1. Trouble in the Colonies
Chapter 2, Section 3
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2. Glossary/Vocabulary: words in red
Boston Tea Party: led to the passage of the Coercive Acts of 1774
The Stamp Act: passed by the British to raise money
Lexington: shot heard “round the world” fired here
Militia: group of citizen soldiers
Boston Massacre: killed five colonists

3. New British Policies The French and Indian War
Indians joined the French
Between British and French, British won
The Proclamation of 1763
Gave British French territory
Britain said you couldn’t move West
Controlled movement, less Indian conflicts

4. The British Tax the Colonies
Pay for war-financial problems
1764: Sugar Act: lower tax on imported molasses
British hoped to stop smuggling (trade illegally with other nations)
Stamp Act:printed material tax (newspapers)
Angry colonists boycotted (refused to buy)
Townshend Acts: 1767
Imported goods taxed: glass, tea, paper, lead

5. Tax Protests lead to Revolt
The Boston Massacre
March 5, 1770
5 unarmed colonists were shot
Samuel Adams organized rebellions

6. Tax Protests lead to Revolt
Boston Tea Party
1773: Tea Act- British East India Co. did not have to pay the same taxes as colonial tea merchants, which threatened colonial tea merchants to go out of business
Coercive Acts punished Colonists
Closed down Boston Harbor

7. A Call to Arms Continental Congress Delegates from colonies
1774: challenged British control
Sam Adams, John Adams, Patrick Henry, George Washington
Congress’ most important resolution was to form a militia

8. The Coming Revolution Minutemen Paul Revere Lexington Concord
Trained militia ready to fight “in a minute’s notice”
King George III: tells Parliament New England colonies “in a state of rebellion”
Paul Revere
Warned the British were coming
Lexington
First shots fired on British
Concord
Minutemen militia held Boston under siege

9. The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
You will break into 5 groups and prepare a skit, rap, or recitation of Longfelllow’s poem using the first three stanzas on pg. 143, and the
last two stanzas on pg Every group
member must have a part in the presentation!
You will be graded on your voice projection,
expression, fluency, eye contact, and action [changing your voice, or using a prop].
Just have fun with this!!