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The Road to Revolution SAME AS LAST CLASS
Aim: How did British policies affect the 13 colonies after the French and Indian War? Do Now: Explain “taxation without representation”
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Pontiac’s Rebellion Colonists move onto Native American land in west
Pontiac’s Rebellion – Indian response Attacked settlements and forts Smallpox infested blankets Indians retreat
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Proclamation line of 1763 Too many problems with Indians
Forbid colonists to settle west of Appalachian Mountains Colonists upset British angry b/c colonists did not pay for the war
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Growing Apart Parliament – new laws and restrictions on colonies
Proclamation of 1763 Salutary neglect no longer
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Troops King George III – prevent Native American problems
Quartering Act – quarter, or house, British soldiers and provide them with supplies 10,000 soldiers
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Taxes Large British debt from war Britain needed more revenue (income)
1764 – Sugar Act – tax on sugar External tax “taxation without representation is tyranny”
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Stamp Act All legal documents show an official stamp that shows that a tax was paid Fell directly on all colonists not just merchants – internal tax Vigorous protest
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Protest Stamp Act Congress in N.Y.
Boycott – refusal to buy – British goods Sons of Liberty – secret group of protesters Burned stamps Attacked tax officials
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Declaratory Act - 1766 Repealed the Stamp Act
Dec. Act – Parliament had supreme authority to govern the colonies
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Townshend Acts - 1767 Tax on: glass, lead, paints, paper, tea
Writs of assistance – search warrants for smuggled goods Soldier could search homes for smuggled goods
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The Boston Massacre Aim: Who was at fault for the Boston Massacre?
Do Now: Take out Boston Massacre worksheet
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Boston Massacre Verbal argument between colonists and redcoats – snowballs and rocks thrown Soldiers fire on crowd 5 killed Crispus Attucks – African American News of the “massacre” spreads throughout the colonies
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Boston Massacre- 1770 Redcoats arrested for murder
John Adams – lawyer for redcoats Ruling – self-defense – not guilty
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Protest Boycott – refusal to buy – British goods
Samuel Adams – leader of Sons of Liberty Riots Townshend Acts repealed In 1770 Tax on tea is kept
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The Road to Revolution Tighter British Control
Aim: Explain the Boston Tea Party and how the British responded to it. Do Now: Why did Paul Revere portray the Boston Massacre like the picture above?
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The Road to Revolution Tighter British Control
Aim: How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party? Do Now: Take out Homework
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Protests Repeal of Townshend Acts and other acts
Kept tax on tea to show authority Boycott hurt British trade Committees of correspondence – groups that exchanged letters on colonial affairs
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Tea Act Tea drank by almost all colonists
Most of it smuggled from Holland 1773 – gave British control over American tea trade Tea only came to colonies on British company ships EAST INDIA COMPANY
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Boston Tea Party Boycott of British tea
1773 – colonist disguised as Native Americans Destroyed 342 chests of tea TODAY’S MONEY - $1 MILLION Parliament outraged
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Intolerable Acts 1774 Coercive or Intolerable Acts
Punish Massachusetts Serve as warning to other colonies about rebelling Port of Boston closed until paid for tea destroyed Ban committees of correspondence GB officials accused of crimes will have trial in Britain not the colonies
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Intolerable Acts Other colonies support Boston
Send food and money Unite colonies together against British
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The Road to Revolution Aim: How did the American Revolution begin?
Do Now: Why did Britain pass the Intolerable Acts? Homework – Study for tomorrow’s Quiz!
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First Continental Congress
1774 – delegates from all colonies meet in Philadelphia Except Georgia Ban all trade with GB until Intolerable Acts repealed Each colony to start training troops STORE WEAPONS IN CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS
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Preparing for Conflict
Paul Revere and William Dawes Messengers Signal to alert colonists of British troops Old North Church One lantern – troops coming by land Two lanterns – troops coming by water
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Midnight Ride GB troops march to Concord
Revere and Dawes warn colonists
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Preparing for Conflict
militia – force of armed civilians Minutemen – trained to be ready at a minute’s warning
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Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775 “the shot heard around the world”
Colonists fight against the redcoats Redcoats scramble back to Boston First battles of the Revolutionary War
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