1. American Revolution
World History

2. Intro to Causes of American Revolution Video

3. Causes of the American Revolution
** Place the causes in the cloud on your worksheet
England’s Neglect of the Colonies
Taxation without Representation
Limitation of Individual Rights
Unfair Taxation
Mercantilism
Trade Restrictions
Enlightenment Ideas

4. Grievances Major Acts put on the colonists by King of England
Grievances Major Acts put on the colonists by King of England **Place grievances in the rain drops on your worksheet
Quartering Act: colonists must house British troops
Sugar Act: placed a tax on sugar goods
Stamp Act: tax on all paper goods
Tea Act: import tax on tea arriving in colonies
Townshend Acts: Necessary items from England were directly taxed at ports. (ex: lead, glass, cloth)
Navigation Act: no trading with other countries
Currency Act: no paper money
Intolerable Act: British punished the colonists and placed military rule over Boston, Massachusetts

5. Would You Like A Cup of Tea?
Samuel Adams
(leader of the Sons of Liberty)
Encourage conflict with British Authorities
Leader of “Boston Tea Party”
Protest against tax on import of tea
Colonist Raiders dump 342 chests of tea into water
In return, King George III ordered British Navy to close port of Boston & troops occupy Boston
Took name from a debate on the Stamp Act in 1765
Considered terrorists and rebels by the British
Attacked symbols of British authority and power
included Paul Revere, John Adams, and Samuel Adams

6. Boston Tea Party Video

7. 1st Continental Congress
September 1774
Protested the Intolerable acts
Accomplishments:
colonies boycott British goods

8. 1776 Video

9. 2nd Continental Congress
The Continental Congress meets again.
On July 4, 1776 Congress issued the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson

10. Thomas Jefferson Wrote the Declaration of Independence
**Write this in T. Jefferson lightening bolt!
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Used John Locke’s enlightenment ideas
“Life, Liberty, and Property”
Believed in “Unalienable Rights”
Rights that one is born with
and should not be taken away
such as: “Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of
Happiness”

11. Declaration of Independence
Write this in D.O.I. lightening bolt: starting friction with the British!
Written by Thomas Jefferson
July 4, 1776
Included the following:
Listed the grievances of the colonists/ George III’s abuses against the colonists
Document ended with the declaration of colonies breaking ties with Britain

12. Why did colonist win vs. the British?
American motivation to fight was much stronger than British b/c they were defending their homeland
Overconfident British generals made several mistakes
Fighting an overseas war 3,000 miles away too expensive for Britain
7800 French helped trapped British army in an important battle in Virginia

13. Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation (remember the “Hand of Weakness from 8th grade?)
1781: 13 States ratified the U.S. Constitution
Established the U.S. as a Republic
Created a weak national government
No Branches of Government
Congress – had no power to collect taxes or regulate trade
Leads to Shay’s Rebellion
The nation’s growing financial problems sparked a violent protest in Massachusetts Debt ridden farmers, led by a war veteran named Daniel Shays demanded that the state lower taxes and issue paper money so that they could repay their debts. When the state refused the rebels attacked several courthouses. Massachusetts authorities quickly crushed the rebellion.

14. George Washington
George Washington was the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
George Washington and James Madison believed that Shay’s Rebellion proved the need for a strong national government
On May 25, st meeting of the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation

15. The U.S. Constitution Signed September 17,1787
In order for a law to be passed 9 of 13 states had to approve.
Federalists - supporters of Constitution wanted balance between national and state governments
Anti-federalists - feared central government would have too much power. Wanted Bill of Rights

16. U.S. Constitution

17. Bill of Rights
**Place in the umbrella that protects U.S. citizens from grievances
Added the Bill of Rights to Constitution to appease anti-federalists
It is the: 1st 10 Amendments
Protected basic rights
R: Religion
A: Assembly
P: Petition
P: Press
S: Speech

18. Bill of Rights

19. The U.S. Constitution Fixes the Grievances
Congress meets every year
Congress has authority to impose taxes
No quartering of troops without consent
Civil cases have trial by jury
Individuals granted due process of law

20. Effects of American Revolution
Colonies win independence from Britain
New government is created
First under the Articles of Confederation , then the Constitution
Constitution created
Bill of Rights Drafted
Influences later revolutions, including the French Revolution