THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION The French and Indian War as a catalyst

The Principal of Mercantilism Philosophy of Colonial Economies Philosophy of Colonial Economies Favorable balance of power Favorable balance of power Mother country self-sufficient Mother country self-sufficient Navigation Acts, 1650s Navigation Acts, 1650s Enumerated Articles List Enumerated Articles List Salutary Neglect practiced by England Salutary Neglect practiced by England Four major wars in Europe, 1600s-1700s Four major wars in Europe, 1600s-1700s Walpole: colonial self-reliance Walpole: colonial self-reliance Massive smuggling Massive smuggling

Western Colonists Protest Eastern Control Paxton Boys (1764) Paxton Boys (1764) Pennsylvania Quakers Pennsylvania Quakers Regulator Movement (1771) Regulator Movement (1771) Inadequate representation for taxation (NC) Inadequate representation for taxation (NC) Shades of Bacon and Leisler’s, 1600s Shades of Bacon and Leisler’s, 1600s Future: Shays and Whiskey Rebellions Future: Shays and Whiskey Rebellions

The End of Salutary Neglect, 1763 French and Indian War French and Indian War Beginnings in the colonies Beginnings in the colonies Bankrupt treasury Bankrupt treasury George Grenville and King George III George Grenville and King George III Enforcement of Navigation Acts Enforcement of Navigation Acts Admiralty Courts Admiralty Courts Writs of Assistance Writs of Assistance Proclamation of 1763 Proclamation of 1763 Pontiac’s Rebellion Pontiac’s Rebellion

Three British Laws lead to Revolution Grenville’s Policies Grenville’s Policies Currency Act, Sugar Acts, Quartering Act Currency Act, Sugar Acts, Quartering Act The Stamp Act, 1764 The Stamp Act, 1764 Direct taxation Direct taxation Virginia Resolves Virginia Resolves Stamp Act Congress, 1765 Stamp Act Congress, 1765 Boycott, non-importation of goods Boycott, non-importation of goods Sons of Liberty Sons of Liberty External vs. Internal, Direct vs. Indirect External vs. Internal, Direct vs. Indirect Declaratory Act Declaratory Act

Townshend Acts, 1767 Import Duty on glass, lead, paper, silk, and tea Import Duty on glass, lead, paper, silk, and tea Pay Royal Governors salary Pay Royal Governors salary John Dickinson, Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania John Dickinson, Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania No right to levy taxes for revenue only No right to levy taxes for revenue only Massachusetts Circular Letter, 1768 Massachusetts Circular Letter, 1768 Repeal the acts (Adams and Otis) Repeal the acts (Adams and Otis) Boston “Massacre” Boston “Massacre” Colonial propaganda Colonial propaganda Gaspee Incident, 1771 Gaspee Incident, 1771 British warship…burned by “Indians” British warship…burned by “Indians” Committees Correspondence Committees Correspondence Spread propaganda, intercolonial Spread propaganda, intercolonial

The Tea Crisis and the First Continental Congress The Tea Act, 1773 The Tea Act, 1773 British East India Company British East India Company Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party “Intolerable” Acts (Coercive Acts) “Intolerable” Acts (Coercive Acts) Boston Port, Massachusetts Assembly, Quartering Boston Port, Massachusetts Assembly, Quartering Quebec Act * Quebec Act * The First Continental Congress, 1774 The First Continental Congress, 1774 Suffolk Resolves: The Association, Declaration and Resolves Suffolk Resolves: The Association, Declaration and Resolves

Lexington and Concord, April 1775 “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” General Gage marches to Lexington General Gage marches to Lexington “April Morn” “April Morn” Paul Revere and William Dawes Paul Revere and William Dawes British Strengths and Weaknesses British Strengths and Weaknesses Population Population $$ $$ Finished goods Finished goods Slaves and Indians Slaves and Indians Professional Army, had to win Professional Army, had to win American Strengths and Weaknesses American Strengths and Weaknesses Leadership Leadership Economy Economy Militiamen Militiamen Moral cause Moral cause Colonial disunity Colonial disunity Morale Morale