Today’s Walking Classroom podcast looks at the Boston Tea Party of 1773, which was a protest against taxation without representation. The podcast also discusses the events that led up to this act of protest, the British response of the Intolerable Acts, and the ultimate outcome–the Revolutionary War.
Character Value: Loyalty
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RH.6-8.4
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The Boston Tea Party Google Quiz
Slide Deck:
The Boston Tea Party Slide Deck
Discusses the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts with cartoons.
Explains taxes, the Boston Tea Party, and the American Revolution in song.
Has a music video about the Declaration of Independence set to “Too Late to Apologize” by One Republic.
Go on a virtual tour of Boston’s Freedom Trail, including many sites important to the American Revolution.
Read a passage about the Boston Tea Party and correct factual errors in the passage in this online activity.
Research different accounts of the Boston Tea Party to understand what might have really happened, and create an account of what the true facts might have been in this activity from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Identify terms relating to the Boston Tea Party.
Pretend to be different roles from the Boston Tea Party to understand why some people might have reacted to the events surrounding the Tea Party in different ways.
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