Causes of the American Revolution
Benchmark SS.7.C.1.3 - Describe how English policies and responses to colonial concerns led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
Benchmark Clarifications - Students will trace the causal relationships between English/British policies, English responses to colonial grievances, and the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Students will recognize the underlying themes of English colonial policies concerning taxation, representation, and individual rights that formed the basis of the American colonists’ desire for independence.
Benchmark Clarifications - Students will trace the causal relationships between English/British policies, English responses to colonial grievances, and the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Students will recognize the underlying themes of English colonial policies concerning taxation, representation, and individual rights that formed the basis of the American colonists’ desire for independence.