1. Chapter 5 Review Notes Before 1760
Colonies were left to govern themselves/taxes/laws
Population was growing, colonies were getting crowed
French and Indian War
Great Britain gets a lot of land
Great Britain is in debt
Great Britain tries to take more control of the American colonies
New rules
Taxes to pay off debt

2. 2 groups in the Colonies Patriot Groups (Son’s of Liberty)
Upset because of the colonies were being taxed without representation (denied self-government)
Organized boycotts of taxed items
Wrote letters and pet ions to the King and Parliament
Loyalists did not support these views
Saw patriots as rebels

3. British Laws and Colonial Responses
The Proclamation of prevented colonists from moving west of App Mts
Benefits the American Indians
Harms the American colonists
Denies access to farm land
Brings British troops to the colonies
tyranny

4. British Laws and Reponses
Stamp Act
Tax on paper to pay for war debt
patriots angry they were taxed without representation, tranny
Loyalists supported it, colonist were least taxed, pay their share
Fought with Boycott, riots, petitions
Repealed (not making money)
Townshend Act
Tax on paint, glass, and tea to pay for troops in the colonies
Colonist angry they were taxed without representation, tranny
Fought with boycott, women made goods at home
Loyalists even supported the boycott
Repealed (except tea tax)
Led to calm in colonies
Loyalist willing to pay tax, Patriots smuggle tea from Dutch

5. British Laws and Reponses
Boston Massacre
March
Accident where British troops kill 5 colonists who were rioting in streets
Trial found 2 of the 9 soldiers guilty of manslaughter (not murder)
Patriots call it a Massacre to create negative feeling towards the British
Used propaganda (Paul Revere) to turn colonist against British
Tea Act
Gave British East India Company monopoly of tea sales in the colonies
Made taxed tea cheaper (Townshend tax was still in place)
Colonist angry they were still taxed without representation, and GB attempt to control sale of tea

6. British Laws and Reponses
Boston Tea Party
Son’s of Liberty (patriots) in Boston protest Tea Act
Dump 90,000 lbs of Tea into Boston Harbor
Intolerable Acts
4 laws punishing the colonies for Tea Party
Close Boston Harbor until Tea is paid for
Mass. Under British control. No Town meetings/self gov
British troops sent to England for trial if accused of crime
More soldiers sent to Boston

7. Colonist come together
First Continental Congress
Decide how to solve the conflict with GB (respond to Intolerable Acts)
50 men, 12 colonies
Decide
Send letter to king asking for respect and rights
Boycott British good until Intolerable Acts lifted
Meet again May 1775
Organize local Militia (prep for worst)

8. Rebellion Begins Lexington and Concord
British Troops march to raid colonist weapons stores
Meet militia at Lexington, shot fired 8 colonists killed
Continue to Concord, find no weapons, burn store house, fight colonial militia at North Bridge
British Retreat to Boston- 4,000 colonial minute men line the route (protected in tree’s/behind walls), shooting at the troops as they pass
74 British killed, 200 wounded
49 colonist killed, 41 wounded
Proved that Americans were willing to fight and die for their rights