1. Road to Revolution
The Colonists cry out, “No taxation without Representation,” while the British begin to enforce and fight back against the rebelling colonists.

2. Review from Thursday/Friday
The British wanted to pay back the war debts from the French and Indian War and thought that the colonists should pay for part of the costs. Because, they fought the war for the colonists.
The British also wanted to keep an eye on the colonists and control them, so they create the Proclamation of Keeping the colonists close to the coast.

3. British Government increases control over colonists
Writs of Assistance- a document that acted like a search warrant. It allowed them to search for smuggled goods.
The Sugar Act- lowered the tax on the molasses, but made it much easier to enforce the tax and stop smuggling.
The Stamp Act- taxed all printed materials. Everything made of paper needed a stamp to show the tax had been paid.
The Townshend Acts- taxes on imported goods. The tax was paid when the goods arrived- before they were even brought inside the colonies.

4. The Colonists React!
The colonists boycott (or refuse to buy) British products/items- So they can avoid taxes.
In Virginia, Patrick Henry, a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, helped pass a resolution (an opinion) that it had “the only and sole exclusive right and power to lay (enforce) taxes” on its citizen.
In Boston, Samuel Adams helps start the Sons of Liberty. Its members protested many of the British acts, such as the Stamp Act.
The protests of many groups forced the British Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act in Also the boycotts made British merchants lose money.
“No Taxation without Representation”- the colonists weren’t mad at being taxed, they were mad because they had no voice or opinion in Parliament!

5. Patrick Henry- “Give me liberty or Give me Death”
“Gentlemen may cry, peace, peace - but there is no peace. The war is actually begun. The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”

6. The Sons of Liberty
Who were the Sons of Liberty?  The Sons of Liberty was a secret political organization in the American Colonies that protested against British taxes and laws before the American Revolution. By the time the revolution began, there were chapters of the Sons of Liberty in all thirteen colonies.  How were they first formed?  The Sons of Liberty formed out of a number of smaller protest groups in in response to the Stamp Act. The first group was likely formed out of the "Loyal Nine" in Boston with other groups soon forming in New York and Connecticut. 

7. Sons of Liberty continued…
Where did they meet?  The Sons of Liberty had to arrange secret meetings or they might get arrested by British soldiers. They had informal gatherings at local taverns such as the Green Dragon Tavern in Boston. More formal meetings were held at night. In Boston, they met under an elm tree in Hanover Square that was called the "Liberty Tree." Protesting the Stamp Act  The first major action of the Sons of Liberty was to protest the Stamp Act. They took direct action by harassing the stamp tax distributors who worked for the British government. The distributors became so scared of the Sons of Liberty that many of them quit their jobs. They also gathered in large groups and protested in the streets. Their protests worked and the tax was soon repealed by the British government. 

8. Sons of Liberty continued
The Boston Tea Party  The most famous action of the Sons of Liberty was the Boston Tea Party. In protest to a tax on tea, several members boarded trade ships in Boston Harbor and tossed their tea into the water. This act was a major event leading up to the Revolutionary War.  Who joined the Sons of Liberty?  The Sons of Liberty attracted members from all walks of colonial life such as lawyers, dockworkers, farmers, doctors, tavern owners, traders, and publishers. Some of the more famous members include Samuel Adams (who is often considered the founding member of the Sons of Liberty), John Adams, Benedict Arnold, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, Joseph Warren, and Paul Revere. 

9. The Boston Massacre
What does it look like is happening in this painting of the Boston Massacre?

10. The Boston Massacre: What really happened…
There were many British troops occupying Boston.
Angry colonists starting throwing sticks and stones at the soldiers. There were a lot of angry colonists gathered in the streets.
One soldier was hit and knocked down.
The remaining British soldiers (“Redcoats”) were nervous/scared and fired into the crowd.
5 colonists died.
But the painting didn’t look that way did it?

12. Sons of Liberty use propaganda
Propaganda- ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause.
The Sons of Liberty, along with Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, used this painting of the Boston Massacre to make it look like the British soldiers killed innocent Americans.
Many colonists were persuaded by this massacre to further boycott British goods that were taxed under the Townshend Acts.
In 1770, Parliament repealed all the Townshend Acts on imported goods (except for tea) because of growing colonial opposition to the British government.

13. The Boston Tea Party

14. The Intolerable Acts Intolerable = painful and unbearable
When news of the Boston Tea Party reached London, King George III realized that Britain was losing control of the colonies.
He declared, “We must either master them or totally leave them to themselves.”
In 1774, Parliament passed what the colonists called “The Intolerable Acts.”
Theses laws were meant to punish the colonists for resisting authority.
It made the colonists let the British soldiers live among them.
It banned town meetings in Massachusetts.
It closed Boston Harbor until the colonists paid for the ruined tea.
It also stopped shipments of food and other supplies to the colony.
These acts drew the colonies together. They were determined to work together to survive!!

15. Exit Ticket Answer the following on a separate sheet of paper to turn in to me! (worth 15 points/graded)
1. Write a short account of the Boston Massacre from the point of view of a British Soldier (3-4 sentences).
2. How did the British punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party? (2-3 sentences)