I. A Storm over Taxes A. British concerns- maintaining peace, treat colonies same B. Trouble on the Frontier British have driven out the French Lord Jeffrey Amherst sent to keep order 3. Pontiac’s War, 1763 C. Proclamation of 1763Proclamation of 1763 D. Stamp Act Crisis 1. Britain in debt after French and Indian War 2. Sugar Act, deals with smugglers 3. Stamp Act of 1765 a. Stamp on legal documents b. Riots broke out in New York, Newport, and Charleston 4. No taxation without representation 5. October Stamp Act Congress a. Boycott British goods

Proclamation of 1763

I. A Storm over Taxes A. British concerns- maintaining peace, treat colonies same B. Trouble on the Frontier British have driven out the French Lord Jeffrey Amherst sent to keep order 3. Pontiac’s War, 1763 C. Proclamation of 1763Proclamation of 1763 D. Stamp Act Crisis 1. Britain in debt after French and Indian War 2. Sugar Act, deals with smugglers 3. Stamp Act of 1765 a. Stamp on legal documents b. Riots broke out in New York, Newport, and Charleston 4. No taxation without representation 5. October Stamp Act Congress a. Boycott British goods

King George III “…not merely improbable, it is impossible.” - Benjamin Franklin

E. Townshend Acts 1. glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea 2. writs of assistance F. Colonists Fight Back 1. Nonimportation agreements 2. Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberty G. Emerging Leaders 1. Samuel Adams: Committee ofSamuel Adams Correspondence 2. John Adams 3. Mercy Otis Warren: plays 4. George Washington 5. Patrick Henry H. Quartering Acts 1. New York and Boston I. Boston Massacre

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E. Townshend Acts 1. glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea 2. writs of assistance F. Colonists Fight Back 1. Nonimportation agreements 2. Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberty G. Emerging Leaders 1. Samuel Adams: Committee of Correspondence 2. John Adams 3. Mercy Otis Warren: playsMercy Otis Warren 4. George Washington 5. Patrick Henry H. Quartering Acts 1. New York and Boston I. Boston Massacre

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E. Townshend Acts 1. glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea 2. writs of assistance- British can look for smuggled goods F. Colonists Fight Back 1. Nonimportation agreements 2. Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberty G. Emerging Leaders 1. Samuel Adams: Committee of Correspondence 2. John Adams 3. Mercy Otis Warren: plays 4. George Washington 5. Patrick Henry H. Quartering Acts 1. New York and Boston I. Boston Massacre, killedBoston Massacre

The Boston Massacre

Art as Propaganda How was this print used to build support for war with Britain? What is misrepresented by the print? The Bloody Massacre by Paul Revere

II. To Arms A. Tea Act of East India Company has financial trouble 2. Tea Act allowed them to bypass merchants 3. Boycott a. Daughters of Liberty serve coffee and “liberty tea” b. Sons of Liberty keep the East India Company from unloading cargo B. Boston Tea Party 1. November, ships arrive 2. Meeting- decide ships should leave 3. Governor refuses 4. Griffin’s Wharf- 50 to 60 people board ships and dump tea C. Punishment- Intolerable Acts, Port of Boston shut down

Boston Tea Party

2. Colonists could only hold one meeting per year 3. Customs and other officials tried in Great Britain 4. Quartering Act- Citizens can be forced to house troops 5. Boston supported by other colonies D. First Continental Congress 1. September 1774 in Philadelphia 2. Delegates from all colonies except Georgia 3. Passed resolutions: a. Boycott British goods b. No exporting of goods to Britain c. Form militias E. The Shot Heard ‘Round the World’ 1. 4,000 British troops in Boston 2. April 18, troops go to Concord

3. Signal of two lamps that the British were on the move 4. Minutemen respond 5. April 19, British troops met by 70 minutemen in Lexington 6. Colonists ordered to go home, they refuse, a single shot begins the fighting 7. Outside of Concord, the British are met by 300 minutemen 8. British lose 73 men

3. Signal of two lamps that the British were on the move 4. Minutemen respond 5. April 19, British troops met by 70 minutemen in Lexington 6. Colonists ordered to go home, they refuse, a single shot begins the fighting 7. Outside of Concord, the British are met by 300 minutemen 8. British lose 73 men

Battle at Lexington

III. Early Battles A. Aftermath of Lexington and Concord 1. Peaceful solution 2. Colonies didn’t have a government or army B. The Green Mountain Boys 1. Ethan AllenEthan Allen 2. Attack Fort TiconderogaFort Ticonderoga 3. Gain guns, cannons, and control of key route to Canada C. Last Efforts for Peace 1. Second Continental Congress 2. Olive Branch Petition 3. Continental Army- George WashingtonGeorge Washington is commander D. Strengths of the colonists 1. Defending their land 2. Own rifles

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E. The Battle of Bunker HillBattle of Bunker Hill 1. June 16, Prescott led 1,200 minutemen to take position on Bunker HillBunker Hill 2. Breed’s Hill was better- dug trenches 3. The British retreat twice, take both hills after third try F. Redcoats Leave Boston 1. Washington reached Boston midsummer with 16,000 troops 2. January, Continental Army has British trapped in BostonBritish trapped 3. March, General Howe, troops, and 1,000 loyalists sail for Halifax, Canadasail for Halifax 4. Blockade- King George III shuts off ports

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G. Americans March on Canada 1. Hope for French Canadians to help 2. Fall, Montgomery seizes Montreal 3. Benedict Arnold leads second army 4. Fails to take Quebec on Dec. 31, Leaves city in May, 1776 Benedict Arnold

IV. Independence Declared A. Common SenseCommon Sense 1. Pamphlet written by Thomas PaineThomas Paine in Jan Urges colonists to declare independence 3. Arguments: a. Foolish to have government 3000 miles away b. Should not have kings and queens B. Writing the Declaration of IndependenceDeclaration of Independence 1. Committee- John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman 2. Explain WHY the colonies were breaking away 3. Declaration accepted by Continental CongressDeclaration accepted on July 4, 1776

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C. The Declaration of Independence 1. Basic Rights a. Form governments to protect these rights b. Governments should not violate these 2. Wrongs committed by Britain a. Disbanding colonial legislatures. b. Sending troops in times of peace 3. Announced the colonies were “the United States of America” a. May trade on their own with other countries b. May make alliances with other countries