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Resource 1.1 "Got Taxes"
Review the infographic about three of the taxes Parliament enforced on the colonists. Based on the infographic, answer the following question: In your opinion, which tax had the greater impact on the lives of colonists? Support your answer with evidence.

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Resource 1.2 "Fast Facts About the Proclamation of 1763"
Watch the following YouTube video and pay close attention to the various maps, graphics, and images from the time period. Based on the information you learned from the video, write a paragraph explaining the original intention of the Proclamation of 1763 and how it quickly turned and caused tension among the colonists.

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Resource 1.3 "The American Revolution"
Read the following document that summarizes the factors that led to the American Revolution. When you finish, complete the cause and effect chart at the bottom of the page. Be sure to go back to the text to find your answers.

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Resource 2.1 "Thomas Paine's Common Sense Video"
Please watch the short YouTube video that highlights the importance of Thomas Paine and his work during the American Revolution. The explanations throughout the video are short, yet thorough and highlight key quotes and phrases from the primary source, Common Sense. After watching the video, choose two quotes or phrases from, Common Sense and rewrite them in 21st century language.

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Resource 2.2 "History.com Website" At this website, please read the four paragraph summary of Thomas Paine's, Common Sense. As you read, feel free to click any hyperlinks to read additional information that will support your understanding. Based on what you read, answer the following question: "Why do you believe Thomas Paine's, "Common Senes" was originally published anonymously? What would be the benefits of this? Setbacks?"

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On January 9, 1776, writer Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet "Common Sense," setting forth his arguments in favor of American independence. Although little used today, pamphlets were an important medium for the spread of ideas in the 16th through 19th centuries.

Originally published anonymously, "Common Sense" advocated independence for the American colonies from Britain and is considered one of the most influential pamphlets in American history. Credited with uniting average citizens and political leaders behind the idea of independence, "Common Sense" played a remarkable role in transforming a colonial squabble into the American Revolution.

At the time Paine wrote "Common Sense," most colonists considered themselves to be aggrieved Britons. Paine fundamentally changed the tenor of colonists' argument with the crown when he wrote the following: "Europe, and not England, is the parent country of America. This new world hath been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty from every part of Europe. Hither they have fled, not from the tender embraces of the mother, but from the cruelty of the monster; and it is so far true of England, that the same tyranny which drove the first emigrants from home, pursues their descendants still."

Paine was born in England in 1737 and worked as a corset maker in his teens and, later, as a sailor and schoolteacher before becoming a prominent pamphleteer. In 1774, Paine arrived in Philadelphia and soon came to support American independence. Two years later, his 47-page pamphlet sold some 500,000 copies, powerfully influencing American opinion. Paine went on to serve in the U.S. Army and to work for the Committee of Foreign Affairs before returning to Europe in 1787. Back in England, he continued writing pamphlets in support of revolution. He released "The Rights of Man," supporting the French Revolution in 1791-92, in answer to Edmund Burke's famous "Reflections on the Revolution in France" (1790). His sentiments were highly unpopular with the still-monarchal British government, so he fled to France, where he was later arrested for his political opinions. He returned to the United States in 1802 and died in New York in 1809.

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On January 9, 1776, writer Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet "Common Sense," setting forth his arguments in favor of American independence. Although little used today, pamphlets were an important medium for the spread of ideas in the 16th through 19th centuries. Originally published anonymously, "Common Sense" advocated independence for the American colonies from Britain and [...]

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Resource 2.3 "Thomas Paine Nearpod"
To begin, sign in to the interactive Nearpod lesson with your school issued email. Take your time going through each slide and interactive activity within the Nearpod. Show what you know by participating in all questions and activities. There is no time limit.

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No mobile devices in your classroom? No worries! You can enjoy Nearpod from any web browser :) Create, engage, and assess your students in every lesson!

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This collection includes a variety of resources to help us learn about the causes of the American Revolution. You will analyze an infographic, watch two short YouTube videos, visit two websites, and participate in an interactive Nearpod lesson. Please make sure you read the student directions tab and follow the directions provided for each resource.

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You will interact with the resources in this collection in order by learning objective. Each learning objective contains 3 resources. The resources are labeled 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3. Use the scroll bar to complete each resource in order. There are specific directions under each resource.