Warm Up Response must be 3-5 sentences or bullet points Is it ever okay to go against authority (teachers, parents, boss etc)? Explain. Give specific examples

North American Colonies Britain governed 13 colonies. In 1763 Britain defeated France in the Seven Years war (French and Indian)

Representative Government Colonist belief- people elect representatives to make laws & conduct government British Parliament- representative assembly= enact laws 2 chambers Upper chamber (House of Lords) Lower chamber (House of Commons) American colonial legislatures followed English model

What the French and Indian War did for Americans (copy slide) Colonists identify themselves as Americans British Government pass Acts of Parliament colonists did not like Helped lead to the Revolution

Reasons for Revolution (copy slide) 1. Taxation without Representation 2. British King forces us into wars, we get killed & pay for wars 3. British abuses of power quartering of soldiers in private homes, blockading Boston harbor the Boston Massacre jailing of people who disagree

Key Events 1763- End of French and Indian war 1765- Stamp Act passed requiring a taxed stamp to be purchased for all papered goods 1770- Boston Massacre- British soldiers shoot and kill 5 colonists 1772- Boycott of British goods called 1773- Boston Tea Party- Sons of liberty board a British tea ship and dump the tea into the harbor 1774- Intolerable acts passed to punish the Sons of Liberty/First Continental Congress April 1775- Revolutionary war begins when the British military attempts to find leaders of the sons of liberty and their weapons cache. May 1775- Second Continental Congress John Hancock President 1775- 1783 Revolutionary war July 4th 1776-Declaration of Independence 1781- Articles of Confederation 1787- Creation of the Constitution Preamble states the purpose & goals of the constitution 1789- Constitution goes into effect.

The Boston Massacre (copy slide) March 5th, 1770, an angry mob hurls stones at a group of British soldiers in Boston. The soldiers open fire on the mob killing five

Boston Tea Party (copy slide) December 16th 1773 The Sons of Liberty dress as Native Americans and dump over 200 chests of tea into Boston harbor Great Britain demands the tea be paid for

The Sons of Liberty (copy slide) & study political cartoon Radicals Sons of Liberty-combat the oppressive taxes boycott of British goods Acts of vandalism against British subjects and interests

Lexington and Concord (copy slide) What were the British coming to do at Lexington and Concord when the first shots of the revolution were fired in 1775?

Answer (copy slide) They were coming to disarm the sons of liberty and arrest their leaders because they had a weapons cache there.

What was the American Revolution all about? (copy slide) Money. Taxation without representation .

Life, liberty and …. Property? Founding Fathers big fans of John Locke. All owned lots of property

Why is it now “the pursuit of Happiness?” The declaration of independence doesn’t guarantee you a happy life, only the right to pursue it. Why? Thomas Jefferson changed from “property” to pursuit of happiness, happiness is free property is not. If you are all entitled to property, does Thomas Jefferson have to give you some of his?

The Declaration of Independence Primarily written by Thomas Jefferson Complaint letter to King George III of England colonies separate from England

Review (last 2 notes) summary page Why were the British going to Lexington and Concord? Who was the President of the 2nd Continental Congress? What does the preamble state? Why did Jefferson change Locke’s natural rights to “Pursuit of Happiness?” List the reasons for the American Revolution. Explain the principles of the Magna Carta. Who signed it? List one idea of John Locke. What Judeo- Christian beliefs influenced democracy? Discuss the ideas of English political thought (there are 3) What is sedition?