 Record in your agenda: Revolutionary Vocabulary quiz next week Monday You can decide if you want this quiz to count as a process or academic grade

TOWARD INDEPENDENCE

 By 1750 the colonies were growing tremendously– from to more than one million people.  The British government had mostly left the colonies alone to govern themselves– this was a period referred to as salutary neglect because the colonists could ignore Parliament’s laws, mostly because England was so far away from the colonies.  Each colony had its own colonial government that passed laws and taxes for the colony

 (also called the Seven Years War)  French and Indians vs. British and colonists  Purpose: to gain land in North America  British won (with the help of the colonists)  Kicked France out of North America

 British government’s problems after the French and Indian War:  1. How to keep the colonists and the Native Americans from killing each other when the colonists pushed westward.  2. How to pay off the large debt left over from the French and Indian War.

 …is to read and take notes– on one of the “steps” of the Road to Revolution  You should use the brown History Alive textbook  You should strive to complete ½ page of notes  Your “step” depends on your number 1 = Proclamation of = Stamp Act of = Quartering Act of = Townshend Acts of = Boston Massacre of = Tea Act and Boston Tea Party of = Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts) of = First Continental Congress of 1774

Your group will need to explain what happened with your event and how it is a cause of the Revolutionary War– in the form of a historical news cast… be creative! Each person in your group will need to speak as part of the presentation– so plan out who is saying what– everyone needs to write down the script. Your group will need to create a visual to use during your newscast. The visual should include the title of your event and be neat and colorful. You will present your newscast next class.

 Record in Agenda: Revolutionary Vocabulary quiz first class of next week (you decide if it is an Academic or Process grade)  Then, when prompted by the teacher, move into your Road to Revolution groups and finish your newscast SCRIPTS and VISUALS  Presentations will be during this class

 Issued by the King after the F & I War  It drew a line down the Appalachian Mountains– the King said the colonists couldn’t move WEST past the line  The King said it was to help protect the colonists from the Native Americans– and so he sent more British troops to defend the line  The colonists were VERY upset– they helped win the land and wanted to move there

“NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!”

 Because England needed to pay off debt from the F & I War and since the war was fought to protect the colonists, Parliament thought it was only fair to have the colonists help pay for the war  Parliament created a tax on all printed paper (wills, newspapers, even playing cards, etc.)  Colonists were angry because they didn’t get to elect members to Parliament– felt it was “taxation without representation”  Some colonists boycotted and refused to purchase the stamps… some colonists petitioned Parliament to complain  Eventually, Parliament repealed the tax

 To keep colonists safe, Britain stations troops in the colonies  Quartering Act says the colonists must help pay for the soldiers to stay  Colonists must provide housing, food, etc.  Colonists are upset-- feel their rights are being violated  NY colonial legislature votes to not pay for the soldiers– the British government shuts down the NY colonial legislature

 Parliament placed duties (taxes) on many products: glass, lead, paint, paper, tea to pay for keeping British army in colonies  Also said that British tax collectors could search colonists’ homes/stores for smuggled goods  Colonists claim their rights were being violated and many boycotted British goods  Women colonists were very important participants in the boycott (since they were the ones doing the shopping in the cities)  Some colonists even attacked tax collectors (tarring & feathering)  The colonial response caused England to repeal all the taxes EXCEPT the one on tea

British troops were stationed in Boston to keep peace due to rebellious Boston Patriots Colonists pestered and agitated the soldiers by taunting them, calling names, throwing rocks & snowballs Someone in the crowd shouted “fire” and the British soldiers open fired The colonists claimed this was a “massacre” of innocent people (5 people died) The British soldiers were tried in court for murder (their defense attorney: patriot John Adams)

The Tea Act  Recall that the Townshend Act taxes were all repealed, except the tax on tea  England upset that the colonists were smuggling Dutch tea into the colonies and therefore paying no tax on British tea  The Tea Act actually LOWERED the price of British tea  But it also said that colonists can only purchase tea from the British East India company—therefore granting a monopoly to this company The Boston Tea Party  Colonists saw the “trick” in the lower tea prices– still being taxed without representation in Parliament  When 3 ships hauling British tea sailed into Boston harbor, some colonists (about 50 to 100) disguised themselves as Indians, boarded the ships and dumped the tea into the harbor—they disturbed nothing else on the boats  About 90,000 pounds (340 chests) of tea were dumped into the sea

 In response to the Tea Party, Parliament passes the Coercive Acts (the colonists name them the Intolerable Acts) 1. Boston Harbor was closed until Boston paid for all of the tea 2. Government of MA was placed under British control 3. A new Quartering Act sent more British troops to Boston to maintain control  Many colonial merchants closed their shops in support of Boston– and other colonists sent money/food to Boston  Colonists called for a congress (meeting) with representatives from all the colonies– hoping to find a peaceful solution to conflicts with Great Britain

 50 leaders from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia, PA to discuss how to respond to Britain (GA did not attend)  It involved a mix of Patriots & Loyalists  Sent a petition to the King requesting him to recognize their rights  Called for a boycott of British goods until Parliament repealed the Intolerable Acts  Began organizing local militias in case of war