Acts and Founding Fathers

French Colonies French relied on the Native Americans for fur French had a great relationship with Native Americans British Americans had a poor relationship with Native Americans

French and Indian War France and England had fought in three wars prior to this one. England > France in each This war began in America The French, aided by the Native Americans, took several early victories This scared the colonies into action

Quote from a Colonial Newspaper Think you see the Infant torn from the unavailing Struggles of the distracted Mother, the Daughters ravished before the Eyes of their wretched Parents; and then, with Cruelty and insult, butcherd and scalped. Suppose the horrid Scene compleated, and the whole Family, Man, Wife, and Children (as they were) murdered and scalped . . . and then torn in Pieces, and in Part devoured by wild Beasts, for whom they were left a Prey by their more brutal Enemies.1

Why Were They Fighting? And the End Control over the Ohio River Valley and the Mississippi River William Pitt took over after the poor start England takes over French fort at Louisburg, turning the tide against the French

Outcomes French lost their hold on the their land east of the Mississippi England would tax the colonists to help pay for the war expenses Colonists gained valuable war experience

Fort Loundoun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEyHZUW9LFE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHBkoulQ5- k&feature=channel_page

Reasons for Revolution Sugar Act Tax on molasses Destroyed the colonists smuggling process Boston stood against this tax at town meetings Stamp Act Was the first tax directly on the colonists Colonists try to create their own tax, but fail Was repealed after violence began

Reasons for Revolution http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/townshendact/ Townshend Act Tax on glass, lead, paper, tea Made the colonists responsible for British soldiers British took away the colonies power to pay the governor Boston boycotted. British soldiers are sent to Boston

Reasons for Revolution The Boston Massacre Crowd protests British military presence Soldiers fire and kill 5 men The Tea Act and Tea Party Bostonians took action against British tea tax Dumped out over $750,000 worth of tea Boston ports were closed until the debt was repaid

Reasons for Revolution Declaratory Act Simply stated that the British had the right to tax the colonies without their consent or input Intolerable Acts Was a response to the Boston Tea Party Was more about power than about Money

Boston Massacre

Boston Massacre: What’s the difference?

Founding Fathers Benjamin Franklin John Adams Discovered that lightning was electricity Was a diplomat sent to France to convince them to support America during the Revolution Wrote Poor Richard’s Almanack John Adams Opposed Britain's high taxes and tarriffs Was a member of the Continental Congress Helped draft the Declaration of Independence

Founding Fathers Samuel Adams Thomas Jefferson Was a key member in the Sons of Liberty Was a leader of the Boston Tea Party and helped found the Committees of Correspondence Signed the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson Original author of the Declaration of Independence Was present at both meetings of the Continental Congress

Founding Fathers Patrick Henry John Hancock Virginian politician who fought against the stamp act “Give me liberty or give me death!” John Hancock President of the Second Continental Congress Signed his name on the Declaration of Independence