What Do You Think King George Thought About The First Continental Congress
Hello, my name is Amanda and I will be your tour guide this afternoon. I will be taking your through the Declaration of Independence exhibit. Now does anyone know what year the Declaration of Independence was adopted? (Wait for response) Yes! That’s correct! It was adopted in 1776. (Start proceeding)
A total of 13 colonies lived under the British rule for many years but eventually they began to resent it. They wanted more power from the king so they represented themselves in the first continental congress. What do you think King George thought about the First Continental Congress? (Wait for response) Exactly, he was not happy about it at all and called them all traitors. Can anyone tell me when and where the first battle occurred between England and the colonies? (Wait for response) Correct! It was in fact in 1775 at Lexington and Concord. All …show more content…
of the colonies still weren’t all in favor of independence quite yet until Thomas Paine released his pamphlet, Common Sense.
What was Common Sense about? (Wait for response) Right! It was about how the colonies should break away from England since they’re not getting anything out of the relationship. Of course the Common Sense won over the rest of the colonists and they began to declare independence. A declaration committee was created that consisted of many famous members, including? (Call on a few hands) Perfect! All right! Ben Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson all took part in the committee among the others. (Proceed forward). Can anyone tell me who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence? (Wait for response) Correct! Thomas Jefferson! Does anyone know what the main parts of the declaration were? (Call on a few raised
hands) Great Job! The three main parts was a statement of the importance of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, and that all men are created equal, the right to revolt against government and a listing of grievances against the King and the official statement of independence. (Proceed to last section).
Now trick question, does anyone know what the declaration was about? (Wait for response) In fact, many people don’t realize that the Declaration of Independence was about the colonists finding King George III, guilty of 27 specific abuses towards them. They were not happy at all with King George III, of Great Britain and his choices. Does anyone know a few decisions King George made that made the colonists upset? (Call on a few hands raised) Great job! All correct! George III prevented colonists from trading free, he increased taxes without the consent of the legislatures, he shut off trade with other parts of the world, he took away the right to trial by jury and he forced colonists to be tried in England.
(Proceed toward the end of the exhibit). That wraps up the Declaration of Independence section. Hope you enjoyed it and learned a lot! Does anyone have any questions or comments? (Call on raised hands, if any and answer any questions or comments).
A total of 13 colonies lived under the British rule for many years but eventually they began to resent it. They wanted more power from the king so they represented themselves in the first continental congress. What do you think King George thought about the First Continental Congress? (Wait for response) Exactly, he was not happy about it at all and called them all traitors. Can anyone tell me when and where the first battle occurred between England and the colonies? (Wait for response) Correct! It was in fact in 1775 at Lexington and Concord. All …show more content…
of the colonies still weren’t all in favor of independence quite yet until Thomas Paine released his pamphlet, Common Sense.
What was Common Sense about? (Wait for response) Right! It was about how the colonies should break away from England since they’re not getting anything out of the relationship. Of course the Common Sense won over the rest of the colonists and they began to declare independence. A declaration committee was created that consisted of many famous members, including? (Call on a few hands) Perfect! All right! Ben Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson all took part in the committee among the others. (Proceed forward). Can anyone tell me who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence? (Wait for response) Correct! Thomas Jefferson! Does anyone know what the main parts of the declaration were? (Call on a few raised
hands) Great Job! The three main parts was a statement of the importance of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, and that all men are created equal, the right to revolt against government and a listing of grievances against the King and the official statement of independence. (Proceed to last section).
Now trick question, does anyone know what the declaration was about? (Wait for response) In fact, many people don’t realize that the Declaration of Independence was about the colonists finding King George III, guilty of 27 specific abuses towards them. They were not happy at all with King George III, of Great Britain and his choices. Does anyone know a few decisions King George made that made the colonists upset? (Call on a few hands raised) Great job! All correct! George III prevented colonists from trading free, he increased taxes without the consent of the legislatures, he shut off trade with other parts of the world, he took away the right to trial by jury and he forced colonists to be tried in England.
(Proceed toward the end of the exhibit). That wraps up the Declaration of Independence section. Hope you enjoyed it and learned a lot! Does anyone have any questions or comments? (Call on raised hands, if any and answer any questions or comments).