 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 5.C.3.3.A

  Compare the role of the Sons of Liberty, the Committees of Correspondence, and the Minutemen.

• 5.C.3.3.B

  Describe how the British raids and armed encounters at Lexington and Concord became catalysts for the revolution.

• 5.C.3.3.C

  Explain how Thomas Paine’s Common Sense shifted American sentiment toward independence.

• 5.C.3.3.D

  Describe the significance of the rallying cry, “no taxation without representation.”

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain how colonists used protests, shared letters, and local militias to build resistance to British rule. They describe how fighting at Lexington and Concord, Paine’s pamphlet, and anger over taxes without a vote in Parliament moved more colonists toward independence.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can say that the Sons of Liberty organized protests, the Committees of Correspondence shared news, and the Minutemen prepared to fight. They explain how British troops’ march to seize colonial supplies led to fighting at Lexington and Concord. They connect Paine’s case against monarchy and the tax complaint to growing support for independence.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think all three groups were militias or that the Minutemen wrote the letters. Some think the fighting at Lexington and Concord happened after independence was declared. Others think colonists had no elected representatives anywhere, rather than no elected representatives in Parliament.

04

How to Assess It

On an exit ticket, ask students to match each group to protest, news sharing, or militia response. Then have them write one short line each about how Lexington and Concord, Paine’s pamphlet, and the tax complaint built support.

1. 01

   Give pairs dated cards for tax protests, committee letters, Lexington and Concord, and Common Sense; have them build an annotated timeline.

2. 02

   Ask: “Why might a tax feel unfair if you cannot vote for anyone in Parliament?” Have students write a colonist’s reply.

3. 03

   Play a card sort matching protest, letter writing, and militia response to the Sons of Liberty, Committees of Correspondence, and Minutemen.

4. 04

   Show a school board meeting notice and a sample student petition about lunch; ask how each could build support for a change.

• 5.C.4.5

  Identify the contributions of key individuals influential to the American Revolution in the fields of

• 5.C.4.1

  Explain how the colonists were divided toward the growing call for independence by identifying various points of view and motivations, including patriots, loyal...

• 8.C.1.3.C

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• 5.C.4.4.E

  Explain the significance of Thomas Paine’s The Crisis in bolstering patriot morale among the public and the military.