Agenda 8.31.17 What do you know about the Revolutionary War? Grab a marker and write it on the board. Grab a textbook and turn to pg. 46 Use the book to fill the chart on pg. 2 of your packet You guys can work together or individually, but make sure you are working.

Agenda 9.1.17 Bell Ringer Review 2.1 Chart Brief Notes Get out 2.1 chart to be checked in Review 2.1 Chart Brief Notes Chapter 2.1 continued Essential Question: How did the events that angered the Colonists move them to action against the British?

Sugar Act Year British Action Colonist Reaction 1764 New British policy used to raise money after French + Indian War Reduced tax on foreign molasses to reduce incidence of smuggling Taxes on previously untaxed items Colonists accused of violating act would be tried in court by judge – no jury of peers Complained of reduced profits Parliament has no right to tax colonists because of lack of representation – no taxation without representation In response to rumors of colonists smuggling goods in, so British were losing money on imports

Stamp Act Year British Action Colonist Reaction 1765 Law requiring colonists to purchase special stamps to prove payment of tax Usually on items such as wills, newspapers, playing cards First tax to affect colonists directly because placed on goods and services Colonists unite to defy Boston shopkeepers, artisans, and laborers form Sons of Liberty Boycott of British goods in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia Declaration of Rights and Grievances Worked! Repealed in 1766

Declaratory Act Year British Action Colonist Reaction 1766 Repeal Stamp Act, then immediately create Declaratory Act Parliament’s full right to rule the colonies in any way it sees fit Reassert authority over colonies Colonists happy with repeal of Stamp Act Continue to protest other British laws

Townshend Act Year British Action Colonist Reaction 1767 Taxes placed on lead, paper, tea, paint, and glass collected at port Revenues used to support British troops, royal governors, and judges Created customs commission Suspended NY assembly for not complying with the quartering act Sons of Liberty (leader = Samuel Adams) boycott British goods No taxation without representation

Answer the following questions Who looks to be the aggressor in the photo? What about the photo leads you to this conclusion?

Answer the following questions Who looks to be the aggressor in the photo? What about the photo leads you to this conclusion?

Boston Massacre Year British Action Colonist Reaction 1770 “Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania” Widely spread series of letters protesting Townshend Act Taunted by angry mob, British troops fire into crowd, killing five colonists Crispus Attucks Colonial agitators label conflict massacre Publish dramatic pictures showing violence

Tea Act Year British Action Colonist Reaction 1773 Law created to save East India Company Allowed company to sell extra tea in American colonies Kept import tax on tea, making it difficult for colonial tea merchants to make business Boston colonists dressed as Native Americans express distaste for Tea Act by dumping 18,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor

Intolerable Acts Year British Action Colonist Reaction 1774 King George III tightens control over Massachusetts Close Boston Harbor until damaged tea is paid for Eliminate self-government in Boston Form First Continental Congress Delegates from 12 colonies meet Create Continental Association to boycott British goods Draw up Declaration of Colonial Rights Sent a partition to the King, outlining rights of colonists and their assemblies

Beginnings of Revolution CHAPTER 2, SECTION 1 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: HOW DID THE EVENTS THAT ANGERED THE COLONISTS MOVE THEM TO ACTION AGAINST THE BRITISH?

First Continental Congress Committees of correspondence met as First Continental Congress in September 1774 56 delegates met in Philadelphia Drew up Declaration of Colonial Rights Should be able to run their own affairs and if Britain used force, colonies could fight back

First Continental Congress New England towns begin organizing militias (armies) Upset about unfair British practices Nicknamed “minutemen” because of their ability to organize quickly

Paul Revere’s Ride Minutemen stockpiled weapons April 18, 1775 – Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott rode to spread word that 700 Redcoats (British) were coming to Lexington and Concord

Paul Revere’s Ride Met by 70 minutemen 8 minutemen killed, 10 injured This was known as the Battle of Lexington By the time they made it to Concord, the colonists had moved the militia When they rode back to Boston, 3,000-4,000 minutemen were waiting

Second Continental Congress May 1775 Philadelphia Recognized colonial militia as Continental Army Appointed George Washington commander

Bunker Hill British general Thomas Gage sent 2,400 British soldiers near Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775 Colonists lost 450 men British lost 1,000 men July 8th – Congress sent King George the Olive Branch Petition Urging a return to former harmony Rejected – George issued proclamation that colonists were in rebellion and urged Parliament to blockade them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eytc9ZaNWyc&list =PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s&index=6

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