1. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
VIVE LA RESISTANCE!
WAIT WRONG REVOLUTION.
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.

2. THE BRITISH RESTRICTIONS
By 1770 due to distance, England had little control over the colonies.
England provided:
Defense
Money and Credit
Common Market on Trade
COLONIES WERE SELF-GOVERNING

3. Restriction on Colonial Trade Could only buy and sell with England
NAVIGATION ACTS Began 1651
Restriction on Colonial Trade
Could only buy and sell with England
England kept raising taxes on certain goods knowing that the colonies would have to buy from them.
THIS MADE PEOPLE VERY MAD!

4. STAMP ACT
British Parliament passes the first law that helps England, but not the colonists.
Official Stamps were required for all legal documents
Amounting to 10 pounds in America, and only 2 in Britain.

5. BUT…. STAMP ACT CONGRESS Delegates were sent to NYC
Prepared the Declaration of Right and Grievances
England repealed the act
BUT….

6. LEVIED OTHER TAXES AND YES, THE OH SO IMPORTANT TEA.
Paint
Lead
Glass
AND YES, THE OH SO IMPORTANT TEA.
HOW WILL THE COLONIST’S HAVE TEA TIME?

7. NOW WHY DID BRITAIN DO THAT?
They wanted the colonies to be under their control.
They realized that they were becoming less and less dependant on British goods, and that would mean a loss of trade and taxes.
Possibly they foresaw the future?

8. BOYCOTT ENGLAND Poor guys thought that would help…
Instead 5 guys were killed BOSTON MASSACRE
Started mass editorials demanding a trial of the captain.

9. BOSTON TEA PARTY!
Hey guys, I have an idea, let’s go throw all this tea in a river, the Brits will be really mad about that, but we’ll dress as Indians. So they think the Indians did it
AH! A PROTEST….

10. INTOLERABLE ACTS Massachusetts Government Act
Replaced all elected government with appointed officials from England.
Forbade assembly
• Murder Act (Justice Act)
Replaced all judges with appointed judges
Requiring trials occur outside the colony
Bail

11. INTOLERABLE ACTS BOSTON PORT ACT Blocked the Port, No trade
• The Quartering Act
Colonists had to quarter or house soldiers staying in the colony

12. THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
Delegates from all colonies
( except GA)
Petitioned the King
Boycotted British trade
Set-up Spy Commissions

13. REVOLUTION!

14. THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD!
LEXINGTON and CONCORD

15. 2nd CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
Took power of central government
Named George Washington Commander and Chief
1775

16. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 1776
Established State Governments Independent of Britain.

17. THE SIGNING