1. Key Aspects of the Road to Revolution
Part 2

2. Critical Vocabulary
Boycott- a refusal to buy or participate.

3. Critical Vocabulary
Tyranny- cruel unjust government, not fair.

4. Critical Vocabulary
Revenue- income that is being raised for expenses (taxes).

5. Critical Vocabulary
Militia- a force of armed citizens.

6. Critical Vocabulary
Minutemen- 1/3 of the militia were supposed to be ready in a minute.

7. BIG IDEA!!!!
As cultures develop conflict and competition arise. As America grew we stepped on Britain’s toes.

8. King George III
Was the monarch that hoped to enforce the new restrictions and taxes on the colonists. His mental state limited his reason. He took bad advice often.

9. Quartering Act
1765
There were 10,000 soldiers, they need a place to stay. Why not your house? Also had to give them supplies.

10. Sugar Act
1764
Law placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products that contain sugar coming into America.

11. Just heating up. Smugglers of goods were being treated harshly.
Colonist said “taxation without representation is tyranny.”
Britain said “you enjoy our protection, you should pay our taxes.”

12. The Stamp Act
1765
This law required all paper documents to have a stamp showing the tax had been paid. Hit all colonists.

13. Townshend Acts
1767
Suspended government until New York agreed to the Quartering Act.

14. Townshend Acts
Also placed import taxes on many goods that colonist needed, including glass, paint, lead, and tea.

15. Writs of Assistance
Search warrants used to look for smuggled goods. This helped enforce the Townshend Acts.

17. Sons of Liberty
One of many secret societies that protested the new Acts.

18. The Boston Massacre 1770
There was a protest in the streets of Boston. The British Army went to put it down. Names are called and shots are fired. 5 dead. Among them Crispus Attucks.

21. The Boston Massacre 1770
This propaganda helped the cause of liberty.

23. The Boston Tea Party 1773
As a result of the Tea Act, a tax on tea, The Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea.

24. The Intolerable Acts
These Acts were in response to the Tea Party. Was to make an example of Massachusetts.

25. Closed Boston Harbor until Boston paid for the tea
Mass. Charter was canceled, the governor would decide when and if the legislature could meet
Royal officials accused of crimes were sent to Britain for trail
A new quartering act
Gave large a large amount of land to the colony of Quebec

26. 1st Continental Congress
Met in response to the Intolerable Acts. Agreed to ban trade with Britain, train troops, and meet again in 7 months if needed. The colonies didn’t last that long.