Shot Heard Round the World

Tea Act – April 1773 British East India Tea Co American Issues Bankrupt Monopoly in the Americas Price of tea decreased & tea was good quality American Issues No choices Acceptance would create a precedent for taxation and monopolies British East India Tea Co was going under The Brits gave the BEITC a monopoly in the Americas (forgo paying duties in England) Price of tea in colonies decreased Payment of unconstitutional taxes – feared that no reaction would give british precedent to levy taxes, but also to establish monopolies in Americas Colonists warned of violence if BEITC ships landed The Boston government ignored them

Boston Tea Party – Dec 1773

Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) British response to the Tea Party – Spring 1774 Boston Port Act Massachusetts Government Act Administration of Justice Act Amended Quartering Act – General Thomas Gage replaces Thomas Hutchinson as Gov of Mass. He brings four additional regiments of British troops. British response to the Tea Party – Spring 1774 – terminated self rule in Massachusetts Boston Port Act – Closed Boston Harbor until the BEITC was compensated for lost tea Massachusetts Government Act – Annulled the Mass colonial charter Administration of Justice Act – Protected British officials from colonial courts by sending them to England for trial Amended Quartering Act - Legalized the housing of British troops in colonial homes Get the troops closer to Boston General Thomas Gage replaces Thomas Hutchinson as gov of Mass. He brings four additional regiments of British troops.

Quebec Act Gave Ohio Valley to Quebec Violated the sea to sea provisions Opened territory to religious freedom to practice Catholicism

1st Continental Congress Carpenter's Hall - Philadelphia 1774 Only Georgia was absent – loyalist sentiment in the government The delegates favored a policy of economic coercion rather than provoking war – More boycotts Carpenter's Hall - Philadelphia 1774 Sam and John Adams from Mass Patrick Henry and Geo Washington from Virginia Peyton Randolph - President 56 delegates in total Only Georgia was absent – loyalist sentiment in the government The delegates favored a policy of economic coercion rather than provoking war – More boycotts

Lexington/Concord–Apr 18, 1775 Arsenal in Concord William Dawes and Paul Revere to alert the militia in the countryside. Blood at Lexington – 8 dead Brits intercepted on way to Concord The Brits lost 73

Bunker Hill Battle of Bunker Hill – June, 1775 Boston – Colonial fighters, low on ammo, took a high position on Breed’s Hill. British General Gage attacked and dislodged the colonials, killing 140. However British casualties were high 226 dead, 1000+ wounded

2nd Continental Congress: May 10, 1775 Independence Hall – Philadelphia John Hancock - President Delegates from 12 colonies - No Georgia What they did: Began raising a colonial army and appointed George Washington commander Olive Branch Petition King George III declared the colonists to be ‘in open and avowed rebellion” – Prohibitory Act Independence Hall – Philadelphia Peyton Randolph withdraws as President and John Hancock is elected Delegates from 12 colonies - No Georgia (still needed Britain) What they did: Began raising a colonial army and appointed George Washington commander Olive Branch Petition… begged the King to prevent further hostilities. George III received it in Aug and responded coldly. King George III declared the colonists to be ‘in open and avowed rebellion”