1. The
American
Revolution

2. The 13 Colonies
V.S. ?
V.S.

3. The 13 Colonies were part of Britain’s growing empire
These 13 Colonies would soon go to war with one of the most powerful nations in the world, Great Britain and King
___________
George III ?

4. King George III of Britain
In 1760, King George III began a 60 year reign.
He appointed friends to Parliament and soon began to assert his leadership.
Many of his policies proved to be disastrous. (Explain)

5. Causes of the American Revolution
The Navigation Acts
French
The ______ and Indian War and the War Debt
The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
The Tax on Tea
Boston
The ______ Tea Party
The Boston Massacre

6. The Navigation Acts
Britain used the Navigation Acts as a way to make money off the colonies.
The Acts regulated colonial trade and manufacturing
Therefore, activities such as smuggling were common.
People like John Hancock smuggled tea and other goods into the colonies

7. War Debt (what does debt mean)?
French and Indian
The ___________ War in North America had drained the British Treasury dry, and the British called for the colonist to help pay for the war.
King George III and Parliament forced the
Taxes
colonists to pay through a series of ?????
How did the colonists respond?

8. The French wanted to take over the British Colonies because they were
Native Americans
strategically located on the East Coast. The __________backed the French and together they attempted to remove the British Colonists.
Were they successful? What was the document that ended the war?
What was the line along the Appalachian Mountains called that prevented the Colonists from moving west?

9. Do you think it was fair for the British to ask the Colonists to help pay the war debt due to the French and Indian War?

10. The Acts The first of the taxes enacted was the Sugar
______ Act in This Act imposed a tax on all imports into the colonies.
Stamp
In 1765, the ______ Act placed a tax on all written documents such as newspapers, wills, pamphlets, books, etc.

11. ????? Without Representation
The Colonists Protested—they believed that without representatives in Parliament, they should not be taxed. This became the battle cry of the Patriots.

12. Do you believe that the idea of Taxation without Representation and the taxes in general were reasons enough to go to war? Why or why not?

13. The British also placed a tax on ??
The Colonists boycotted British Tea and purchased smuggled Tea.
Then in December of 1773 a group of Colonists dressed up like Indians and threw cargos of tea into Boston
Boston Tea Party
Harbor, this was known as the ___________.
Sons disobedience
The _____ of liberty organized this act of civil ____.
King George III punished the Colonists with the _____________
Intolerable Acts

14. The Boston Tea Party

15. In March of 1770, British soldiers opened fire on a crowd that was throwing snowballs with stones in them at the soldiers.
The death of five protesters was called
Boston Massacre
the ________________
The Boston Tea Party and Boston Massacre both led to growing discontent.

16. This picture of the Boston Massacre was created by Paul Revere
This picture of the Boston Massacre was created by Paul Revere. It was in the newspaper and was used to gather support for the American Revolution
Was this a form of bias?

17. The Boston Massacre was a tipping point in American support for the revolution to come. Do you believe that this is the reason the revolution began or was the American Revolution inevitable? Why or Why not?

18. April 1775, the ongoing conflict erupted
Lexington and Concord
into war in the battles of __________, in
Massachusetts.
The American Revolution had begun.
July 4, 1776
On ________ (month,day,year) the Colonists officially declared their independence in the
Declaration of Independence
_____________ when it was signed and sent to
King George III.

19. The Declaration of Independance
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights…”

20. What did the Declaration of Independence declare
What did the Declaration of Independence declare? During what meeting was it declared? Why was it so important? Would you have been willing to sign the Declaration? Why or Why not?

21. American
Revolution

22. The Revolution Continues
Defeats and Victories
Washington moved the Continental Army to New York, where General Howe attacked.
The British took control of New York City and Washington’s troops were forced into Pennsylvania.
British troops settled down in New Jersey for the winter.
Washington ignored traditional European warfare tactics and attacked in winter while the British and Hessians (hired German soldiers) slept.
Washington drove the British out of Princeton.
Saratoga
The Battle of _______, the turning point of the war, and its Aftermath
Two British generals tried to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies by attacking from two sides.
One general did not show up, and the colonists attacked and defeated the other’s troops in Saratoga, New York.
The Battle of Saratoga turned the Revolutionary War in the colonists’ favor.
Washington’s troops retired to Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, where a harsh winter and lack of supplies killed many.

23. American Victory Lafayett
The Colonists, helped by ___________’s French troops, forced the British to Yorktown Peninsula in Chesapeake Bay.
Cornwallis built a fort and waited for the British to rescue them.
Washington saw his chance and blocked British ships from rescuing Cornwallis’s troops.
After bombardment by land and sea, Cornwallis surrendered on behalf of the British.
Battle of Yorktown
The ________________was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
Though some hoped that America would remain part of the
Treaty of Paris
British Empire, the September 3, 1783, _________formalized
America’s independence from Britain.

24. Five Reasons Why America Won
Americans were more motivated.
British generals were over confident and made several mistakes.
Fighting an overseas war was expensive for the British.
French helped the U.S. win the war.
The Colonists knew their territory

25. What Did The United States Get?
Their Recognition!!!!
Boundaries extending to Canada in the North
Territory as far west as the Mississippi River