1. WHY DID AMERICAN’S FIGHT FOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE?
E.Q.
WHY DID AMERICAN’S FIGHT FOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE?

2. WHAT WAS THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THAT CAUSED THEM TO REBEL?

3. Britain Taxes American colonists France Proclamation of 1763 defeated
How does the end of the French and Indian War connect to the causes of the American Revolution?
Britain
Taxes
American colonists
France
Proclamation of 1763
defeated
debt
war
Answer the question in a short paragraph of at least 4 sentences.
Do not use more than 2 key words in one sentence.

4. 1763 EVENT OR Cause
Proclamation of 1763

5. What was it? forbid colonists from expanding west of Appalachians.
the land was reserved for the Indians.

6. Colonist Reaction
grew alarmed
freedom was in danger
distrust grows

7. 1765 EVENT OR Cause
Stamp Act

8. What was it? Tax on all printed materials Things like: WILLS DIPLOMAS
LAND DEEDS
NEWSPAPERS
PLAYING CARDS

11. colonists reacted to it
This was how the
colonists reacted to it

12. Colonist Reaction
Virginia House (under Patrick Henry’s lead) passed a RESOLUTION against it
Sons of Liberty are started by-Sam Adams
Boycott of materials that need to be taxed
Effigies were burned-- houses were destroyed by mobs in Boston

14. WHAT DID THE BRITISH DO?
REPEALED the Stamp Act

15. 1767 EVENT OR CAUSE
TOWNSHEND ACTS PASSED

16. WHAT WAS IT?
TAX ON : IMPORTED GOODS
GLASS
PAPER
PAINT
LEAD
TEA

17. COLONIST REACTION Colonists were outraged Boycotted the goods
Attack tax collectors

18. 1770 EVENT OR CAUSE BOSTON MASSACRE
How might colonial reaction to the event been different if it were possible that the event was captured on film/video?

19. WHAT WAS IT? Killing of 5 townspeople by British troops
On March 5, 1770
All of the soldiers were found NOT GUILTY of murder.
John Adams was the lawyer for the British troops

21. COLONIST REACTION
Leaders used the event as propaganda against the British
Call for stronger boycotts
Call for resistance

26. 1773 EVENT OR CAUSE
BOSTON TEA PARTY

27. What was it?
December 16,1773
Sons of Liberty destroyed 342 chests of tea
opposed monopoly of tea by-British East India Company

28. COLONIST REACTION
Colonists celebrated the actions of the Sons of Liberty

31. 1774 EVENT OR CAUSE
Intolerable or (Coercive) Acts passed

32. COERCE
To compel to act
To achieve by force/threat

33. What were they? Laws were meant to punish Boston for the Tea Party
Closed port
Rights were suspended
Quartering troops was allowed

34. COLONIST REACTION Said their rights were violated
Refused to pay for the destroyed tea

35. 1774 EVENT OR CAUSE
1st Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia

36. What was it? Meeting of 12 of the 13 colonies
create a strategy to resist British authority

37. COLONIST REACTION Realized that “they” needed to work together
Wrote a statement of grievances
Called for boycott
Formed militias

38. First Continental Congress meets In Philadelphia
That same building today!

39. 1775 EVENT OR CAUSE
Battles of Lexington and Concord

40. This ride happened the night
What was it?
First actual “battles” of Revolution
occurred on April 19th, 1775
at two small villages- one in morning and one at noon
Paul Revere (William Dawes) alerted people to approaching
British troops during the night.
This ride happened the night
before the battles.

41. Old North Church This was the church that was used
to inform Boston how the Redcoats
would move the night of April 18th

42. The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North Church tower as a signal light,--
One if by land, and two if by sea; And I on the opposite shore will be,

44. Ride of Paul Revere
He was to warn this man.
And this man
JOHN HANCOCK

45. Battle of Lexington
On morning of April 19th – about 70 “minutemen” gathered on Lexington green
British ordered them to leave—as they did, a shot rang out.
British troops and American “minutemen” fired several rounds back and forth—8 Minutemen were killed, none for the British.
Known as “the shot heard round the world”

46. By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world.
Emerson, "Concord Hymn"

47. Battle of Concord
THE OLD NORTH BRIDGE TODAY

48. 1775 EVENT OR CAUSE
Battle of Bunker Hill

49. What was it? First MAJOR battle of the war Happens outskirts of Boston
June 17, 1775
Fight over a hill (BREED’S) that the British eventually win
British suffer heavy losses
(1,000- killed or wounded)

52. Bunker Hill Monument

53. “a dear bought victory, another such one would ruin us”
Statement by British after the battle.
“a dear bought victory, another such one would ruin us”
British officer after the Battle of Bunker Hill

54. COLONIST REACTION showed Britain the colonists were willing to fight.
Colonists began to choose sides
PATRIOT OR LOYALIST

55. BRITISH FORCES MAKE FRONTAL ASSAULT ON
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
BRITISH FORCES MAKE FRONTAL ASSAULT ON
AMERICAN LINES

56. BRITISH FORCES MAKE ANOTHER FRONTAL ASSAULT ON
AMERICAN LINES

57. What is a petition? Written statement
Appealing to some type of authority
Asking for something

58. What was the Olive Branch Petition?
sent by the colonist in summer of 1775 to the King.
Colonists pleaded for peace –asked the King to stop the war.
King George III responded by hiring German mercenaries to fight in the colonies .
Hessians

59. Get out a dollar bill (or Google the “back of dollar” )

60. 1776 EVENT OR CAUSE
Thomas Paine writes—
Common Sense

61. Why does he call his pamphlet “Common Sense”?
Was a call for independence
that was the “common sense”
it was time to make a break.

62. COLONIST REACTION
Americans began to think about declaring their independence
The 2nd Continental Congress debated it.

63. 1776 EVENT OR CAUSE
Declaration of Independence is written and adopted

64. 2nd Continental Congress
met here.

65. These were the men selected to write the “Declaration”.
Jefferson
Adams
Franklin

66. What does it mean “to declare”?
say
state
make known as a determination

67. Thomas Jefferson- author of
Declaration of Independence

68. Why did the colonists write the Declaration of Independence?
Why didn’t they just break away and not write a document?
Turn to page 154- lets look at the document.

69. What was the Declaration of Independence?
Statement of
1. why we wished to be independent (PREAMBLE)
2. listing of rights Americans believed all
people have.
3. list of (grievances) by George III that
caused us declare independence.
Adopted on ?

70. Paraphrase:
“…with firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

71. What day is it?
….will be the most memorable Epoch, in the History of America It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade,…Games, Sports, …Bells, Bonfires, and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.” — John Adams to Abigail Adams
July 3rd

72. COLONIST REACTION
Americans realized that they would have to FIGHT for their independence.
Franklin said about the Declaration,
“we must all hang together in this endeavor
or we will most assuredly will hang separate”.

73. National Archives – Washington DC
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Bill of Rights