UNIT 4: The American Revolution
Chapter 8: Uniting the Colonies
Chapter 8: Introduction
"Here once the embattled farmers stood, and fired the shot heard round the world." -Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1837 Lesson Instructions: Click the button below to watch and interact with this lesson's Teed.ed video. |
Chapter 8, Lesson 1 : The French and Indian War Begins
Chapter 8, Lesson 2: Britain Wins North America
Lesson 2 Summary This lesson explains the British victory in the French and Indian War and the migration of colonial pioneers to the western frontier. British leaders and the colonists began to deisagree over land rights and British control of the colonies. Lesson Instructions: Click the button below to watch and interact with this lesson's Teed.ed video. |
Chapter 8, Lesson 3: Colonists Speak Out
Lesson 3 Summary
This Lesson explains why the British Parliament levied taxes on the colonists and how the colonists responded to the taxes. The colonists believed that a government should not be able to tax its citizens unless the citizens have a voice in the government. This remains a key belief of people in the United States today. Lesson Instructions: Click the button below to watch and interact with this lesson's Teed.ed video. |
Chapter 8, Lesson 4: The Road to War
Lesson 4 Summary
When Parliament passed more laws for the colonies, the colonists responded by organizing revolts, uniting at a congress, petitioning the British government, and ultimately moving toward war. The colonists began to work together to find a way to respond to the growing British threat. Lesson Instructions: Click the button below to watch and interact with this lesson's Teed.ed video. |
Chapter 8, Lesson 5: The Second Continental Congress
Lesson 5 Summary
This Lesson describes how the Second Continental Congress prepared for war with Britain. As the colonist pushed closer to a final break with Britain, more colonists began to think of themselves as Americans instead of British citizens. Lesson Instructions: Click the button below to watch and interact with this lesson's Teed.ed video. |