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Directions

  1. Working in groups, chunk the notes into related sections. Draw a horizontal line across the entire chart to indicate where one chunk ends and another begins. (look for content transitions or topic changes)
  1. Write Higher Order Thinking (HOT’s) questions for each chunk (in the left hand side of the Cornell Notes.) Remember that your questionsshould be from level 3 or higher. (Be sure to number each question/chunk).
  1. Mark up the notes as outlined from the Cornell Notes handout.
  1. Complete the conclusion by answering the focus question.

Revolution Notes

Focus Questions: Were the colonists justified in resisting British policies after the French and Indian War? What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence, and what were the main ideas of this document?

•The British tightened controls over the British colonies in America.
•They instituted new taxes to help pay the debt Britain had accumulated from the French and Indian War.
•The British established the Proclamation of 1763 which forbade the settlement of land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
•They protested against the British colonies.
•They formed militias and stock piled weapons.
•Distance and slow communication
•Colonists could not see Britain’s side of issues
•Many non-British citizens settled in the British colonies
•British could not see the colonists’ side of issues either
•King George II rejected any effort at finding a compromise
•Institution of several new taxes including the Stamp Act
•Protesting of the Stamp Act
•Boston Massacre
•Boston Tea Party
•Closing Boston Harbor
•Intolerable Acts
•Quartering Acts
•Stock piling of weapons
•Forming the Sons of Liberty
•All men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
•Governments are meant to protect these rights.
•Whenever the government no longer protects these rights, the citizens have the right to create a new government that would better fulfill its role.
•Lists the grievances the colonist had against King George III.
•Declared the colonies Independent of Britain and should be considered free and independent states
Conclusion: Answer the Focus questions with at least 50-100 words. Be sure to circle your word count at the end of your conclusion.