3. Recap
In the French and
Indian war, Great
Britain paid for the
defense of the
colonies
The colonies are
now expected to
help repay that
debt through
TAXES
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=J6DPeCXV5bI
4. Relations with Britain
Proclamation of 1763
stated:
British wanted to control
Fur Trade
British wanted to keep
10,000 soldiers in the
colonies to protect British
interests
The colonists thought that
British was taking too
much control in the
colonies.
5. Trade Laws
Grenville new Prime
Minister, wanted to lower
British Debt
Americans were
smuggling goods to avoid
taxes
Grenville passed a law
the Writ of Assistance:
saying any smuggler was
convicted without a jury
trial – and that a soldier
6. The Sugar Act
Allowing for tax on Molasses imported by
colonists
What was used to make molasses??
Let officers seize goods from smugglers
without going to court
7. The Stamp Act
Placed a tax on almost all printed
material in the colonies – from
newspapers and pamphlets to wills
and playing cards.
Stamps applied by British officials
Also passed the Quartering Act –
saying that colonists had to provide
housing for the soldiers, which
included food and drink.
8. Protesting the Stamp Act
Patrick Henry from Virginia,
got the Virginia congress to
protest
Virginia passed a resolution
declaring it had the
exclusive rights to tax its
citizens
Samuel Adams started
Sons of Liberty to protest
Led to the Stamp Act
Congress: representatives
from 9 colonies – decided to
boycott – in this case
Patrick Henry “Give me
Liberty or Give me death”
9. Stamp Act Repealed
Stores lost so much money
in the boycott that Britain
was forced to repeal the
Stamp Act
But, Britain did pass the
Declaratory Act: which said
that they did have the power
to tax the colonies
10. Place the following events on a
timeline:
Include on Timeline: (Put British Legislation on top and Colonial Responses on the
Bottom)
· Parliament passes Sugar Act in 1764
· In 1765 the Stamp Act places a tax on printed material
· Two years later the Townshend Acts impose new taxes on imported goods
· Parliament passes the Tea Act in 1773
· Following the Boston Tea party, the Intolerable Acts pass a year later
· Sons of Liberty Organize in 1765
· Samuel Adams revives the Boston committee of correspondence in 1772 to circulate
writings of grievances against Britain.
· Three Years later, George Washington is chosen to head the Continental Army
· Thomas Paine Calls for American Action the following year in Common Sense
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1764 1766 1768 1770 1772 1774 1776
11. Recap
The various taxes imposed on the Colonists
drove them to the edge!
The latest of these taxes was the Townshend
Acts, taxing all goods that the colonies were
forced to import because they couldn’t make
these goods alone.
12. New Taxes – And the outcome
Taxes that applied only to imported goods
Everything taxed, glass, tea, paper, lead
which were things colonists did not make
Colonists boycotted these items now as
well
Daughters of Liberty encouraged everyone
to wear homemade clothes
Repealed the day of the Boston Massacre
Townshend Acts
13. Boston Massacre
Troops sent to combat boycott against the
Townshend Acts
There were 16,000 people living in Boston, plus 4,000
troops
Soldiers competed for jobs with colonists
March 5, 1770: colonists began rioting against
soldiers
Threw snow, rocks, and ice at them
“Fire” was yelled in the crowd and soldiers killed 5
colonists
Adams cousins: Samuel led 10,000 in funeral
march. John was the lawyer for the accused
soldiers (who were all later acquitted)
17. Boston Tea Party
Lead by The Sons of Liberty (dressed as
Mohawk Indians)
December 16, 1773
150 men dumped tea that was being imported
from Britain into Boston Harbor for 3 hours
King George II said “the die is now cast…the
colonies must either submit or triumph”
This was the model for tea parties in other
colonies
Significant because it led to the Continental
18. The Last Straw…Coercive Acts
aka. Intolerable Acts
All dumped tea had to be paid for, until then,
Boston harbor was closed
John Adams serves as the lawyer for the
soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre, and
then is elected to represent Mass in the
Continental Congress which met in Philly
http://www.hbo.com/films/johnadams/index.
html
19. In one of the Intolerable Acts…
Thomas Gage was named Governor of Mass.
He was one of the King’s BFF’s and Patriots
really hated him. He controlled the “RED
COATS”
They closed Boston Harbor and help came
from all the other colonies…they gave their
exports to Boston…which was illegal bc they
didn’t pay taxes on them
Even South Carolina sent them rice, this was a
big deal because there were NO ROADS to
travel on, and the wagons and things would
break all the time – but it really brought the
20. People’s Emotions
Patriots – people who supported the
Revolution – wanted to break free from
Great Brit and King George
Loyalists – people who wanted to remain
loyal to Great Britain
21. Continental Congress
(important)
Who: Delegates from all colonies (except GA):
total 56 men
What: A meeting; effect from the Intolerable
Acts. Came up with 10 resolutions of
enumerated rights of colonists
When: Sept. 5 -Oct. 26, 1774 (6 weeks long)
Where: Philadelphia, Penn.
Why: to make a game plan; set up meeting #2
in case Britain didn’t change
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6caJv_
_WSM&feature=related Meet George
22. “We have not men fit for the times. We
are deficient in genius, in education, in
travel, in fortune, in everything.” –John
Adams
WHO WAS THERE?
Go to teachers.parkhill.k12.mo.us/harjungl
Then click on SS CLASS PAGE
Then click on “WHICH MEMBER OF THE
CONTINENTAL CONGRESS ARE YOU LIKE?”
Take the quiz, when you’re done, answer these
questions on a sheet of paper:
1. Name of the representative/what colony did they
represent?
2. What, if any, contributions did they make to the
24. What would you do?
You’re ticket out today:
Would you be a patriot or a loyalist? Write a
paragraph (5 sentences) to support your answer.
When you are finished, you may begin working on
Learning Targets.
25. Setting the Scene…
After the Coercive Acts: King George III made
General Thomas Gage Governor of Mass.
Gage was also Commander in Chief of all British forces
in America
Moved Mass. Capital from Boston to Salem and
dissolved the colony’s congress
Many people fled Boston
Gage captured stores of hidden patriot guns/powder
Arrested Sons of Liberty leaders: Sam Adams and
John Hancock
Sons of Liberty expected this and started practicing
loading their muskets – became known as
26. Shot Heard ‘Round the World –
Lexington
Paul Revere was on watch for
British troop movements
April 18, 1775: British began
moving towards Lexington,
Revere left to warn Adams and
Hancock (Revere would be
caught and arrested)
77 minutemen got ready at
Lexington
British tried to just march past
them, but a random shot was fired
British troops broke formation and
27. Concord
British troops had sent some guys ahead and
took control of Salem Bridge
Minutemen attacked them and the bridge was
unguarded
As British troops crossed the bridge, Minutemen
hiding began shooting at them
73 British died, 174 wounded
These are significant because: war had not yet
been declared, but this was an unofficial start to
the war http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAsset
-4C47-412C-9FAB-
Differences in US/British Soldiers
28. Second Continental Congress
Formed the Continental Army and appointed
George Washington as General of all
American forces
30. Bunker Hill
Colonists low on
ammunition
Colonists on top of Bunker
Hill; British ‘redcoats’ began
to march up
“Don’t fire ‘till you see the
whites of their eyes” –
Colonel Prescott
Colonists ran out of bullets
and had to retreat, British
won but had huge losses
More than 1,000 British
casualties
32. Influences to this point:
John Locke’s
Natural Right
Theory
Magna Carta –
British document
Thomas Paine’s
Common Sense-
pamphlet written
that circulated
through the
colonies calling for
33. Drafting the Declaration of
Independence
Began in May 1776, Finished on July 4, 1776
Written mostly by Thomas Jefferson
Had three major sections
1st: Natural Rights/Preamble
2nd: List of issues with King George III
3rd: Call for a new form of government- Break
from Britain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1Txi1687
wo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrvpZxM
fKaU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
7Y1ougODMo&feature=related
34. I'm not sure how to start this letter but I feel we
need to talk. I've been thinking about us a lot lately.
Things used to be so great - it was like we were
M.F.E.O. I mean everyone said it was perfect. I
really thought we would be together forever but then
things changed.
I feel like you started to take me for granted. You
just started to do whatever you wanted and never
even asked me about anything or how I felt.
I've been thinking about this for a while and I don't
want to hurt you but I think it is time we broke up. I
mean it's just not going to work. I need some time
by myself to see what it is like on my own. I'm sorry
things didn't work out but I do think YOU are the
one to blame. Sorry but "US" is over.
-The American Colonies
36. Re-write these excerpts in your own words, you may work
with a partner, but you each need a paper… pg. 154.
1. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable rights…” (paragraph 2)
2. “…whenever any Form of Government becomes
destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to
alter or to abolish it, and to institutie new
Government…”(paragraph 4)
3. “That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be
Free and independent States, that they are Absolved from
all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political
connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is
and ought to be totally dissolved…” (second sent. of last
paragraph)
37. Dec of Ind. Cont.
Inalienable rights – rights that can not be taken
away
Consent of the Governed – people should
have the right to choose who is their leader
and what rules their leader creates (from John
Locke’s ideas)
38. Issues with Taxes:
One of the major issues in the Dec. was taxes.
Tariffs: tax on imports
Sales Tax: tax on items you buy: ie: a bottle of
water marked 99¢ really rings up as $1.07
Income Tax: tax on the money you make: FYI the
more you make, the more the government takes
out, its called “graduated income tax”
For example:
39. Why was it
done?
Colonists were
FINALLY ready
to formally break
from the King
and Great Britain
They were ready
to formally state
that
40. Video:
Declaration of Independence: A Living
Blueprint for Democracy
Follow along…you are going to need this for
our lessons this week.
Each one of you has a section, you need to
summarize/write it in your own words.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYyttEu_NLU
41. Battle of Saratoga- Set up
British winning big time –
Captured the U.S. Capital at Philadelphia –
members from the Continental Congress fled
to another town
British move toward Albany, NY but are also
low on supplies, don’t make it all the way there
and stop in Saratoga, NY to stay for the winter
42. British Surrender at Saratoga
British troops think that they are going to be
reinforced, but they never were
Surrounded by American troops, British
general Burgoyne tries to make one last
attack to defend himself on October 17, 1777
He loses, surrenders to the Patriots – hands
over all their weapons to colonists to the song
of Yankee Doodle
Significant because it’s a MAJOR turning point
– British had been winning, now Americans
start winning
43.
44.
45. African Americans in the
Revolution
What your book says: “As many as 5,000
African Americans joined the Patriots.”
What your book does not say: That 10,000
African Americans fought with the British
redcoats
Why? Because the British promised them
freedom after the war was won
46. Viva la France
Franklin had been in Paris,
France for a year
He was trying to gain allies for
the patriots
Once the patriots started defeating
the British, France began to
support them
1778-France declares war on
Britain, sent money, equipment,
troops, and aid to the Continental
Army
47. Spain
Declared war on British in 1779 – not because
they liked the colonies, but mostly because
they hated the British
Spanish began to raise an army to help the
colonists
48. Checking in on the Loyalists
Every colony had loyalists
Thousands of them fought with the British
against the Patriots
Many fled the colonies during the war, they
sold all of their belongings and returned to
England
Some left for Florida
Some became victims of mob violence
Loyalists could be arrested, some were even
killed by patriots
50. Battle of Yorktown and Surrender…
Both armies getting tired, both need
reinforcements
Its now 1781, the war has been going on for 6 long
years.
French came to reinforce the Patriots at
Chesapeake Bay
The British came behind them and locked them in
the bay
Then, more French came behind them and locked in
the British
51. Washington goes South
While marching South, Washington
faked letters to throw off the British
The plan worked, British in VA had no
idea he was coming.
The French navy sailed south and
were on the shores of VA and
unloaded ships and fought with
Patriots
52.
53. Yorktown
British are surrounded
Patriots and French fire tirelessly for
days
They have all of their new supplies from
the French
Cornwallis (general of British troops)
surrenders on the Oct. 19, 1781
February 4, 1783 – British declares
an end to Revolutionary War
55. Cost and outcome
Reports say that as much as 90% of the
Patriots gunpowder came from France
The “United States” was now considered from
the East coast up to the Mississippi River,
Except for New Orleans and Florida
American losses: 25,324
Only 6,284 killed in battle
>10,000 died from disease
8,500 died in captivity of the British
$11,710,379 in debt to allies
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?v=b
vn-bYVR2YI
Adams meets
george III
56.
57.
58. Articles of Confederation
Our first governing document
Written immediately after the end of the
Revolutionary War
Basic Ideas:
One vote per state
2/3 majority needed to pass legislation (only one
house)
Unanimous vote needed to amend Articles (hard
to change)