1. Shot Heard Round the World

2. Tea Act – April 1773 British East India Tea Co American Issues
Bankrupt
Monopoly in the Americas
Price of tea decreased & tea was good quality
American Issues
No choices
Acceptance would create a precedent for taxation and monopolies
British East India Tea Co was going under
The Brits gave the BEITC a monopoly in the Americas (forgo paying duties in England)
Price of tea in colonies decreased
Payment of unconstitutional taxes – feared that no reaction would give british precedent to levy taxes, but also to establish monopolies in Americas
Colonists warned of violence if BEITC ships landed
The Boston government ignored them

3. Boston Tea Party – Dec 1773

4. Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
British response to the Tea Party – Spring 1774
Boston Port Act
Massachusetts Government Act
Administration of Justice Act
Amended Quartering Act –
General Thomas Gage replaces Thomas Hutchinson as Gov of Mass. He brings four additional regiments of British troops.
British response to the Tea Party – Spring 1774 – terminated self rule in Massachusetts
Boston Port Act – Closed Boston Harbor until the BEITC was compensated for lost tea
Massachusetts Government Act – Annulled the Mass colonial charter
Administration of Justice Act – Protected British officials from colonial courts by sending them to England for trial
Amended Quartering Act - Legalized the housing of British troops in colonial homes
Get the troops closer to Boston
General Thomas Gage replaces Thomas Hutchinson as gov of Mass. He brings four additional regiments of British troops.

5. Quebec Act Gave Ohio Valley to Quebec
Violated the sea to sea provisions
Opened territory to religious freedom to practice Catholicism

6. 1st Continental Congress
Carpenter's Hall - Philadelphia 1774
Only Georgia was absent – loyalist sentiment in the government
The delegates favored a policy of economic coercion rather than provoking war – More boycotts
Carpenter's Hall - Philadelphia 1774
Sam and John Adams from Mass
Patrick Henry and Geo Washington from Virginia
Peyton Randolph - President
56 delegates in total
Only Georgia was absent – loyalist sentiment in the government
The delegates favored a policy of economic coercion rather than provoking war – More boycotts

7. Lexington/Concord–Apr 18, 1775
Arsenal in Concord
William Dawes and Paul Revere to alert the militia in the countryside.
Blood at Lexington – 8 dead
Brits intercepted on way to Concord
The Brits lost 73

8. Bunker Hill Battle of Bunker Hill – June, 1775
Boston – Colonial fighters, low on ammo, took a high position on Breed’s Hill. British General Gage attacked and dislodged the colonials, killing 140. However British casualties were high 226 dead, wounded

9. 2nd Continental Congress: May 10, 1775
Independence Hall – Philadelphia
John Hancock - President
Delegates from 12 colonies - No Georgia
What they did:
Began raising a colonial army and appointed George Washington commander
Olive Branch Petition
King George III declared the colonists to be ‘in open and avowed rebellion” – Prohibitory Act
Independence Hall – Philadelphia
Peyton Randolph withdraws as President and John Hancock is elected
Delegates from 12 colonies - No Georgia (still needed Britain)
What they did:
Began raising a colonial army and appointed George Washington commander
Olive Branch Petition… begged the King to prevent further hostilities. George III received it in Aug and responded coldly.
King George III declared the colonists to be ‘in open and avowed rebellion”