The Road to Revolution: (1770-1776) Ms. Susan Pojer

Proclamation of 1763 Forbid colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. Created to protect colonists from the Indians Many colonists reacted with anger toward the Proclamation. They did not like being told what to do or where they could live.

Sugar Act and Stamp Act British taxed colonists on many of the goods coming into the colonies from other places British imposed taxes upon all paper products and stamped the item once the tax had been played.

Without Representation!” “No Taxation Without Representation!” Colonists react…

Various protests: Patrick Henry’s speech Boston Massacre Benjamin Franklin’s visit to Parliament Patrick Henry’s speech Sons and Daughters of Liberty – Samuel Adams

Tar and Feathering

The Boston Massacre (March 5,1770)

The Boston Massacre (March 5,1770)

The Boston Massacre (March 5,1770)

The Gaspee Incident (1772) Providence, RI coast

Tea Act (1773) British East India Co.: Monopoly on Br. tea imports. Many members of Parl. held shares. Permitted the Co. to sell tea directly to cols. without col. middlemen (cheaper tea!) North expected the cols. to eagerly choose the cheaper tea.

Boston Tea Party Lower price on British tea Colonists still pay taxes Boycotted British tea Sons of Liberty dressed in disguise and dumped British tea overboard

Boston Tea Party (1773)

Committees of Correspondence Purpose  warn neighboring colonies about incidents with Br.  broaden the resistance movement.

The Coercive or Intolerable Acts (1774) Laws passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. The port of Boston was closed until the tea was paid for. The Quartering Act was put into place which forced colonists to quarter, or house and supply British soldiers. Lord North

The Quebec Act (1774)

First Continental Congress (1774) 55 delegates from 12 colonies Agenda  How to respond to the Coercive Acts & the Quebec Act? 1 vote per colony represented.

The British Are Coming . . . Paul Revere & William Dawes make their midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British soldiers.

The Shot Heard ’Round the World! Lexington & Concord – April 18,1775

The Second Continental Congress (1775) Olive Branch Petition

Thomas Paine: Common Sense

Issues Behind the Revolution “Men being …by nature all free, equal, and independent, no one can be put out of this estate and subjected to the political power of another without his own consent.” -John Locke, Two Treaties of Government, 1690 “In order to have liberty, it is necessary that government be set up so that one man need not be afraid of another.” -Baron de Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws, 1748 “Only the general will can direct the energies of the state in a manner appropriate to the end for which it was founded, i.e., the common good.” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract, 1762

Issue Behind the Revolution New Ideas about equality and self-government contributed to the outbreak of the American Revolution Emphasized Reason Minimized Divine Intervention All People Have “Natural Rights” The State is Bound To Protect These Rights Citizens Had The Right And Obligation To REVOLT Against A Government That Failed To Protect Their Rights

Declaration of Independence (1776)

Independence Hall

New National Symbols