Was the Revolution a revolution or was it treason?

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Was the Revolution a revolution or was it treason?

Fill in below Reasons for Independence Reason Against

American Revolution

Views Radicals: Force Britain to accede to demands or declare independence –Who? –Patrick Henry, John Adams Moderates: Relationship could be repaired –Who? –John Dickinson

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What Do Sugar & Stamps Have To Do With Revolutions Sugar Act~ George Grenville---> placed taxes on sugar, coffee, wines, etc

What Do Sugar & Stamps Have To Do With Revolutions Stamp Act~ tax on all printed material newspapers, playing cards, & legal documents. 1766=> repealed Stamp Act created the Declatatory Act : Power to legislate colonies

Famous Words “Taxation Without Representation is t_________” James Otis (Mass.) “No taxation without representation” Patrick Henry (VA)

Was It Really a Massacre? *Sent troops in to protect officials who administered the Townsend Acts: Duty on trade goods *March 5th ~ 5 citizens died….total = the Boston Massacre * Who defends the soldiers?

Boston Tea Party *1773~Parliament granted legal monopoly tea shipment to America. * December 16, 1773~ 150 men from all layers of the economy, blackened their faces with burnt cork, dressed as Mohawk Indians & boarded three ships.

After Math Passed the I___________ Acts 1. Closed the port of B______ 2. Reorganized the government of Mass. 3. Allowed quartering of soldiers when ordered. Expanded 1765 Act 4. Removed trials of royal customs

Continental Congress September 5th to October 26, st Continental Congress~ Formed in response to i___________ acts. ~ Hoped to persuade Parliament to restore self- government in colonies & abandon direct supervision. ~Suffolk Resolves adopted: Rejected the Intolerable Acts

“Shot Heard Round the World” ~ April 1775 ~ Battle of Lexington & Concord ~ British were on the way to secure weapons

Continental Congress May 1775 = S_________ Continental Congress: Due to British refusal to recognized colonial rights and fighting Adopted Declaration of Independence

Bunker Hill June 1775 Heavy British Casualties

Battle of Saratoga Oct 1777 Turning Point Horatio Gates & Benedict Arnold defeat General Burgoyne F_______ openly supports Colonies

Battle of Yorktown 1781 L____ major battle of war Washington Surrounded and French cut off sea route Cornwallis had no choice