1. Chapter Four Part Three Pages 56-59

2. The Boston Tea Party  The colonists became tired of the tax on tea.  The British also passed a new Tea Tax.  The new tax said that only a British company could supply the tea.  This new tax would close colonial tea companies.  Because of this colonists refused to drink tea.

3. The Boston Tea Party  On December 1773 a group of colonists dressed as Natives and boarded the British ships that were loaded with tea.  They then dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor.  As a result of this the British passed newer and stricter laws.  These laws were called the Intolerable Acts.  These laws closed Boston Harbor and put more troops in Massachusetts.

4. The First Continental Congress  In, 1774 representatives from all colonies met to discuss England’s laws except for Georgia.  This meeting took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The meeting was known as the First Continental Congress.  During this meeting they discussed loyalty to England.  They discussed how they wanted the same rights as the English.

5. The First Continental Congress  The idea of not breaking away from England was not discussed.  Instead they talked about how they would work with England.  A new spirit came about during this meeting. The spirit of a UNITED AMERICA.  Patrick Henry said, “I am not a Virginian, I am an American”.  The delegates sent a Declaration of American Rights to England.  They listed in this declaration the unfair ways of England.

6. The First Continental Congress  They asked that the Intolerable Acts be lifted.  The committee consisted of Samuel Adams, George Washington, John Adams, and Patrick Henry.  They agreed to meet again if King George III didn’t act on their declaration.  The British did not change so the colonists prepared for war.  Phyllis Wheatly: A black women who wrote poems and published a book during her hard times. LINK 1 LINK 1 LINK 2 GAME LINKGAME LINK 1 LINKGAME

7. REVIEW  What was the cause of the French and Indian War?  Who won the French and Indian War?  Why were the colonists angry about the acts England passed?  What caused the Boston Tea Party?  Name four leaders of the First Continental Congress?