Defying Britain Students will identify underlying conflicts that lead to the American Revolution

After the Massacre Following the Boston Massacre, everyone was on edge Relations with Britain were at an all time low Townshend Acts were for the most part repealed, but tensions still ran high Tea was still taxed Students will identify underlying conflicts that lead to the American Revolution

Gaspee Affair After the Townshend Acts were repealed, trade resumed, so did smuggling The Gaspee, a British ship, was stationed off of Rhode Island to intercept smugglers The Captain was known to intercept ships without a warrant and seize food without paying for it Rhode Islanders didn’t like the ship or its captain Students will identify underlying conflicts that lead to the American Revolution

Gaspee Affair The Gaspee ran aground in June of 1772 Around 150 colonists stormed the ship and burned it down Britain freaks out and arrests colonists and sends the suspects to Britain to face trial The Rhode Island Assembly sends a letter to other colonies to ask for help, because they feel that their rights have been violated Virginia House of Burgesses member, Thomas Jefferson, wants create a committee of correspondence, the goal is to keep tabs on Britain Students will identify underlying conflicts that lead to the American Revolution

Boston Tea Party Tea Act of 1773 – Allowed British East India Company to sell tea at a lower cost than smuggled Dutch tea by repealing all taxes except for the Townshend Tax East India Company sold directly to shopkeepers, bypassing American merchants Colonial merchants became enraged, thinking that the Tea Act was the first step by the British to squeeze them out of the market Students will identify underlying conflicts that lead to the American Revolution

Boston Tea Party East India Company shipped 1,253 chests of tea to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Charles Town Committee of Correspondence decided that they must not allow the tea to be unloaded When the shipments arrived in New York and Philadelphia, colonists forced the East India Company to return to Britain with the tea In Charles Town, customs officers seized the tea and put it in a warehouse to remain unsold Students will identify underlying conflicts that lead to the American Revolution

Boston Tea Party December 17, 1773 The night before customs officials were set to bring the tea ashore in Boston A group of around 150 men gather on the docks They stormed the ship and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor disguised as Native Americans Included Sam Adams and John Hancock Students will identify underlying conflicts that lead to the American Revolution

Aftermath The British are not happy They pass a series of acts to punish the colonies Known as the Coercive Acts Students will identify underlying conflicts that lead to the American Revolution

The Coercive Acts Boston Port Act Massachusetts Government Act Closed the Port of Boston until Massachusetts paid for the tea Massachusetts Government Act Banned town meetings Required all sheriffs, council members, and judges to be appointed by the British governor Students will identify underlying conflicts that lead to the American Revolution

The Coercive Acts Administration of Justice Act Quartering Act Allowed trials of British soldiers and officials to be transferred to Britain to protect them from American juries Quartering Act Required local officials to lodge British troops at the scene of a disturbance; in private homes, if necessary Students will identify underlying conflicts that lead to the American Revolution

The Intolerable Acts In 1774 the British introduced the Quebec Act Changed the Boundaries of Quebec Gave the King the ability to put governors and council members in place in Quebec Kept the colonists east Together with the Coercive Acts became known as the Intolerable Acts Students will identify underlying conflicts that lead to the American Revolution