5.2 Before 17635.2 Before 1763

In Metaphor1. Students happily

playing basketball

2. Student Council Minutes

3. No adults allowed

4. Principal’s office away from gym

In History1. Britain and the

Colonies have good relations prior to 1763

2. Rights of colonists to govern themselves

3. British government left the colonies alone

4. Colonies far away from Britain

5.3 Early British Actions5.3 Early British Actions

In Metaphor1. New Rules

2. Half-court only3. Pay to use4. Student funds will pay

supervisors5. Student’s anger

In History1. British impose new

laws after French and Indian War

2. Proclamation of 1763- Seen as tyranny & done

without representation

3. Stamp Act4. Quartering Act5. Colonists protest by

ignoring laws, petitioning, & rioting.

5.4 The Townshend Acts5.4 The Townshend Acts

In Metaphor1. Man staffing the stand

2. Sign reading “Equipment Rental”

3. Male student telling friends not to use basketballs

4. Female student walking away

In History1. Charles Townshend

2. Taxes imposed on everyday items by Townshend Acts

3. American boycott of British goods

4. Women’s participation in the boycott

5.5 The Boston Massacre5.5 The Boston Massacre

In Metaphor1. Vice principal and

security guard

2. Protesting students

3. Vice principal’s threat to suspend

In History1. British troops in

Boston

2. Patriot mob riots and antagonizes troops

3. British troops fire on colonists

5.6 The Boston Tea Party5.6 The Boston Tea Party

In Metaphor1. Sign reading

“Cafeteria food only”

2. Male student throwing lunch into trash

3. Male student cheering in the background

In History1. Colonists forced to

buy tea from British East India Company

2. Sons of Liberty dump tea into Boston Harbor

3. John Adams celebrating Boston Tea Party

5.7 The Intolerable Acts5.7 The Intolerable Acts

In Metaphor1. Students given

detention

2. Female student angry at male student

3. Protest letters

In History1. Britain punishes

Bostonians with several harsh laws

2. Loyalists believe Bostonians have gone too far

3. Letter from 1st Continental Congress to King George

- Colonies are united!

5.8 Lexington and Concord5.8 Lexington and Concord

In Metaphor1. Principal2. Principal’s statement

3. Running female student

In History1. King George2. British consider

stronger action, such as sending troops into Boston, to stop the rebellion

3. Paul Revere and William Dawes warn colonists of the impending attack- Colonists willing to fight