1. EVENTS LEADING TO REVOLUTION….Continued

2. Committees of Correspondence  1772 and later; created by Samuel Adams in Massachusetts  What happened: Created committees to communicate about problems with England  Result/reaction: colonists were better informed, more united

3. Tea Act, 1773 What happened: England tried to save the British East India Company from bankruptcy by letting it sell tea directly to the colonies at a lower price What happened: England tried to save the British East India Company from bankruptcy by letting it sell tea directly to the colonies at a lower price

4. Result/reaction Even though prices were lower, colonists feared that the company would have a monopoly, distrusted England Even though prices were lower, colonists feared that the company would have a monopoly, distrusted England Boycotts, protests, Boston Tea Party Boycotts, protests, Boston Tea Party

5. Boston Tea Party, 1773  What happened: colonists dressed as Indians and threw 342 chests of tea into Boston harbor

6. Result/reaction  Some colonists cheered while others were horrified  Britain was extremely angry and passed the Intolerable Acts

7. Intolerable Acts, 1774 What happened: England passed 4 acts What happened: England passed 4 acts 1) closed the port of Boston 1) closed the port of Boston 2) took away Massachusetts charter and stopped town meetings 2) took away Massachusetts charter and stopped town meetings 3) allowed British officials charged with crimes in the colonies to be tried in England 3) allowed British officials charged with crimes in the colonies to be tried in England 4) created a new Quartering Act 4) created a new Quartering Act THIS DEEPENED COLONIAL HOSTILITY THIS DEEPENED COLONIAL HOSTILITY

8. Quebec Act, 1774 What happened: England extended Quebec’s boundary south to the Ohio River and granted full religious rights to French Roman Catholics What happened: England extended Quebec’s boundary south to the Ohio River and granted full religious rights to French Roman Catholics

9. Result/reaction Colonists were angry because they wanted that land Colonists were angry because they wanted that land Protestants upset by rights for Catholics Protestants upset by rights for Catholics

10. First Continental Congress, 1774

11. BIG STEP TOWARD COLONIAL COMMUNICATION What happened: delegates from every colony except Georgia met in Philadelphia What happened: delegates from every colony except Georgia met in Philadelphia Result/reaction: some favored independence, while others did not; issued Declaration of Resolves pledging loyalty but demanding more rights Result/reaction: some favored independence, while others did not; issued Declaration of Resolves pledging loyalty but demanding more rights Pledged to meet again in May 1775 if demands were not met Pledged to meet again in May 1775 if demands were not met

12. Lexington and Concord, 1775 What happened: first shots were fired between the British and colonial minutemen What happened: first shots were fired between the British and colonial minutemen

13. Result/reaction “shot heard around the world” “shot heard around the world” Debate between PATRIOTS and LOYALISTS at 2nd Continental Congress Debate between PATRIOTS and LOYALISTS at 2nd Continental Congress

14. 2 nd Continental Congress What happened: met in Philadelphia in May 1775 What happened: met in Philadelphia in May 1775 Result/reaction: elected George Washington as commander of a new army to defend the colonists Result/reaction: elected George Washington as commander of a new army to defend the colonists

15. Battle of Bunker Hill, June 1775 What happened: the colonists lost control of two hills by Boston Harbor when they ran out of ammunition

17. Result/reaction British took the hills, but suffered a lot of casualties Colonists were undecided about independence and some still tried to make peace with England

18. Olive Branch Petition  What happened: colonists sent a petition to the King pledging loyalty and asking for his help in ending the conflict  Reaction/result: the king rejected the petition and sent Hessians (German mercenaries) to help defeat the Americans