1. Road to the American Revolution

4. French and Indian War
Great Britain and the Colonists VS. French and Indians
They fought for control of of Northwest Territory
G.B. won and took control of North America from Mississippi River to Atlantic Ocean

5. French and Indian War
War caused a split between colonists and Great Britain
Colonists no longer saw themselves as British citizens
War created a large debt in G.B.

6. Proclamation of 1763

7. Proclamation of 1763 G.B. wanted to tighten control of colonists
Banned all settlements west of Appalachian Mountains
Too expensive to protect colonists from Native Americans

9. Stamp Act G.B. wanted to raise money to pay for debt
Taxed all legal documents, newspapers, and other printed material
“NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION” became colonists battlecry

10. Stamp Act
Colonists boycotted tax and G.B. repealed it

11. Boston Massacre

12. Boston Massacre (1770)
Colonists were protesting taxes at a British tax House
British soldiers fired into crowd killing 5 protesters
Crispus Attucks, blk man
FIRST PERSON TO DIE IN REVOLUTION

13. Boston Tea Party

14. Boston Tea Party (17
Colonists threw tea into Boston Harbor to protest tax on Non-British Tea
British King George III shut down Mass Gov’t and put British Soldiers in control

15. Intolerable Acts King George’s response to Boston Tea Party
Eliminated the powers of most colonial governments
Only local gov’t loyal to King were allowed to remain in power

16. First Continental Congress (1775)
Representatives from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia to protest Intolerable Acts (Georgia Excluded)
Formally Requested an end to Intolerable Acts
Started a boycott of all British goods

17. First Continental Congress
Called for formation of colonial militias
Planned to meet in one year to assess goals

18. Second Continental Congress (1776)
2nd meeting in Philadelphia among 12 colonies
Colonists realized King George would not meet their demands
Decided to go to war for Independence
Hired Thomas Jefferson to write Declaration of Independence

19. Declaration of Independence
1st Part – Definition of gov’t: based on social contract and natural rights of John Locke
TJ natural rights were life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

20. Declaration of Independence
2nd Part – List of crimes commited by King George on colonists
3rd Part – Statement of Independence