The Precursors to the American Revolution Do you stand up for your rights? Cappella & Orenstein INC.

Warm Up: Role Setting Brainstorm a time in your life where you stood up for yourself, for someone else, or for what you believed was right.

The French and Indian War: Recap

The French and Indian War: Recap

Who’s Who? The Colonists The Colonists were the Americans we know today. Our future presidents, creators of our countries. Believed in freedom.

Who’s Who? The British The British, who were technically in control of the Colonies, told the Colonists what to do…sometimes in an unfair way.

Who’s Who? The Sons of Liberty The Sons of Liberty were a group created to stand up for the rights of the Colonists. They were rebels, violent, and had a loud voice.

The Stamp Act 1765 Description: Colonists must buy a stamp for every piece of paper used. (Newspapers, licenses, playing cards). Effect: Colonists protests. “No Taxation without Representation”. Sons of Liberty attacked the tax collectors homes. Act is repealed.

The Townshend Acts 1767 Description: Tax on goods imported into the colonies, like glass, paint, paper, tea. Effect: Colonists stopped buying imported goods. Samuel Adams writes a letter demanding the repeal of the tax. Repealed for all items, EXCEPT FOR TEA.

The Boston Massacre 1770 Description: In Boston, a mob started throwing rocks and snowballs at British troops. Started a riot, killing 5 people. Effect: Sam Adams used this event to whip up liberty support, calling the event a “Horrid Massacre.”

Effects of Boston Massacre Propaganda: is information, especially of a biased nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. Modern day examples? Image Analysis: Analyze Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre, Use 2 pieces of evidences from the engraving and 1 piece of evidence from your prior knowledge to illustrate the purpose and opinion of the engraving.

The Tea Act 1773 Description: Lowered the cost of tea sold by the British (however it was still taxed) and also said the only company that could sell tea in the colonies was the British East India Company. Effect: Continued boycott of British tea, tensions at all time high…and…

The Quartering Act 1765 Description: Law said colonists must provide British troops with housing, bedding, food, drink etc. Effect: Tempers and tension begin to rise.

Intolerable Acts 1774 Description: New laws handed down by British, including: Boston Harbor closed until tea was paid for, placing the government of Massachusetts under British control. Effect: Merchants closed shops, continued boycotts, and a meeting of delegates in Virginia took place.

Boston Tea Party 1773 Description: When the British tea arrived in Boston the colonists would not let them unload. British navy blocked the exit of the Boston Harbor. They would not leave until they unloaded all of their tea. December 16th the Sons of Liberty dumped the tea into the harbor. Effect: News excited patriots throughout the colonies

First Continental Congress September 1774 Description: 50 Delegates meet in response to the Intolerable Acts and the punishments to Boston The delegates agreed to send a respectful message to King George, urging him to recognize their rights. Also agreed to a new boycott of British goods until the king repealed the Intolerable Acts. Lastly, they agreed to meet again in May of 1775 if these demands were not met.

Continental Congress Up until now, the delegates saw themselves as “Pennsylvanians” or “New Yorkers.” Citizens of their own colony. However, at this meeting, the idea of a unified America began to take shape. Patrick Henry “ I am not a Virginian, but an American”

Continental Congress The delegates agreed to send a respectful message to King George, urging him to recognize their rights. Also agreed to a new boycott of British goods until the king repealed the Intolerable Acts. Lastly, they agreed to meet again in May of 1775 if these demands were not met.

Political Cartoon Analysis Analyze the cartoon Make a list of imagery from the cartoon Draw a conclusion about the purpose of the cartoon Who is the person in white? Who is the intended audience? What is the intended message behind specific pieces of imagery?

Create your Own! Make a political cartoon or newspaper article about one of the major events we have discussed (Boston Massacre, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Proclamation of 1763) Your cartoon or article can be from the view point of the colonists or the British. This will be 10 points, you will turn it in at the end of class.