1. The Birth of a New Nation
Unit 2 Part 3

2. The French and Indian War (1754-1763)
England and France go to war over colonial territories
The Navigation Acts – laws that gave England control of colonial trade

3. British Victory in French and Indian War
Britain (England) wins but is heavily in debt.
Expect the colonies to help pay cost

5. Proclamation of 1763 No settlements beyond the Appalachian Mtns.
Prevents conflict w/ Native Americans but enrages farmers who wish to have more land.

6. Stamp Act (1765) British tax on newspapers and legal documents
First tax on colonies by Parliament
“No taxation without representation” – becomes slogan of revolution
Boycott - Colonists refuse to buy British products

7. Stamp Act Congress (1765)
Meeting of representatives from each colony in New York to protest actions of King
Stamp Act is repealed because of boycotts

8. Declaratory Act (1767)
Parliament ‘declares’ it has the right to make decisions for and tax the colonies “in all cases”

9. Townshend Acts (1766)
Set of laws that further restricted colonial rights
Writs of Assistance general warrants to search any property at any time,

10. The Boston Massacre (March 5, 1770)
British soldiers shoot into angry crowd and kill 5 colonists
Became propaganda for those who wanted revolution

12. The Tea Act (1773)
Made British East India Tea exempt from taxes and cheaper than colonial tea.
Gives British a business advantage.

13. The Boston Tea Party (1773)
Colonists dump English tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea act.

14. The Coercive/Intolerable Acts (1774)
Took away colonists civil rights, including trial by jury

15. The Battles of Lexington and Concord (April 1775)
British soldiers and colonists fight first battles of Revolution.
“The shot heard round the world” – influenced independence movements around the world

16. The Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776
Document declaring the colonies free from British control

17. Who wrote Common Sense and what was its purpose?
Thomas Paine
Purpose was to encourage revolution

18. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson

19. Two Purposes of Declaration
Declare independence
State the reasons why

20. John Locke’s Influence on Declaration of Independence
All men equal
All men entitled to rights
Government power comes from the people
Right to abolish an oppressive government

21. John Locke’s Social Contract
Government is created to secure rights of people and when it fails to do this the people have the right to abolish it.