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The American Revolution from Boston to the Poconos Through Our **EYES**: It's Time to Party

** Process **

Click on this button to find information on how to complete your first task: Types of Resources Click on the KWLW Chart button and fill out the "Know" and "Want" section based on what you know and want to know specifically about King George III, the Boston Tea Party, and the tension between the King and the Colonists..
 * **Step 1**: Types of Resources:
 * **Step 2**: What do I know?
 * **Step 3**: Study the following information sources to find the necessary information for your News Story or News Analyst Report. Be sure to fill out a NARA worksheet or SEA worksheet on each of the resources.
 * **Step 4**: Complete the "Learn" and "Wanderings" sections based on the information that you learned from the primary sources.
 * **Step 5**: Start planning out your news reports and analyst reports. You are encouraged to present one news report on each of the Information Collections below for a total of 3. Additionally, in response to each of the news reports, your group should have an analyst report for each of the sections below for a total of 3. First outline the information that you believe should be included for each section. Then write the actual script of the report. Be sure to plan all the details for how you will present the information. For example, will the news report include an interview of King George III? Or maybe your analyst will include an interview of George Washington and how he feels this most recent event will impact the immediate future. Be certain to use to refer to [|How to Write a News Story] and [|What Does an Analyst Do]to make sure you are including all of the expected information.
 * **Step 6**: Present your CNN reports to the class.



** Information Sources on The Proclamation of 1763 ** :

After the French and Indian War, King George III issued **The Proclamation of 1763**. Some historians suggest that the purpose was to keep the Indians and Native American's from fighting as much. Others believe that the King was just trying to keep the Colonists close to the coast so that he could tax them and control them more easily. Read over the text of the Proclamation of 1763 and see what you think. Why do you think King George III issued the document and why do you think it angered the Colonists? Complete a SEA Worksheet or NARA Worksheet on each of the following primary sources and be sure to cite specific details from each of the sources.


 * [|Text for The Proclamation of 1763] {Document}
 * [|Map of the British Dominions in North America] {Map}
 * [|A Picture of the Actual Document] {Document}
 * Picture of King Geroge III -> {Picture}

Still confused on exactly where the lines were drawn? Check out this secondary source for additional assistance: [|Secondary Map of Lines Drawn based on The Proclamation of 1763]

 ** Information Sources on The Tea Party ** :

As a means of trying to pay the dept incurred by //The French and Indian War//, King George III established several taxes that the American Colonists were expected to pay. One of these taxes was established via **The Tea Act**. Why were the Colonists so unwilling to help pay for the war that was fought for their own well being? Why were the colonists so offended by **The Tea Act**? What was the response of the Colonists? Were the American Colonist just having a tantrum? Complete a SEA Worksheet or NARA Worksheet on each of the following primary sources and be sure to cite specific details from each of the sources.



[|Text of the Tea Act] {Document}

Still confused on what exactly happened? Check out this secondary source that contains additional information: [|Secondary Source on Tea Act and Tea Party]
 * Articles from the November 11, 1773 issue of //The Massachusetts Spy//: [|1st Article] [|2nd Article] [|3rd Article] {Documents}
 * [|Eyewitness Account of the Tea Party] {Document}
 * [|European View of the Colonists' Tea Party] {Cartoon}
 * Throwing British India Tea into Boston Harbor <-- {Picture}

** Information Sources on British and Colonists View of Each Other ** :

Since there was no television or radio at this time, people often made fun or each other or mocked each other by writing songs about each other. These songs would slowly travel by word of mouth and were often eventually published years after they were written. There were several different occasions during this time period when the British and the American Loyalist would make fun of the Rebelling Colonists and vice-versa. One such song, **Yankee Doodle** is well known to this day. The particular song was written by the British to make fun of the colonists. However, the colonists quickly claimed the song and added verses to it that made fun of the British army and praised the colonial army. Another such song was the British's Navy Song called **Heart of Oak**. This song was rewritten by the colonists into **The Liberty Song** which mocked the British. An unknown individual then took that song and rewrote it into **A Parody of the Liberty Song**. In what ways were they making fun of each other? What do these sources tell you about how they specifically feel about each other? Complete a SEA Worksheet or NARA Worksheet on each of the following primary sources and be sure to cite specific details from each of the sources.


 * [|Yankee Doodle Song Sheet] {Sheet Music} & [|Yankee Doodle Music] {Audio}
 * [|Heart of Oak] {Audio, Music & Lyrics}
 * [|The Liberty Song]{Song Words}
 * [|A Parody of the Liberty Song]{Song Words}

Still Confused? Watch the first 3 minutes and 43 seconds of this video: [|Causes of the Revolutionary War]

** Works Cited ** : "A Parody Upon a Well-Known Liberty Song." //Americanrevolution.org//. Web. 6 Nov. 2011. <[]>.

"Americans Throwing the Cargos of the Tea Ships into the River at Boston." //How to Do Animal Rights: Your Free Online Book to Action Animal Rights//. Roger Panaman, Apr. 2008. Web. 2 Nov. 2011. <[].>

"Avalon Project - The Royal Proclamation - October 7, 1763." //Avalon Project - Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy//. Lillian Goldman Law Library, 2008. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <[]>.

Carl, Guttenberg. "The Tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American Revolution." Library of Congress. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. <[]>.

"Causes of the Revolutionary War - YouTube." //YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.// 18 Nov. 2010. Web. 30 Nov. 2011. <[]>. Frye, Thomas. "Portrait of George III." //LEARN NC//. The University of Northern Carolina at Chapel Hill. Web. 3 Nov. 2011. <[].>

Garrick, David. "Trad. - Heart of Oak Sheet Music." //Free Sheet Music on 8notes.com//. 8 Notes. Web. 9 Nov. 2011. <[]>.

"George Hewes Eyewitness to the Boston Tea Party - HistoryWiz Primary Source." //HistoryWiz: for Students, Teachers and Lovers of History//. HistoryWiz, 2008. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <[]>.

"How to Write News Stories." //Media College - Video, Audio and Multimedia Resources//. Media College.com. Web. 20 Nov. 2011. <[]>.

"How to Become a News Analyst." //Online College Degree Programs From Top Colleges | DegreeFinders.com//. DegreeFinders.com, 2011. Web. 20 Nov. 2011. <[]>.

Kitchin, T. //A "//New Map of the British Dominions in North America." With the Limits of the Governments Annexed Thereto By the Late Treaty of Peace, and Settled by Proclamation. London, 7 October 1963. //LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789.// //American Memory//. Library of Congress. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. <[]>.

"Proclamation of 1763 - October 7, 1763." //Revolutionary War, Declaration of Independence, US Constitution, Bill of Rights//. Revolutionary War and Beyond, 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <[].>

"Primary Source Focus: Protesting the Tax on Tea | Teach History." //Teach History | A Blog For Educators of Colonial American History//. 12 Dec. 2009. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. <[]>. "Sprit of '76." //Wikimedia Commons//. 28 Mar. 2011. Web. 1 Nov. 2011. <>.

"The Liberty Song." //Massachusetts Historical Society, an Independent Research Library Founded in 1791//. Massachusetts Historical Society, 2008. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. [|.

"The Tea Act." //America's Homepage and the Virtual Tour of Washington, D.C.// Steven Thomas, Jan. 2009. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. []>.

"The Tea Act and Tea Parties [ushistory.org]." //Ushistory.org//. Independence Hall Association. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <[]>.

"Yankee Doodle / Shuckberg [sound Recording]." //The Library of Congress//. Web. 9 Nov. 2011. .

"Yanke Doodle [song Sheet]." //The Library of Congress//. Web. 9 Nov. 2011. <[]>.

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