2. Taxation without Representation

3.  Relations with Britain – Proclamation of 1763 – problems  Britain’s Trade Laws  Smuggling  Writs of assistance

4.  1764  Lowered the tax on molasses  Let officers seize goods from smugglers without going to court  Angered the colonists

5.  1765  Placed a tax on all printed materials – newspapers, formal documents, dice and cards  Parliament taxed the colonists without their consent  Boycott of British goods

6.  Patrick Henry – member of the House of Burgesses urged colonists to take action  Samuel Adams – started the Sons of Liberty

7.  1766  Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies “in all cases”

8.  1767  Taxed imported goods – glass, tea, paper, lead  Colonists were outraged

9.  March 5, 1770 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcDoN-KEiKQ Evening of, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcDoN-KEiKQ  Fighting broke out between British soldiers and colonists – 5 dead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP8rwwaRuww J Adams defense https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP8rwwaRuww  Crispus Attucks Boston Massacre Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPiYIiFwXJ4

11.  1773  Gave a British tea company the right to ship tea to colonies without paying all the taxes – boycott

12.  Three ships arrive in Boston loaded with tea  Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Mohawks, boarded the ships, and threw the tea into the ocean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SojndUE1NpI&list=PLNO9cgN_YQ67pLa9yVqNb30SnGGi48XGE&index=3

13.  1774  Very harsh laws used to punish the colonists  Closed Boston Harbor  Banned town meetings

14.  Forced colonists to have soldiers in their homes

15.  Set up a permanent government for Quebec, Canada

16.  The First Continental Congress – voted to support Massachusetts – urged each colony to set up a militia

17.  Minutemen  British commander heard about weapons in Concord  Sons of Liberty were watching  Paul Revere warned “the regulars are out!”

18.  April 19, 1775  British troops continued to Lexington where they met 70 minutemen – shots are fired – 8 colonists were killed  A second fight at the North Bridge killed 73 British soldiers  The British were defeated

19.  Second Continental Congress – 55 delegates  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_HL-ZCiQSY&list=PLNO9cgN_YQ67pLa9yVqNb30SnGGi48XGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_HL-ZCiQSY&list=PLNO9cgN_YQ67pLa9yVqNb30SnGGi48XGE  Olive Branch Petition – asked the king to repeal the Intolerable Acts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JTxVHQAp8w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JTxVHQAp8w  Continental Army is established  George Washington made commander in chief  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrGEQvAZQtA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrGEQvAZQtA

20.  First major battle – June, 1775  Proved Americans could fight bravely and would not be easy to defeat

21.  Written by Thomas Paine  Attacked having kings and queens as rulers  Encouraged independence

22.  Chosen to write the Declaration of Independence  July 4, 1776

23.  Preamble – explanation  Lists unalienable rights – life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness  Lists the grievances against the king  Declared our independence and that we are the United States of America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71FOkujQ5vw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71FOkujQ5vw