Disagreements with Great Britain Chapter 2 Lesson 3 Page 54 Disagreements with Great Britain

Boycott In your own words, write a sentence that describes the term “boycott”

Social and Political Changes in Colonies 1740s - 1760s Great Awakening People questioned religious beliefs and church leadership Led them to question political leadership Embraced a sense of Liberty or personal freedom

French and Indian War Britain and France competed for colonial possessions in North America France held what is now Canada Hostilities broke out along the frontier French enlisted help from Native Americans Caused a much stronger British presence here in the Colonies

French and Indian War

New Laws and Taxes Britain spent a lot of money to fight the French, it was a global conflict ( 7 years war) They thought since the colonies benefited, they should shoulder the cost. They taxed heavily They issued a proclamation to keep colonists EAST of the Appalachian Mountains

Proclamation of 1763

New taxes were levied on the colonists to gather money (Stamp Act 1765) They protested and boycotted British goods Repealed in 1766 Colonists continued to avoid taxes with smuggling, leading to British searches and seizures

1773 Tea Act – pushed colonists to buy from the East India Tea Co 1773 Tea Act – pushed colonists to buy from the East India Tea Co. by taxing all other teas sky high. Colonists resisted the British manipulation of taxes. Boston Tea Party 1773.

Steps toward Independence First Continental Congress 1774 Delegates (reps) from the colonies met in Philadelphia Demanded rights as British subjects be observed. Present a unified response to Great Britain Organized a total boycott on British goods N.E. colonies further along in a state of rebellion than others

April 19, 1775 Lexington & Concord

Second Continental Congress – May 1775 Fighting already erupted Struggled with the question -- Work towards peace, or, continue towards independence?

Questions What name was given to the time period when great changes occurred in beliefs about religion and government?

What conflict first erupted in North America that brought many British regular troops here for the first time?

What was the outcome of the French and Indian War?

France gave up land Colonial possessions in Canada and the Ohio Valley land (east of Mississippi)

What did King George issue to restrict colonists from venturing West of the Appalachian Mountains?

Proclamation of 1763

What did England want in return for protecting the American Colonies during the French and Indian War?

Taxes and more regulations that benefitted the English

Name some taxes and laws passed Page 58

What economic tool did colonists resort to protest these unfair laws and taxes.

What meeting was held to get the 13 colonies on the same page and unite them in protest against England?

Where and when did actual fighting break out between the British and American Colonists?

Lexington and Concord April 19th 1775

What 2nd meeting was held to develop a strategy after fighting started against GB?

2nd Continental Congress Fighting broke out in Lexington and Concorde Mass. In April 1775 Congress met in Phil. In May Took on a governing role for the Colonies Debated for months while fighting continued in the colonies Thomas Paine “Common Sense” pamphlet inflamed feelings of independence

Declaration of Independence 2nd Continental Congress realized there was no turning back Thomas Jefferson was the principle author Put into words their reasons for revolt: the failures and abuses of British Government. and the ideals of Freedom and Equality for our new nation.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness… The history of the present King of Great Britain [George III] is a history of repeated injuries…, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world. He has refused His Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good…. He has called together legislative bodies in places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records… He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the consent of our legislatures…” EXCERPT FROM THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE JULY 4, 1776

Which part of the Declaration of Independence does the second half of this passage represent? The list of grievances

Lesson 3 Review 1. Describe the relationship between a boycott and a repeal. To boycott means to refuse to buy a good. To repeal means to cancel a law. The colonists’ boycott of British goods caused Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act.

2. Write a sentence that shows how these words are related: duty, smuggling. The colonists avoided paying a duty on certain imported goods by smuggling them into the colonies.

3. Summarizing How were the ideas of colonists affected by events in the American colonies? The religious Great Awakening, the removal of the French threat after the French and Indian War, and new British taxes on the colonies made colonists value their individual rights and begin to resent British rule.

4. Labeling What were the key events that led to growing colonial support for independence? Key events that fostered growing colonial support for independence included Parliament’s Coercive Acts, King George’s attitude, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

5. Identifying What ideas about government did Jefferson draw on in writing the Declaration of Independence? In writing the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson drew on Greek ideas about democracy, John Locke’s ideas about social contracts and natural rights, Rousseau’s and Voltaire’s ideas about people’s right to have freedom