1. Road to Revolution
Colonial Unrest

2. 7 Years War
1754 – 1763
France and England are fighting over North America, Asia and land in Europe.
In America:
France controls the north (Canada) works with the Indians (Iroquois League)
British work with Colonialists (Albany Plan)
Washington is an officer for the British

3. Outcome and effects Eventually Britain wins and the fighting stops
Treaty of Paris: 1763
Effects
Colonies become stronger economically and technologically
Colonies are more unified than before (Albany Plan)
England is broke  Taxes!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4. Pontiac’s Rebellion
Indian Warier Pontiac unites natives in the Great Lakes region
1762 they attack the British and colonialists
Rebellion is eventually put down

5. Effects of Pontiacs Rebellion
Proclamation of 1763: Britain passes a law that the colonies can not expand past the Appalachian mountains.
The three P’s of 1763:
Paris Peace
Pontiac
Proclamation

6. British laws Sugar Act: tax on sugar
Boycott of British sugar
Stamp Act: tax on printed materials
Written response to king against/ Stamp Act Congress
Declaratory act: Right to declare any tax Britain wants
Boycott of British taxes
The colonists protested by saying “No taxation without representation!”

7. Townshend Acts: Tea, lead, paper and glass
Boston Massacre: Colonists are upset by the taxes and a scuffle occurs with British troops.
7 Colonialists are killed
Tea Act: repeal of all Townshend Acts but tea
Boston tea Party: Colonists (sons of Liberty) sneak aboard a British ship and throw the tea overboard

8. It’s pretty much Common _ Sense, Bro
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense: explained to the colonists that it was common sense to get rid of their govt.
It’s pretty much Common _ Sense, Bro

9. Coercive/Intolerable Acts: Closed the Boston Harbor, No Jobs, and eliminated the Massachusetts govt. (no self rule)
Quartering Act: British soldiers can stay in Colonists homes
Committees of Correspondence: Organized communication between the colonies to discuss British laws

10. Troops sent to Lexington & Concord to:
Paul Revere & William Dawes make their midnight ride to warn the “Minutemen” of approaching British soldiers.
Troops sent to Lexington
& Concord to:
Seize colonist gunpowder
Capture leaders
Sam Adams
John Hancock

11. Revolution Begins
First continental Congress: Leaders of all 13 colonies discuss the intolerable acts.
Letter to the king the colonies will not follow the laws/taxes
Lexington and Concord: British soldiers march to Charlestown and Cambridge MA to take colonial guns stored their
Colonial militia are waiting. The two sides fire at one another
The Shot Heard Round the World!

12. Declaration of Independence Author: Thomas Jefferson
Borrowed the following Enlightenment
Principles/Ideas: John Locke
Natural Rights: life, liberty, and property
Social Contract: government comes from the consent of the governed.

13. An Uneven Fight
After declaring independence in 1776, war was inevitable.
Both sides believed the war would be quickly over.
Britain had an overwhelming advantage:
Strongest navy in the world
Experienced, well-trained army
The wealth of a worldwide empire
Larger population (8 million vs. 2.5 million)
The colonists had serious disadvantages:
Lacked a regular army and a navy
Lacked experience, weapons, & ammunition
Not all Americans supported the war

14. The Battle of Saratoga
The victory at Saratoga was the turning point of the war. It boosted spirits and convinced many the Americans could win.
Ben Franklin was in Paris trying to gain support. Saratoga caused France to declare
war on Britain.
Spain also declared war.

15. Battle of Yorktown Cornwallis awaited supplies at Yorktown
Washington and French
Rochambeau by land
De Grasse by sea
Cornwallis surrenders
Fighting will still continue for
over a year

16. Peace at Paris - 1783 Lord North replaced
American negotiators: Ben Franklin, John Adams, & John Jay
Britain recognized the independence of the US
Loyalists were not to be persecuted
Recommendation that confiscated Loyalist property be returned

18. First Government of the United States
Colonists were afraid to give too much power to a federal government. Why?
So who got the power?
Each state got 1 vote
No President
Congress could only declare war and trade with other countries
Articles of Confederation

19. Shay’s Rebellion After the Revolution the economy was failing.
Farmers were indebt and the government was taking away their land and houses.
Daniel Shay’s, a Massachusetts farmers leads a rebellion!
The government was so weak under the AOC the federal government was unable to stop the rebellion.
What does this tell you about the AOC?