Boston Tea Party

Boston Tea Party Lesson
FOR GOOGLE 1:1 CLASSROOM

Aim: Was the Boston Tea Party justified?

Included in this packet:
• Title page
• Relevant do now question for students - can be transitioned to the Sons of Liberty rebelling against the British
• "Will There Really Be A Party," "The Empire Strikes Back," & "How do the colonists respond?" documents/passage with corresponding graphic organizer
• Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question

★★ You can find my Boston Tea Party lesson AND bonus song HERE!. Lyrics and questions to "Fight For Your Right (to Tea Party). Can be sung along using the Beastie Boys "Fight for Your Right to Party."

★ The Boston Tea Party Lyrics and Questions ONLY can be found HERE.

Students will research the causes and effects of the Boston Tea Party; Sons of Liberty; repeal of Townshend Acts; the story of the Boston Tea Party; Intolerable Acts; First Continental Congress; Shot Heard 'Round the World: Lexington & Concord

★★★ NOTE: The readings and graphic organizer can be used in a variety of ways. It can be utilized as independent work, completed in cooperative learning groups, or used as a jigsaw activity.

Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary
Differentiation: graphic organizer, cooperative (may work with a partner according to teacher's discretion for questions or graphic organizers)

★★ Looking for the printable, pen and paper version of this resource? Find it here!
Boston Tea Party ASSL

Digital Paper by Lovin Lit and Ashley Hughes
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