1. TENSION BETWEEN ENGLAND AND THE COLONIES Essential Question: What caused the relationship between Britain and the colonies to deteriorate?

2. British government  Limited monarchy  King George III  Parliament Law-making body Similar to U.S. Congress

3. Early acts of Parliament  Proclamation of 1763  Prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains  Purpose = reserve land for Native Americans Law-making body Similar to U.S. Congress

4. Early acts of Parliament  Purpose = reserve land for Native Americans  Quartering Act (1765)  Required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers

5. Early acts of Parliament  Required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers  Stamp Act (1765)  Motivated by England’s war debt Prime Minister George Grenville

6. Early acts of Parliament  Motivated by England’s war debt  Required colonists to pay a tax on most paper including newsprint and legal documents  Rallying cry against it: “No taxation without representation!”

7. Colonists’ reactions  Boycott  A refusal to buy or participate  American colonists organized boycotts on British goods Forced Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act  Rallying cry against it: “No taxation without representation!”

8. Colonists’ reactions  American colonists organized boycotts on British goods Forced Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act  Petition  A formal request made to the government  Colonists petitioned the government to try to get acts of Parliament repealed

9. Colonists’ reactions  A formal request made to the government  Colonists petitioned the government to try to get acts of Parliament repealed  Sons of Liberty  Secret societies  Samuel Adams One of the leaders

10. Colonists’ reactions  Samuel Adams One of the leaders  Boston Massacre (1770)  Clash between British soldiers and colonists  5 colonists were killed

11. Colonists’ reactions  Clash between British soldiers and colonists  5 colonists were killed Crispus Attucks Former slave Considered the 1 st martyr of the Revolution

12. Colonists’ reactions Considered the 1 st martyr of the Revolution  Paul Revere’s exaggerated engraving

13. Colonists’ reactions  Paul Revere’s exaggerated engraving Fueled pro-revolutionary feelings Example of propaganda Definition: the organized spreading of ideas to influence public opinion

14. Colonists’ reactions Definition: the organized spreading of ideas to influence public opinion  Soldiers were put on trial for murder John Adams served as their attorney All found not guilty except two who were given light sentences

15. Clash over tea  Tea Act (1773)  Gave Britain complete control over American tea trade  Placed a small tax on tea John Adams served as their attorney All found not guilty except two who were given light sentences

16. Clash over tea  Placed a small tax on tea  Boston Tea Party  Done to protest the Tea Act (1773)  Colonists destroyed over 300 chests of British tea in Boston Harbor

17. Clash over tea  Colonists destroyed over 300 chests of British tea in Boston Harbor  Intolerable Acts  Parliament’s reaction to the Boston Tea Party  Severely restricted the rights of all colonists in Massachusetts United the colonies against the British

18. Clash over tea  Severely restricted the rights of all colonists in Massachusetts United the colonies against the British  First Continental Congress  Meeting of delegates (representatives) from all the colonies (except Georgia) in Philadelphia

19. Clash over tea  Meeting of delegates (representatives) from all the colonies (except Georgia) in Philadelphia  Agreed to: Petition the King

20. Clash over tea  Agreed to: Petition the King Boycott all British goods until the Intolerable Acts were repealed

21. Clash over tea Boycott all British goods until the Intolerable Acts were repealed Begin training soldiers Minutemen Term for the colonial militia  Non-professional army made up of ordinary citizens Name referred to the idea that they were ready to fight at a minute’s notice

22. Parliament passes the Tea Act Colonists stage the Boston Tea Party Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts Colonists hold the First Continental Congress

23. Lexington and Concord (April 1775) BBritish troops from Boston marched toward Concord to seize colonial military supplies and capture leaders MMinutemen were warned by riders like Paul Revere Name referred to the idea that they were ready to fight at a minute’s notice Gage

24. Lexington and Concord (April 1775) MMinutemen were warned by riders like Paul Revere LLexington SSmall battle on Lexington Green 1 st battle of the Revolutionary War

25. 1 st battle of the Revolutionary War “Shot heard ‘round the world” SSmall force of Minutemen EEasily won by the British

26. SSmall force of Minutemen EEasily won by the British CConcord IImportant victory for Minutemen at Concord Bridge

27. IImportant victory for Minutemen at Concord Bridge BBritish soldiers struggled to return the 20 miles to Boston HHarassed by Minutemen all along the road

28. Choosing sides  Patriots  Colonists who supported independence  Harassed by Minutemen all along the road

29. Choosing sides  Colonists who supported independence  Loyalists  Colonists who remained loyal to Britain  Also called Tories  Many colonists remained neutral Shelburne, Nova Scotia ?