SS4H4 The student will explain the causes, events, and results of the American Revolution.

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SS4H4 The student will explain the causes,
events, and results of the American Revolution.

• a. Trace the events that shaped the revolutionary
  movement in America, including the French and
  Indian War, British Imperial Policy that led to
  the 1765 Stamp Act, the slogan no taxation
  without representation, the activities of the
  Sons of Liberty, and the Boston Tea Party.

• EQ
• HOW DO THE BELIEFS AND IDEALS OF A SOCIETY LEAD
  TO CONFLICTS WITH OTHER SOCIETIES?
• What were the causes, events, and results of the
  American Revolution?

• I CAN
• TRACE THE EVENTS THAT SHAPED THE REVOLUTIONARY
  MOVEMENT IN AMERICA.

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Events that shaped the revolutionary movement in
America
EVENTS DATES CAUSES RESULTS
French and Indian War
British Imperial Policy that led to the 1765 Stamp Act
Slogan No taxation without representation!
Activities of the Sons of Liberty
Boston Tea Party
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Events that shaped the revolutionary movement in
America
EVENTS DATES CAUSES RESULTS
FRENCH INDIAN WAR The French and Indians fought together against the English colonists from 1754 until 1763. It seems the English colonists, Indians, and the French all claimed ownership of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains. England helped the colonists during the war. In the end, the colonists were victorious.
British Imperial Policy 1764 King George III thought it was time to tighten his control on the colonies. Many laws were passed in order to make the colonists pay their share. One of the laws was the STAMP ACT. These laws offended the colonists.
Stamp Act 1765 England needed to raise money to pay her war debt. The Stamp Act imposed a tax on paper. All legal documents, like newspapers, had to carry a stamp. The stamp showed that the tax had been paid.
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Events that shaped the revolutionary movement in
America
EVENTS DATES CAUSES RESULTS
Slogan No taxation without representation! 1765 Two things about the Stamp Act made the colonists even more furious! England decided that people who did not obey this law could be tried in special courts, without a trial by jury. England passed the Stamp Act without allowing the colonists any say-so. The colonists believed that England was trying to take away their right to vote on their own taxes. Sons of Liberty was formed.
Sons of Liberty activities 1765-1773 Colonists in every seaport formed groups called Sons of Liberty. They burned the stamped paper. They attacked British tax officers. Soldiers were sent over to help keep peace. This led to Boston Massacre.
The Boston Tea Party December 1773 The Sons of Liberty dressed up like Indians. They rushed to the waterfront. They dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. This event is known as the Boston Tea Party. Parliament passed a series of taxes that the colonist referred to as the Intolerable Acts.

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The French and Indian War

• The French fought a war against the colonists and
  the British over the land in America. This was
  started in 1754 and lasted until 1763. Europeans
  called this the Seven Years War.
• Many Indians fought on the side of the French.
  The French had befriended the Indians through
  their fur trading.
• The war ended with the British and colonists
  winning. February 1763, The Peace of Paris
  awarded all of North America east of the
  Mississippi River except New Orleans, including
  Canada and Florida to the British.
• France lost Canada and all of the French
  territory east of the Mississippi River except
  New Orleans.
• This war changed the way of thinking for the
  colonists. During the war the colonists fought
  alongside the British Army. This taught the
  colonist how to fight as well as making the
  colonist realize that they no longer needed the
  British Army for protection. Another result of
  this war was the colonists learned they must work
  together to keep their land.
• After the war many colonists moved across the
  mountains. They no longer feared the French would
  attack them.

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Proclamation of 1763

• King George III thought it was time to tighten
  his control on the colonies for several reasons
• The Indians were still enemies of England and the
  British settlements.
• The French and Indian War had cost a lot of
  money. King George wanted the colonists to pay
  for the war through higher taxes.
• King George made a law called the Proclamation of
  1763 which stated the colonists could not move
  westward over the Appalachian Mountains.
• The British passed several more laws which also
  angered the colonists. In 1764 a law was passed
  which said the colonies could not print or use
  their own money.

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BRITISH IMPERIAL POLICY

• Britian used its power to try to control the
  colonies.
• The British government believed that the
  colonists should help pay for the French and
  Indian War.
• The British passed laws meant to make the
  colonists pay their share.

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THE BRITISH COLONIST STILL NOT GETTING ALONG.

• England stood firm about keeping the colonists
  under her rule. Land wasn't the only matter of
  dispute.
• England spent a lot of money to help the
  colonists fight the French and Indian War.
• England needed to raise money to pay her war
  debt.
• This lead to the next event.

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THE STAMP ACT

• England imposed many taxes on the Colonist.
• The Stamp Act imposed a tax on paper. All legal
  documents, like newspapers, had to carry a stamp.
  The stamp showed that the tax had been paid.
• The colonists even had to pay tax when they
  bought playing cards!

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"No Taxation Without Representation!"

• Two things about the Stamp Act made the colonists
  even more furious!
• England decided that people who did not obey this
  law could be tried in special courts, without a
  trial by jury.
• England passed the Stamp Act without allowing the
  colonists any say-so. The colonists believed that
  England was trying to take away their right to
  vote on their own taxes.
• The American colonists began to step up their
  protests!
• The colonists already felt that England was
  trying to take away their rights to own land.

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Activities of the Sons of Liberty

• By this point, conflict between the colonists and
  England was heating up. Colonial leaders sent
  petitions, or written requests, asking England to
  repeal the Stamp Act.
• Colonists in every seaport formed groups called
  Sons of Liberty. They burned the stamped paper.
  They attacked British tax officers.

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THEN

• England sent soldiers to the colonies to try to
  keep peace. They stayed in the cities and even
  took over a church to live in.
• How do you think this made the colonists feel?

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Fights broke out between the colonists and the
  soldiers.
• The worst of these occurred on March 5, 1770.
  This event is known as the Boston Massacre.
• A crowd jeered at the soldiers. A fight broke
  out.
• Once all the smoke was cleared, five American men
  were dead. This really angered the colonists.
• In addition to trying to take away their land,
  the right to trial by jury, and the right to vote
  their own taxes, English soldiers had killed and
  wounded fellow colonists.

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BOSTON TEA PARTY

• The next three years were quiet. I guess you
  could call this the
• "calm before the storm."
• The storm came when England's Parliament passed
  another law that angered the colonists.
• This time, England declared that only the East
  India Company could import tea into the colonies.
  
• This meant that the colonists could no longer
  make money in the tea trade.

• England tried to trick the colonists into buying
  the tea by lowering the price.
• But, the colonists refused to buy the tea!
• One day in December of 1773, three ships carrying
  East India tea sailed into the Boston Harbor.
• The Sons of Liberty dressed up like Indians.
• They rushed to the waterfront. They dumped 342
  chests of tea into the harbor. This event is
  known as the Boston Tea Party.

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How do you think King George III reacted to the
colonists dumping the tea?

• The king was furious and he intended that the
  colonists pay for the destroyed tea.
• So, Parliament passed a series of acts known as
  the Coercive Acts.
• The colonists called these the Intolerable Acts.
• To help you understand how the colonists felt
  about these acts, you should know the meaning of
  intolerable. (NOT ABLE TO PUT UP WITH,
  UNBEARABLE)

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Why did the colonists referred to these as the
Intolerable Acts?

• Closed the port of Boston until the colonists
  paid for the tea they dumped.
• Did away with the local government of
  Massachusetts.
• Forced the colonists to allow English soldiers to
  be quartered, or housed, in their homes.
• As a result, their desire for freedom from
  England's rule was at an all time high.

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Let's recall the reasons we've discussed for the
colonists wanting independence from England.

• England tried to decide the land on which the
  colonists could settle.
• The colonists wanted the right to vote their own
  taxes.
• England tried to take away the colonists' right
  to trial by jury.
• During the Boston Massacre, English soldiers had
  killed and wounded fellow colonists.
• England was regulating trade, which meant that
  the colonists couldn't make money.
• England tried to take away the local governments
  of the colonies.
• England was forcing the colonists to quarter, or
  house, English soldiers in their homes.

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• http//www.authorstream.com/Presentation/Mee12-178
  83-Events-Leading-American-Revolution-Introduction
  -French-Indian-War-COLONISTS-the-to-as-News-Report
  s-ppt-powerpoint/
• http//www.slideshare.net/jakebig13/before-the-rev
  olution-part-one
• http//www.d118.org/crown/Webquests/american_revol
  ution_scavenger_hunt.htm
• http//www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/Lib
  ertyandJustice/beacon001.htm
• http//www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/tools/browser.
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  -lead-to-another-5057352

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REVIEW

• Which event took place because the English
  colonists, Indians, and French all claimed
  ownership of the land west of the Appalachian
  Mountains?
• 2. What did England do to keep the colonists from
  settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
• 3. Remember England helped the colonists win the
  French and Indian War. This cost England a lot of
  money. To offset this war debt, a tax was placed
  on the price of goods that were shipped to the
  colonies. This was known as the
  ___________________.
• 4. Next came the Stamp Act. Once again, England
  tried to raise money. This time, a tax was
  placed on paper. All legal documents, like
  newspapers, had to carry a _______. The stamp
  showed that the tax had been __________.

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REVIEW

• 5. Explain the slogan, Taxation without
  Representation?
• 6. Who were the Sons of Liberty?
• 7. List the activities of the Sons of Liberty.
• 8. March 5, 1770, a fight broke out between
  colonists and English soldiers. Shots were fired.
  Several colonists were killed or wounded.
• This important event in history is known as the
  _____________.
• 9. The next significant event that occurred was
  the Boston Tea Party. Three ships carrying
  English tea sailed into the Boston Harbor. The
  colonists dumped the tea into the harbor. Why did
  the colonists dump the tea into the harbor?
• 10. England was determined to show the colonists
  that they were still under her rule. To prove her
  strength, England passed laws known as the
  Intolerable Acts. By passing the Intolerable
  Acts, England
• A.
• B.
• C.