Welcome to 8th Grade

U.S. HistoryMr. Hughes

Current Events (Set 8)1. “Re-enactments commemorate & celebrate

American-French victory at Yorktown Battlefield .”Yorktown Day marks 233rd anniversary of the British

surrender ending the American Revolution in 1781.

British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered more than 8,000 soldiers & sailors to George Washington

Current Event #2 2.“Lost Chapter, (Vanilla Fudge Room) of Charlie and the

Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, Published for First Time.” Chapter with 4 more characters and Sir Quentin Blake

illustrations was deemed too wild for British Children.

Original draft of Ch. 5 was considered too wild and subversive and immoral with a pounding & cutting room

1964

Current Event #33. “Pope Francis Allows Sistine Chapel to be Rented

Out for First Time for a Private Corporate Event.”Porsche rents Apostolic Palace in the Vatican for private tours benefiting Pope’s Art for Charity project.

Forty Porsche enthusiasts paid $5,900 per head as part of 4-day tour of Rome

Current Event #44. “Egyptian King Tutankhamun’s Virtual Autopsy

Reveals Surprises about his Life, Death and DNA.”Scientists used CT scans to create image; he had

clubfoot, malaria & died from an infected broken leg.

One of the last rulers of the 18th Dynasty. He ruled from 1333 BC until about 1323 BC

Current Event #55. “Level 2 Drought Alert: San Diego City Council

Approves Mandatory Water Usage Restrictions.”Outdoor water conservation measures begin November

1st between 4 pm and 10 am by odd / even address.

City Council also agreed to put minimum wage raise to a city-wide vote

Chapter 3 / Section 2: Declaring Independence (Pg. 85)

History Standard: 8.1

?Did the

declaration apply to

everyone?

American Revolution Timeline

July1776

May 1775

September1774

April1774

April1775

December1775

IntolerableActs

FirstContinental Congress

Lexington,Concord,

Bunker Hill

SecondContinentalCongress

Battle ofQuebec

Declaration ofIndependence

At what point in the War was the Declaration of Independence signed? What does that say about the Colonists’ intentions / goals?

October1781

War ends

Who fired the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World”?

History Standard: 8.1

Lieutenant John Barker Minuteman

British Red Coat Massachusetts militia“Patriot”

Venn Diagram

Patriot Loyalist (tory)

Different Different

Similar(both)

Patriot vs. Loyalist dialogue

1. Patriot: “King George is a tyrant! He is wrong to tread on our rights.”

2. Patriot: “But he has taxed us without our permission!”

3. Patriot: “No I am not,… I’m an American now!”

Loyalist =For King George

Patriot =For Independence

1. Loyalist: “You colonists have no right to disobey him. He is

our King!”

2. Loyalist: “You are still the King’s subject,

you are a British citizen!.”

3. Loyalist: “Then you will die a traitor to the

Crown.”

(You can use ideas from the venn diagram)

Redcoat vs. Patriot dialogue

1. Red Coat: “I think I recognize you. Weren’t you part of the protest on King Street?”

2. Red Coat: “We were only doing our job. We had to protect the customs officials.”

3. Red Coat: We were only enforcing the laws that you are breaking. You are a smuggler!Loyalist =

For King George

Patriot =For Independence

MinutemanRed Coat

1. Patriot:“Yes, I was. and you and your fellow Redcoats massacred 5

of us there.”

2. Patriot: “You had no right to search our homes without our

permission”

3. Patriot: Watch your words sir! Or you will suffer a worse fate than tarring and feathering!

(You can use ideas from the venn diagram)

Origins ofLiberty

Mayflower Compact:

Magna Carta

English Bill of Rights

The Enlightenment

Great Awakening

Common Sense

1215AD 1620 1689 1600’s-1700’s

1730-1740’s Jan-1776

Declaration ofIndependence

Jul-1776

Liberty Documents of 1776(A.C.A.P.S.)

Author: Thomas Paine Context: January 1776 Audience: Ordinary

(common) people Purpose: Citizens not

Kings should make laws Significance: Rebel

against tyranny

Author: Thomas Jefferson Context: July 1776 Audience: King George III

& Parliament Purpose: Declare our

unalienable rights Significance: Justifies

reasons we are separating

Common Sense Declaration of Independence

Declaration: What it means“When in the course of

human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve

the political bands which have connected them

with another,… a decent respect to the opinions of

mankind requires that they should declare the

causes which impel them to the separation.”

When a people decide it’s

time to separate and declare their independence

… it’s only fair

for them to explain the

reasons why.

Declaration of Independence

These facts should be obvious:

All people are born with equal rights

These natural rights are given by God & cannot be taken away

Governments are created by the people to protect these rights.

When government fails to do so, the people have the right to change or replace it.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by

their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the

pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new

Government,