Calling All Colonists! Something has to be done!
We need YOU to attend a meeting of the Second Continental Congress!
Missed the First Continental Congress?
You will now depart for a meeting of the Second Continental Congress.
Click here to see your goal for this meeting.
Step 1: Share what you know.
-- Compare your letters. Discuss life in the different areas.
-- What do you all have in common? What is different?
-- Which basic rights did you list? Choose 3 basic rights for your letter to King George.
Step 2: Review the actions of the British.
-- Compare your graphic organizers and slogans.
-- Make a list of ways King George has violated your basic rights.
Step 3: Tell King George how you feel.
-- Write a script to tell King George that you no longer wish to be a British Colony.
-- Declare your independence.
-- List the reasons why you wish to be independent.
-- List the basic rights you feel have been violated.
-- Cite examples from your research.
Step 4: Film your message.
-- Film yourselves presenting your script. Use props.
-- Everyone should have a speaking part.
-- Role play as if you are the colonists.
Step 1: Share what you know.
-- Compare your letters. Discuss life in the different areas.
-- What do you all have in common? What is different?
-- Which basic rights did you list? Choose 3 basic rights for your letter to King George.
Step 2: Review the actions of the British.
-- Compare your graphic organizers and slogans.
-- Make a list of ways King George has violated your basic rights.
Step 3: Tell King George how you feel.
-- Write a script to tell King George that you no longer wish to be a British Colony.
-- Declare your independence.
-- List the reasons why you wish to be independent.
-- List the basic rights you feel have been violated.
-- Cite examples from your research.
Step 4: Film your message.
-- Film yourselves presenting your script. Use props.
-- Everyone should have a speaking part.
-- Role play as if you are the colonists.
Congratulations!
Your journey toward independence has officially begun!
Click here for an overview of what you should have accomplished during your stay here in the colonies.