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1 AFTER the French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War in Europe)
NOTES Toward Revolution: What eventually led to the Declaration of Independence and the beginning of the Revolutionary War? AFTER the French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War in Europe)

2 (French and Indian War)
NOTES (Revolutionary War) (French and Indian War) (Queen Anne’s War) (King George’s War) (King William’s War) War of the League of Augsburg, (Colonial Name) Figure 5.1 The Growing Power of the British State (p. 137)

3 Britain helped colonists defeat French in war
NOTES French and Indian War Britain helped colonists defeat French in war Britain needed money to pay for war expenses Taxed colonists, restricted settlements and limited self-govt.

4 1763-1775 NOTES Map 5.3 British Troop Deployments, 1763–1775 (p. 148)

5 Revenue Act (Sugar Act) 1764
NOTES Revenue Act (Sugar Act) 1764 Revenue Act of 1764 (Sugar Act) April 5, 1764 Revised duties on sugar, tea, coffee, wine; expanded jurisdiction of some courts. Protests about taxation

6 NOTES George Grenville, Architect of the Stamp Act (p. 139) The Earl of Halifax, Garrowby, Yorkshire.

7 1763-1775 NOTES The Stamp Act (p. 139) Library of Congress.

8 Stamp Act of 1765 Stamp Act March 22, 1765 thru March 18, 1766
NOTES Stamp Act of 1765 Stamp Act March 22, 1765 thru March 18, 1766 Documents must contain a revenue stamp to be legal. All deeds, wills, marriage licenses, even newspapers affected.

9 NOTES 5_3.jpg The Pennsylvania Journal protests the Stamp Act / The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

10 Quartering Act of 1765 Quartering Act March 24, 1765
NOTES Quartering Act of 1765 Quartering Act March 24, 1765 British troops must be given housing on demand from colonists. New York Assembly punished for not complying. King could not house troops in subjects homes in England Permitted to do so in the colonies.

11 Declaratory Act of 1766 Declaratory Act March 18, 1766
NOTES Declaratory Act of 1766 Declaratory Act March 18, 1766 Parliament declares sovereignty over colonies in all cases. Enacted on the same day that Parliament repealed the Stamp Act Positioning so England wouldn’t lose face for giving in to the colonies.

12 Townshend Acts Townshend Acts
NOTES Townshend Acts Townshend Acts June 26, 29, July 2, 1767; repealed April 12, 1770 (some texts list a March date. This is wrong) except for tax on tea. Includes duties on new items including tea, glass and other goods available in the Western Hemisphere

13 Parliamentary Acts…. NOTES

14 Various protests: Patrick Henry’s speech Sons and Daughters of Liberty
NOTES Various protests: Benjamin Franklin’s visit to Parliament Boston Massacre Patrick Henry’s speech Sons and Daughters of Liberty

15 Samuel Adams NOTES

16 NOTES 5_5.jpg Samuel Adams / Deposited by the City of Boston, Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston

17 NOTES 5_4.jpg Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre / Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection, LC-USZC4-4600

18 The Boston Massacre NOTES

19 1763-1775 NOTES Map 5.3 British Troop Deployments, 1763–1775 (p. 148)

20 NOTES Tea Act of 1773 May 10, 1773 The British East India Tea Company (near bankruptcy) granted sole right to sell tea directly to Americans; some duties on tea reduced Tea was a popular drink throughout the colonies. Since 1770, tensions reduced between the countries, but the Tea Act led to resumption of tensions. Committees of Correspondence denounced the plan Endangered colonial representative government Dec. 16, 1773, Boston Tea Party

21 Boston Tea Party Lower price on British tea Colonists still pay taxes
NOTES Boston Tea Party Lower price on British tea Colonists still pay taxes Boycotted British tea Sons of Liberty dressed in disguise and dumped British tea overboard

22 1763-1775 NOTES The Boston “Tea Party” (p. 153) Library of Congress.

23 NOTES 5_10.jpg Boston Tea Party

24 Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts) 1774
NOTES March-June, 1774 1. Boston Port Bill 2. Massachusetts Government Act (May 20) 3. Quebec Act (May 20) 4. Quartering Act (updated and extended to include public buildings)

25 1763-1775 NOTES Map 5.3 British Troop Deployments, 1763–1775 (p. 148)

26 NOTES Boston Port Bill Boston Port Bill (June 1), The Royal Navy blockades the Boston Harbor so no colonial goods could be sent out until tea was paid for.

27 Massachusetts Government Act
NOTES Massachusetts Government Act Massachusetts Government Act (May 20) Revoked Mass colonial charter The King assigned British General Gage to be Massachusetts governor. restructured Mass. Government = less democratic Banned holding of more than one town meeting per year

28 Quebec Act Re-established Canadian borders.
NOTES Quebec Act Re-established Canadian borders. Re-drew the qualifications for officeholders. British colonists objected to pro-French Canadian, pro-Catholic legislation.

29 1763-1775 NOTES Map 5.4 British Western Policy, 1763–1774 (p. 151)

30 Net Effect of the Intolerable Acts
NOTES Net Effect of the Intolerable Acts Convinced people in all colonies that British were out to destroy representative government and civil liberties in America. Virginia rallied to side of Massachusetts Convening of First Continental Congress (September, 1774)

31 Figure 5.2 Trade as a Political Weapon, 1763-1776 (p. 149)
NOTES Figure 5.2 Trade as a Political Weapon, (p. 149)

32 First Continental Congress: 1774
NOTES First Continental Congress: 1774 • All colonies except Georgia sent delegates to Philadelphia, Sept Suffolk Resolves: advised colonials to arm themselves against attacks by royal troops

33 Rights and Resolves NOTES

34 Conflict at Lexington and Concord
NOTES Conflict at Lexington and Concord British General Gage learns of hidden weapons in Concord Two lanterns hung in church tower to warn the British coming by “sea” (Charles River) Paul Revere and William Dawes make midnight ride to warn Minutemen of approaching British soldiers

35 British Troops Occupy Concord (p. 132) Courtesy, Concord Museum.
NOTES British Troops Occupy Concord (p. 132) Courtesy, Concord Museum.

36 NOTES 5_16.jpg Paul Revere

37 NOTES 5_18.jpg Minute Men (I)

38 NOTES The Revolution Begins 250 British casualties vs. less than 100 colonists’ casualties April 18, 1775 “Shot heard round the world” Lexington Redcoats Concord April 19, 1775 Where muskets of militia members were believed to be stored Paul Revere and William Dawes

39 NOTES page209.jpg Map: Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775

40 NOTES 5_20.jpg Minute Men (II)

41 Second Continental Congress: 1775
NOTES Second Continental Congress: 1775 Representatives brought money to help establish the… Continental Army (i.e. pay soldiers, buy guns, bullets, food, and uniforms

42 The Olive Branch Petition
NOTES The Olive Branch Petition Most colonial delegates still hoped for reconciliation and offered the Olive Branch Petition to George III Olive Branch Petition: Cease fire at Boston Repeal of the Coercive Acts Negotiations to establish American Rights British ignored this and declared colonists in rebellion Dec. 1775

43 Thomas Paine: Common Sense (1776)
NOTES Thomas Paine: Common Sense (1776) Paine's political pamphlet brought the rising revolutionary sentiment into sharp focus Placed blame for the suffering of the colonies directly on the reigning British monarch, George III. Common Sense advocated an immediate declaration of independence, postulating a special moral obligation of America to the rest of the world. (

44 Declaring Independence Who was involved?
NOTES Declaring Independence Who was involved? Benjamin Franklin John Adams Robert R. Livingston Roger Sherman Thomas Jefferson

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