Do This Now!! 1. Please take out your chart notes on the Causes of the American Revolution. 2. Please trim and glue these onto pages 35 and Title both pages Causes of the American Revolution.
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Brain Snack choices!!!! Exploding timeline short definition of each event either on timeline or on the back Must include at least 4 simple pictures to go with your events Or Bracketology Make sure you are sharing the knowledge that you have about the events that are competing!
Forbid colonists to settle west of the line formed by the Appalachian Mts. Was meant to prevent Indian attacks No more settlements past the Appalachian Mountains! It’s for your own good. OMG. I hate them so much.
1764: Sugar Act – Tax on molasses and sugar Smuggling of molasses/sugar was common 1765: Stamp Act-required stamped paper for all official documents, such as newspapers, deeds, wills, and playing cards. William Bradford, The Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advisor, 1765
Colonists believed the taxes were unfair because they didn’t have a direct representative in Parliament. “No Taxation without Representation!” became the cry of colonial protesters. Patrick Henry - “Give me Liberty or give me death!”
Required the colonists to quarter (house and feed) British troops Protected by the 3 rd amendment
Created by Samuel Adams Organization of patriots - colonists for independence Protested with violence
Boycotts-refusing to buy British goods to hurt their trade Petitions-Writing letters to Parliament asking for change As a response to protests: Parliament (British lawmakers) repeal the Stamp Act. Repeal=to cancel or stop
Put a tax on tea, glass, lead, paper, paints. Including Writs of Assistance – searches without reasons Protected by the 4 th Amendment today Boycotts hurt England and they later repealed all taxes except the one on tea.
Mob of colonists shot by British soldiers 5 colonists killed Crispus Attucks an African and former slave was killed Drawing was biased: Telling only one side of the story
Townshend Act repealed! Parliament imposed the Tea Act – A tax on imported tea, that made by the East India Tea Companies tea very cheap! But it was still another tax without the colonies consent!
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Why would something cost more if only one store was allowed to sell it? OMG! NEW TWILIGHT! Daddy if you love me buy it for me now! Only Place to Buy Twilight! It’s gonna be a good day! Cha-ching!
To protest the Tea Act Sons of Liberty dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor (equivalent to $1 million)
Rules to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party 1.Closed the port of Boston 2.Gave more power to the governor of Massachusetts 3.Forbid town meetings 4.Quartered MORE troops in Boston
Do This Now!! You need these 3 things on your desk… 1.spiral 2.Timeline or Bracketology homework 3.A mobile device (yours or my ipod) on Socrative Room #491461
Fight for your Rights
12 colonies met, Sept Militias (emergency army of citizens) were set up Volunteers known as minutemen collected weapons and gunpowder secretly
April 1775 First battle of the American Revolution British soldiers are searching for hidden weapons and ammunition The regulars are coming! The regulars are coming!
“The Shot Heard ‘Round the World”
May 10, 1775 Organized Continental Army Nominated George Washington Commander in Chief of armed forces Sent “Olive Branch Petition” Last attempt to get King George III to restore English liberties in America
By Thomas Paine January 1776 Urged colonists to declare independence Many more people joined the fight for independence
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
And then there’s no turning back and it’s too late to apologize!!!
WAAAAAR!