1. American Revolution
Domain 1
Part II

2. Explain the causes of the American Revolution.
Benjamin Franklin’s Propaganda (What does it mean?)

3. The French & Indian War
French & British imperial competition for land in North America led to war in 1754
American Indians tended to support the French, BUISNESS
Treaty of Paris, 1763, ended the war
British victory/French kicked out
Some Americans were bitter over a more permanent British presence

5. Proclamation of 1763
American couldn’t go west of Appalachian Mountains. British scared of Indians
The American colonists were angry, because they felt that their ability to grow had been limited

6. $tamp Act
The French & Indian War left large debts and large bills to pay.
Let colonist pay instead of British…FAIR?
The Stamp Act forced colonists to print newspapers, playing cards, legal documents, etc. on special paper with special stamps
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7. Intolerable Acts Sons of Liberty, protest and got violent.
Daughters of Liberty, boycotted British goods.
After the Sons and Daughters of Liberty protested the new taxes with the Boston Tea Party, the British began to punish them
5 acts in all. Most important:
Boston Port Act
Closed Boston Harbor
Quartering Act
Americans had to house British Soldiers

8. Committees of Correspondence
Secret communication of American Patriots.
Against the British treatment of the American citizens
It led to the First Continental Congress, formally organizing the colonies together

9. Thomas Paine In January 1776 he wrote “Common Sense”
Called for American independence because:
The Atlantic Ocean was too wide
An island cannot rule a continent
No “mother” would treat her “child” so badly

10. British Action –
Colonial Reaction

11. Boycott and harass tax collectors Townshend Acts – 1767 British Action
Stamp Act – 1765
British Action
Tax on paper goods
Colonial Reaction
Boycott and harass tax collectors
Townshend Acts – 1767
British Action
Tax on more imports
Colonial Reaction
“No taxation without representation”
Boston Massacre– 1770
British Action
British kill 5 colonists
Colonial Reaction
Labeled massacre, engraving published depicting the violence
Tea Act – 1773
British Action
More TAX on Tea
Colonial Reaction
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts – 1774
British Action
King tightens control on colonies
Colonial Reaction
Boycott and harass tax collectors
Lexington and Concord – 1775
British Action
British troops mobilize
Colonial Reaction
1st shots fired
Start of American Revolution

12. Declaration of Independence
One of the most important documents in American history
Main writer Thomas Jefferson
Committee of Five, delegates to work on an find rationale for independence.
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman.
Used simple and direct language
The longest part of it is the end
gives examples of how King George III had violated the rights of the American colonists
It also explains how the only way to correct these wrongs is to give the Americans control over their own government

13. Philosophy (IDEA) behind the DOI
Borrowed from famous philosophers like John Locke
Philosophy of Natural Right and Social Contract Theory

15. The Continental Army
When the American Revolution began, George Washington was named commander- in-chief
Great leadership and strong organizational abilities
The lives of soldiers were hard, serving 1-3 years, with low pay
housing/food/clothing were hard to come by and morale was low, especially after some early losses

16. Crossing the Delaware River
On Christmas night 1776, Washington snuck his troops to a victory that would be a turning point
In a heavy snowstorm, his men quietly crossed the icy river to a grand victory over the British mercenaries (Hessians) at the Battle of Trenton, New Jersey.
The victory will boost the morale of the American Forces.

17. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
The winter of was particularly harsh
2,000 Continentals spent six months with little money or food, inadequate clothes & supplies
Disease spread
4,000 were to be too weak or ill to fight
Army became more self-assured.
Prussian General Baron von Steuben, recommended by Benjamin Franklin, instrumental in teaching 18th century warfare to the American soldiers.
Standard 4 C

19. French Alliance
The French decided to help the Americans After a convincing victory at Saratoga, New York. British general John Burgoyne was surrounded by the American forces and will surrender.
Benjamin Franklin helped convince the French to help until the Americans won
A Frenchman, Marquis de Lafayette, commanded American soldiers.
Many victories

20. Lord Charles Cornwallis and the Battle of Yorktown
Tried to split the colonies in half. Won few battles
When French support arrived in Virginia, Cornwallis was surrounded and was forced to surrender at the Battle of Yorktown.
Will be the definitive battle of the American Revolution.

22. Treaty of Paris, 1783 Standard 4 D
The American Revolution was over and the Americans had won their independence
The provisions of the 1783 Treat of Paris include:
1. Great Britain recognized its former American colonies as an independent nation.
2. The western boundary of the new United States was to be the Mississippi River.
3. Fishing rights off the coast of Newfoundland were guaranteed to the United States.
4. Pre-war debts owed by Americans to British merchants would be paid.
5. States would be encouraged by the Continental Congress to restore the homes, land and confiscated possessions back to Loyalists.
They also gained control of all lands as far west at the Mississippi River
Also, Spain gained Florida territory from Britain
Standard 4 D