1. Chapter 7, Lesson 3
ACOS #5b: Identify reasons for the French and Indian War.
ACOS #5c: Describe the impact of the French and Indian War on the settlement of the colonies.
ACOS #7: Identify events leading to the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, the Intolerable Acts, the Boston Massacre, and the Boston Tea Party.
ACOS #8: Identify major events of the American Revolution, including the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, and Yorktown.

2. Trouble in Boston British soldiers are placed in Boston.
Boston does not want the soldiers there.
Colonists argued and fought with soldiers.

3. Boston Massacre
More soldiers arrived and started shooting at the colonists
Nine British soldiers faced an angry mob of colonists
The colonists began to argue and throw snowballs at the soldiers
Five colonists, including Crispus Attucks, were killed

4. Colonists Take Action
Paul Revere created a picture of the Boston Massacre showing the colonists peaceful and the soldiers angry.
The Sons of Liberty used this picture to convince the colonists that the British were dangerous.
The soldiers stood trial, with John Adams defending them.
Six soldiers were found innocent and two were lightly punished. They were believed to be defending themselves from the angry crowd.

5. The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre Video--America, the Story of Us

6. The Boston Massacre
America-The Story of Us Video (3 minutes)—Use this one if the prior one won’t come up.

7. Committees of Correspondence
In 1772, Samuel Adams and other colonists set up the Committees of Correspondence.
These were written letters to share news of important events happening in the colonies.
They kept the colonists informed of what the British were doing and what actions they could take.

8. The Boston Tea Party 1773 Tea Act
Allowed East India Company of Britain to sell tea cheaper than the smuggled tea.
Colonists smuggled tea to keep from paying the British tea tax.
Boston Merchants would not sell the tea.
British officials would not let the tea go back to Britain.
On December 16, 1773, the colonists (dressed like Indians), threw the tea overboard into the Boston Harbor.

9. The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Part Video

10. We Want to Do Things Our Way!
School House Rock--No More King!

11. Intolerable Acts Britain was mad about the Boston Tea Party
Lord Frederick North of Parliament passed the Coercive acts to force colonists to do what Britain wanted
Trade stopped between Boston and Britain
More British soldiers came to Boston and the colonists had to quarter (house) them

12. Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts Video

13. The First Continental Congress
Colonists sent representatives to Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts
Congress wrote a letter to King George III and said the colonists should have the same freedoms as the other British citizens
Congress also asked King George to repeal the Intolerable Acts and to stop taxing the colonies
Colonists began to train for battle
King George III sent more soldiers to Boston

14. Vocabulary Review The killing of many people massacre
Written communication
correspondence
To give people food and shelter
quarter
One person chosen to speak or act for a number of people
delegate
An event or action that makes something happen
cause
Another event or action that is the result of the cause
effect

15. Vocabulary Review tax smuggling liberty protest boycott repeal
Money people pay their government in return for services
tax
The secret import or export of illegal goods
smuggling
Another word for freedom. Freedom from being controlled by gov’t.
liberty
An event about which people complain about an issue
protest
To refuse to buy, sell, or use products as a way of protesting
boycott
To take a law out of effect-to stop a law. To cancel a law.
repeal

16. Vocabulary Review, continued
a person or group who has joined together to accomplish a goal
ally
congress
a meeting of representatives to discuss a subject
A fight against a government
rebellion
proclamation
an official public statement