Title: WWBAT work as a group to explain 3 main ideas about the Northern and Southern colonies in a presenta
1Daily Objectives
- WWBAT work as a group to explain 3 main ideas
about the Northern and Southern colonies in a
presentation. - WWBAT summarise and illustrate the French and
Indian War. - WWBAT create a chart to summarise the English
attempts at taxation. - WWBAT create a timeline of the Road to Revolution
and discuss the taxation of the American
Colonies. - WWBAT examine efforts made to avoid bloodshed as
the colonies hovered between peace and war. - WWBAT summarise the philosophical and political
background of the Declaration of Independence.
2The Reasons for the Revolution
- After the French and Indian War (1754-1763)
- George III is now King of England
- 10,000 British troops in land gained from the
French in the war. - British Debt 132 Million Pounds
- (260 Million Dollars)
- George Grenville is minister of finance
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4The Reasons for the Revolution
- Rebellion
- England passed the Stamp Act (1694)
- -Affected the colonists directly.
- -Anyone who disobeyed tried in an English
court, and they were usually convicted. - -Colonists lose respect for British
officials in Colonies. -
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6The Reasons for the Revolution
- Rebellion
- The Colonists began to rebel against the
Stamp Act - -Created the Sons of Liberty (1765 Sam
Adams) - -Motions were passed saying only colonies
could levy taxes on the colony. - -The Colonies began to act as a united
front. - -Colonial merchants began a boycott on
British goods. -
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7The Reasons for the Revolution
- Rebellion
- The British Crown repealed the Stamp Act. Then
they passed the Townshed Acts (1767). - - Colonists were angry.
- - Taxation without Representation
- - Women began to forgo British luxuries, began
to participate in spinning bees. -
- Tensions intensified in June 1768
- -Brits seized John Hancocks vessel, claiming
he had smuggled wine. - -The seizure triggered Riots in Boston
- -The Riots triggered the British to place
4,000 troops in Boston. -
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9The Reasons for the Revolution
- Rebellion
- The Boston Massacre March 5 1770
- -Considered by many the first battle of the
revolution. - -Called a massacre by Sam Adams.
- -At this point, there is really no other
way of putting it The colonists were ready to
fight -
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11The Reasons for the Revolution
- The Boston Tea Party Dec 16 1773
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- Tea Tax of 1773
- -Did not tax the East India Company, but it
taxed colonial Tea Merchants. -
- -Colonists were ticked off, so they threw
the Boston Tea Party. -
- -King George was furious about the Tea
- Party, and he passed the Intolerable
Acts -
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12The Reasons for the Revolution
13The Reasons for the Revolution
- Lexington and Concord
- Colonists began to stockpile arms and
munitions, just in case of conflict. -
- The British found out, moved to seize them
April 18 1775 Paul Revere, William Dawes,
Samuel Prescott announced The British Are
Coming -
- This has become know as Paul Reveres
Midnight Right -
- One if by Land, Two if by Sea
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15The Reasons for the Revolution
- Lexington and Concord
- April 19 1775 British troops marched to
Lexington, Mass. - Armed minute-men met them.
- Each side fired 8 minutemen killed, 9
wounded. - Battle lasted only 15 minutes.
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17The Reasons for the Revolution
- Lexington and Concord
- Brits marched to Concord
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- Found an empty arms arsenal
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- Also found between 3,000 and 4,000 minute
men. -
- The arrival of re-enforcements was the only
thing that saved the British from total
disaster.
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19The Reasons for the Revolution
- The Second Continental Congress
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- May 1775 Congress convened in
Philadelphia -
- What to do? The congress was split. Some
wanted a peaceful diplomatic solution, others
were ready to fight for independence.
20The Reasons for the Revolution
- The Second Continental Congress
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- A Stalemate Realizing they were at a
standstill, the congress recognized the
minutemen camped in Boston naming them The
Continental Army. - Their General George Washington
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22The Reasons for the Revolution
- The Battle of Bunker Hill June 17 1775
- Misnamed The battle actually took place at
Breeds Hill. - Minutemen 311 Casualties
- British1,000 Casualties
- Bloodiest Battle of the Revolution
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24The Reasons for the Revolution
- The Olive Branch Petition
- July 8th 1775 Congress sent the petition in
hopes of creating a diplomatic solution. -
- King George Flatly denied the petition, and
urged Parliament to create a naval blockade on
the American coastline.
25The Reasons for the Revolution
- The Declaration of Independence
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- May 1776 Colonies began declaring their
independence. - Thomas Jefferson Chosen as scribe of the
Declaration. He drew on ideas from John Locke. - Timothy Matlack Official scribe of the
Continental Congress (He wrote the Declaration)
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27The Reasons for the Revolution
- Colonists chose sides
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- Patriot Ready to fight for independence, tired
of British rules, taxes, infringement of rights. - Loyalist Clinging to English ideals. Most had
been crown-appointed officials in the colonies. - These ideologies would lead to fissures in
familys, and other personal relationships (Ben
and William Franklin)
28The Reasons for the Revolution
- Road to the Revolution Timeline.
- - You will be creating a timeline of the events
that led to creation of the Declaration of
Independence. - - Please begin with then French and Indian War
and go to the Declaration of Independence. - - After you complete the timeline, please
answer the following prompt. - Of all the events that led to the
Revolutionary War, which had the biggest impact
on the creation of the Declaration of
Independence. Why? If that event had not have
happened, do you still believe the colonists
would have pushed for independence? Why or why
not?