Question

colonial grievances
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ss.7.cg.1.5 - describe how british policies and responses to colonial concerns the declaration of independence.

• students will trace the causal relationships between british policies, p and the writing of the declaration of independence (e.g., stamp a, townshend acts, tea act, intolerable acts)
• students will recognize the underlying themes of p and individual rights that formed the basis of ir

directions: follow your teachers spe specifically complete the tasks
task #1 directions: wi textbook titled b- colonial desi to the fr
(table with three rows, each with \yes or no\ column)
-individual formative assessment-

1. which grievance contributed to the american colonists’ desire for independence?

a. british policies had made frontier lands too expensive.
b. the king had denied the colonists their freedom of religion.
c. the british government had been too generous to the indian tribes
d. the british government had taxed the colonists without their consent.

1. in the 1760’s and 1770’s, the british parliament passed the stamp act, townshend acts, tea act, and intolerable acts. what was the impact of these british colonial policies?

a. indian tribes were able to keep their lands.
b. colonists began to think of becoming independent.
c. the british government was able to pay off its debts.
d. the french were defeated in the french and indian war.

• task #2 / small group opportunity based on above formative results-

explain how the concept of taxation without representation, individual rights and self-governance fueled the colonists desire for independence citing british policies as your evidence.
(right box: ss.7.cg.1.5 equivalent experience assessment will need to be assigned to you through schoology by your teacher. this will be completed after task #2 is completed & discussed.)

Explanation:

Question 1

• Option a: British policies related to frontier land costs weren't a primary grievance for independence.
• Option b: The King didn't deny colonists freedom of religion; religious freedom wasn't a main independence grievance.
• Option c: The British government's treatment of Indian tribes wasn't a key factor in colonists' desire for independence.
• Option d: The British government taxing colonists without their consent (e.g., Stamp Act, Townshend Acts) was a major grievance, as colonists believed in "no taxation without representation," fueling their desire for independence.

• Option a: The acts weren't about Indian tribes keeping lands; this is unrelated.
• Option b: The Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts angered colonists, leading them to question British rule and begin seeking independence.
• Option c: The British government's debt situation wasn't the impact of these acts on colonists' views.
• Option d: The French and Indian War was before these acts, so this is irrelevant.

Answer:

d. The British government had taxed the colonists without their consent.

Question 2