Lesson 8 - Why Did the American Colonists Want to Free Themselves from Britain? What Basic Ideas about Government Did the Founders Put in the Declaration of Independence?

SD Application

1. How are the basic ideas applicable to South Dakota?
   1. Unfair taxation (Stamp Act and Tea Act)
   2. Civil Disobedience (Boston Tea Party and Sons of Liberty)
   3. Government Abuse (Quartering Act, Intolerance Act, Writs of Assistance)
      (See additional terms in Lesson 8)
2. After 200 years why was breaking the social contract with England an “act of revolution” rather than an “act of rebellion?”

Activity

1. Socratic Seminar with preset questions (explain the Socratic method if necessary)