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1 Macdonald World History
American Revolution Macdonald World History

2 Early Colonial Life British colonists thrived in America in 1600s & 1700s Thrived on trade w/ Europe Each colony had own gov’t Used to independence

3 Navigation Acts 1651 England needed $ so looked to colonies
Passed Navigation Act – prevented colonists from selling goods to any country except Britain Also had to pay tax on goods bought from other countries

4 Stamp Act 1754 War broke out between England & France in America (French & Indian War) Ended 1763 when England won Britain thought colonists should help pay for war so passed Stamp Act (colonists had to pay tax to have a stamp put on all official paper)

5 Taxation w/o Representation
Colonists mad & said that the tax violated natural rights Accused England of “taxation without representation” in Parliament Boycotted English goods until Britain lifted tax

6 Boston Tea Party 1773 England enacted import tax on tea
Colonists responded by dumping large load of British tea into Boston Harbor (Boston Tea Party) In response, England closed port of Boston

7 Continental Congress 1774 reps from 12 colonies met at 1st Continental Congress to protest closing of Boston Harbor King ignored them so met again at 2nd Continental Congress to plan next move 1775 Brits and Americans exchanged gunfire in Lexington, MA 2nd Cont. Congress voted to raise army and fight revolution

8 Declaration of Independence
Colonies used Enlightenment ideas to justify war Asked for same political rights as ppl in England King refused, so ppl issued Declaration of Independence (written by Jefferson) to revolt

9 America Wins England better equipped, but colonists had advantages:
1. Stronger motivation to win 2. Too expensive for Britain 3. France enemy of Britain so aided colonists, leading to win Final battle of Yorktown, VA caused Britain to surrender

10 Constitution First colonists created weak gov’t under Articles of Confederation Too many problems, so met in 1787 to fix Wrote Constitution which replaced A. of C. Set up federal system in which power divided euqally between national & state gov’ts Added Bill of Rights to protect rights of ppl

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