Today we will 1. identify the major events in early Jamestown ; 2. Analyze a primary source

Today we will 1. identify the major events in early

Jamestown; 2.Analyze a primary source.

1. Papers from the table2. HOMEWORK OUT!3. Note Pages from

Yesterday4. Blank Piece of Paper1. Compare/Contrast

TWO Sources

Road to Revolution: Review

1) Sugar / Stamp2) Taxation Without

Representation

Colonial leaders begin to emerge …

Let’s Hear some TWEETS!

1) Select a Colonial Leader2) Create a Twitter account for

your selected leader

Taxed goods – glass, paper,

paint, lead, TEA

Low; a modest tax

Principle: Taxation w/out Representation

British tax collectors in port

cities

No search warrants

Broke Tradition

Boycott taxed goodsStaged protests / mock

hangings of tax collectors

Petitions / parades / boycotts / raise sheep to

protest British wool

- From Boston- Attended all town meetings

- Joined Sons of Liberty- Talented organizer, arranged protests

- Sam’s Cousin- Lawyer / Expert in British law

- Wanted fame / rough personality- Cautious / weighed evidence

- Wrote plays critical of British- Published in papers / widely read

- Friend of Abigail Adams (John’s wife)- Called for greater women’s rights

- Young lawyer- Virginia House of Burgesses member

- Passionate speaker- Accused of treason

On the night of March 5, 1770, a crowd of colonists gathered outside the Boston customs house. The redcoated British soldiers were also outside the customs house,

charged with the assignment of guarding the house. A confrontation occurred between the colonists and the soldiers. Based on the engraving above by Paul

Revere, what information does this primary document SEEM to convey about the incident?

HOMEWORKCaptain Preston … however …

Captain Preston … but …Captain Preston … and …

Captain Preston … while …Captain Preston … . New sentence …