American Revolution April 19, 1775September 3, 1783

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American RevolutionApril 19, 1775-September 3,
1783
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Causes of the American Revolution
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Proclamation of 1763

• In 1763, Parliament issued the Proclamation of
  1763, which ordered colonists not to settle west
  of the Appalachian Mountains.
• The British government believed this would keep
  peace with the Native Americans.
• The colonists thought the British government
  should not interfere.

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The Stamp Act

• In 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act.
• It forced colonists to pay a tax on almost
  everything printed on papernewspapers, legal
  documentseven playing cards.
• The colonists reacted so strongly against the tax
  that Parliament revoked it a year later.

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The Stamp Act
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The Townshend Acts

• In 1767, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts,
  which taxed lead, glass, paper, paint, and tea
  imported to the colonies.
• Colonists resisted by refusing to buy these
  items.
• The tax was lifted on everything except tea.

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Boston MassacreMarch 5, 1770

• In 1768, 4,000 British soldiers moved into
  Boston, Massachusetts.
• Colonists were forced to keep them in their
  homes, so Boston became an occupied city.
• This occupation triggered the Boston Massacre.
• On March 5, 1770, a number of colonists got in an
  argument with the redcoats and began throwing
  snowballs and chunks of ice at them.
• Soldiers fired shots into the crowd and 5
  Americans were killed. Crispus Attucks was the
  first African-American to die for his country.
• The soldiers were brought into court and John
  Adams defended the soldiers. Two were found
  guilty and the others were declared innocent.

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The Boston Massacre
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Boston Tea Party

• In 1773, British East India company ships full of
  tea were docked in Boston Harbor.
• On December 16, colonists dressed as Mohawks
  boarded the ship and dumped the tea in the water.
• The event became known as the Boston Tea Party.

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Boston Tea Party
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The Intolerable Acts

• To punish the colonists for dumping the tea, the
  British passed even stricter laws.
• The colonists called these laws the Intolerable
  Acts because the colonists decided they would not
  tolerate (accept) them.
• The First Continental Congress met to protest the
  Intolerable Acts.
• Every colony except Georgia sent delegates, or
  representatives.
• In Sept. 1774, the congress demanded that the
  Intolerable Acts be taken back and that the
  colonist be given more power in making decisions.

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War Begins

• The war began when fighting broke out in
  Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts.
• Minutemen were members of groups of armed men who
  were ready at a minutes notice to take to the
  field against the British.
• The British were called redcoats due to the
  bright red color of their uniforms.
• There were 25,300 casualties of Americans.
• There were 10,000 casualties of British soldiers.

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Soldiers

• Minutemen Redcoats

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The Second Continental Congress

• The Second Continental Congress met in
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in May 1775, a month
  after the American Revolution had begun.
• The colonists realized that they must fight
  together against the British if they were to
  defeat the British.
• George Washington was nominated to be the
  Commander in Chief of the Continental
  Armyeveryone voted for him.

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Results of the American Revolution

• The thirteen colonies became an independent
  nation called the United States of America, which
  was recognized by Britain.
• Britain gave the United States the land east of
  the Mississippi river, north to Canada, and south
  to the border of Florida.
• All British control of American trade was lifted.
• A new government with elected representatives was
  formed under the Articles of Confederation.
• The successful revolution encouraged other
  people, especially the French, to overthrow their
  governments.

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People of the Revolutionary WarAmericans

• George Washington Benjamin
  Franklin Patrick Henry John Adams
  Samuel Adams
• Ethan Allen Nathan Hale
  Paul Revere Thomas Paine Thomas
  Jefferson

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People in the Revolutionary WarBritish

• King George III
  Benedict Arnold
• Gen. Cornwallis

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