1. American Revolution

2. The Who’s Who of Revolution
Colonists fighting for freedom from England
Patriots
Colonists loyal to England
Loyalists
Name for British soldiers because of their bright scarlet jackets.
Redcoats

3. Acts Passed by the British
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
Quartering Act
Intolerable Act
Tea Act

4. Stamp Act Passed by Parliament in 1765
First attempt to tax colonists directly
The tax was paid in silver coins which
were rare
Tax money used to pay the British soldiers stationed in the colonies

5. Stamp Act Continued
Each sheet of every legal document needed a stamp showing that a tax had been paid
Newspapers
Diplomas
Wills
Playing cards
Colonists were angry about the new
tax and fought against it

6. Protesting the Stamp Act
“No taxation without representation”
Representatives sent to the Stamp Act Congress in New York to petition against the Stamp Act
Argued that Parliament had no right to tax colonies
Protests in the colonies and boycotts of British goods led Parliament to cancel the
Stamp Act in 1766

7. Tea Act A tax on tea was imposed with the Townshend Act
Colonies boycott imported British goods and turn to smuggling in tea.
The Tea Act put a stop to the illegal smuggling of tea into the colonies.
Tension led to the Boston Tea party.

8. Townshend Acts Passed by Parliament in 1767
Created by Charles Townshend as a way to tax the colonies “without offense”
Taxes were placed on imported goods like lead, paper, paint, glass, and tea
Boycotts and protests escalate and turn violent

9. Tension Escalates
To prevent riots and protests 1,000 redcoats were sent to Boston
The soldiers presence in Boston only angered the colonists
The soldiers were a reminder of Britain’s control over the colonists
The colonists and soldiers often taunted and insulted each other

10. Boston Massacre
March 1770 a group of boys began throwing snowballs at a soldier
More soldiers gathered and fearing a riot the soldiers began firing into the crowd
Five colonists were killed
In April 1770 in response to the boycotts and riots Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts expect for the tax on tea.

11. Boston Tea Party 1773

12. Let’s Review!!!! Flyswatter Style

13. Flyswatter game – American Revolution
Townshend Act
Loyalists
Patriots
Stamp Act
Boston Massacre
Tea Act
Colonists
King George
England
Boycott
Boston Tea Party
George Washington
Red Coats
Protests
Parliament