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- 1. The Road to Revolution (BritishActions) By Mr. Casey
- 2. The Road to Revolution (AmericanActions)
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- 4. Parliament • (noun) GreatBritain’s lawmaking assembly
- 5. tariff • (noun) atax on imported goods
- 6. protest • (verb) tospeak out against something
- 7. petition • (noun) adocument that people sign that formally asks leaders to do or change something
- 8. repeal • (verb) todo away with
- 9. boycott • (verb) anorganized refusal to buy goods or services
- 10. COLONIAL FEELINGS • Thecolonists have been governing themselves for more than 100 years. • Many colonists left Great Britain for freedom. • Many colonists are several generations removed from Great Britain. • King George and Parliament are 3,000 miles away. • They follow British law but think of themselves as Americans.They don’t want a war, just equal rights and representation.
- 11. BRITISH FEELINGS • Thesecolonists should be loyal to the king. • The colonists need to pay for the money spent during the French & Indian War (SevenYears War) • They are subjects of the king.The laws we give them are the laws they should follow.
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- 14. 1735 TRIAL OF JOHNPETER ZENGER *Printer of NewYork Weekly Journal - He is put in jail for printing true (not kind) stories about the royal governor,William Cosby. *He sits in jail for 10 months before he is given a trial.Then, the governor disbars his attorneys so he won’t have a good lawyer to represent him in his trial. TheThe governorgovernor waswas corrupt.corrupt. John Peter Zenger
- 15. 1735 TRIAL OF JOHNPETER ZENGER *Luckily for Zenger, his friends know important people and on the day of his trial Andrew Hamilton (the colony’s best lawyer) shows up to defend him. *Establishes freedom of speech and press, giving the colonists the ability to publish cartoons, papers, and pamphlets criticizing the king.
- 16. 1763 The Proclamation of 1763 *Theking doesn’t want issues with the Native Americans so he issues a proclamation stating that colonists can’t settle west of the Appalachians.
- 17. 1763 The Proclamation of 1763 *Colonistshead west, ignoring the proclamation, and settling in several areas to the west
- 18. 1764 Sugar Act *Taxed moregoods being imported from England and limited the countries that the colonies could trade with
- 19. 1764 Sugar Act *Colonists boycottBritish goods *James Otis writes “The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Approved” - He says,“No taxation without representation.”
- 20. 1764 Currency Act *The colonieswere no longer allowed to print their own money.They depended on Great Britain for the currency they needed to trade.
- 21. 1765 The Stamp Act *Tohelp pay for British troops in the colonies, Parliament passes the Stamp Act (first direct tax on colonists). Colonists must affix documents like newspapers, pamphlets, books, etc. with a stamp.
- 22. 1765The Stamp Act *Sonsof Liberty is formed (secret organization that meets to discuss ways to challenge the Stamp Act through intimidation and sabotage) *Mob attacks home of Mass. Chief Justice,Thomas Hutchinson *Business shuts down throughout the colonies *Stamp Act Congress sends a response to Parliament and the Crown (for the first time representatives from different colonies got together to discuss a united response)
- 23. 1765 The Quartering Act *Requiredcolonists to house British soldiers and feed them
- 24. 1765 The Quartering Act *NewYorkAssembly votes to ignore the act-Parliament suspends the governor *Violence breaks out between the Sons of Liberty and soldiers across NewYork city
- 25. 1766 Ben Franklin speaksto Parliament - Stamp Act Repealed *Franklin speaks to Parliament warning that there could be war if the Stamp Act is not repealed.The act is repealed and the colonists celebrate in the streets.
- 26. 1766 Stamp Act Repealed, but... ...Declaratory Act Created! *It states that Parliament has the right to pass laws on the colonies I argued toI argued to have thehave the Stamp ActStamp Act repealed!repealed! You’reYou’re Welcome!Welcome!
- 27. 1767 Townshend Acts *Taxes oneveryday goods such as glass,lead,paper,paints, and tea. *The British send warships to Boston harbor and troops into Boston to enforce taxes.
- 28. 1767 Townshend Acts *NewYork andBoston merchants agree to boycott British goods *1769-Rhode Island, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Philadelphia merchants join the boycott
- 29. 1770 Boston Massacre *Colonists surroundand throw rocks at a few British troops. The troops fire on the crowd and kill five people.The first person killed is Crispus Attucks, a former slave.
- 30. 1770 Boston Massacre *Several colonistsshot by British troops. *Paul Revere’s famous print of the “Massacre” spreads anger and resentment throughout the colonies
- 31. 1770 Repeal the Townshend and QuarteringAct *Colonists successfully boycott Acts, forcing Parliament to repeal them
- 32. 1770 Repeal the Townshend and QuarteringAct *Ends the acts but leaves a small tax on tea
- 33. 1773 Tea Act *A threepennyper pound tax on all imported tea.The act gave the British East India company an advantage over American competitors by allowing them to sell to anyone and sell at a lower price
- 34. 1773 BostonTea Party *In responseto the Tea Act Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty organize the Boston Tea Party (convinces John Adams and John Hancock to join rebellion)
- 35. 1773 BostonTea Party *Colonists disguisedas Mohawk Indians dump 342 containers of British tea into the harbor
- 36. 1774 Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) *Thisincluded the Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, and Boston Port Act. *Shut down the port of Boston until they pay the money owed from the Boston Tea Party *Massachusetts is put under military rule
- 37. 1773 Committee of Correspondence *The assembliesof several colonies decide it would be a good idea to keep the colonies informed and communicating through a system of correspondence.
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- 39. 1774 Quebec Act *The Britishgovernment extends the boundaries of Canada, attempting to take part of Massachusetts,Virginia, and Connecticut.
- 40. 1774The First ContinentalCongress *Representatives from the colonies meet to discuss how they will address the Intolerable Acts *Write the “Declaration of Rights and Grievances”
- 41. 1775 “Give me libertyor give me death!” *Patrick Henry delivers a fiery speech to TheVirginia House of Burgesses declaring that he is ready to fight (Not everyone is swayed, some leaders are still loyal to the crown)
- 42. 1775 New England Restraining Act *Parliamentpasses a law that requires New England colonies to trade only with England.
- 43. 1775 Lexington & Concord *Britishtroops try to confiscate guns and ammunition.The first shots of the revolution are fired and the war begins. “One if by land, two if by sea!” Paul Revere, William Dawes, Samuel Prescott and others ride to warn Adams, Hancock and other patriots of the coming British!
- 44. 1775 Lexington & Concord *Colonialmilitia chase British troops back to Boston *15,000 American troops surround Boston army
- 45. 1775Ethan Allen CapturesFort Ticonderoga *Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys capture a strategic fort without a shot being fired *They want the cannons of Fort T. for Bostons *The Second Continental Congress places the colonies in a state of defense and appoints George Washington, commander of the new continental army
- 46. 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill *Britishtroops attack the hills surrounding Boston.They charge up Breed’s Hill.They are held off twice before overrunning the American lines.The British lose more than 1,000 men.
- 47. 1775 Olive Branch Petition Ignored *Themembers of Parliament and the king ignore a peace settlement offered up by the colonists
- 48. 1776 Common Sense Thomas Paine,an Englishman, writes Common Sense * It was written in plain language and argued that an island nation and one man should not rule a continent. * More than 100,000 copies are distributed throughout the colonies in three months. * It argues that the crown is 3,000 miles away and rules for itself.They are too far away to respond to the needs of the colonies and only care about themselves
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- 50. 1776 The Declaration of Independence *ThomasJefferson presents the Declaration of Independence (inspired by the ideas of John Locke and Thomas Paine)
- 51. Big Ideas • Thereis unity in the colonies • They have a governing body (Continental Congress) and leadership (George Washington, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson,etc.) • The theme of freedom and equality has spread throughout the colonies (Common Sense, European philosophers, James Otis’ and Patrick Henry’s speeches) • The British know that they are in for a real fight (Lexington and Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill)
- 52. There is nogoing back now! Read Patrick Henry’s speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses: New Nation p. 339