Events Leading to the American Revolutionary War

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

The Class will divide into two teams. Individuals will be paired against each other. The individual from the team that last got the question right will.

Advertisements

The Road to the Revolution

The American Colonies Declare Independence

Road to the American Revolution

Important Events of the American Revolution

Do Now- Name three important people involved with the American Revolution and what were there actions Goal- Demonstrate knowledge of the American Revolution.

Footsteps to Revolution The Causes of the American Revolution.

The Class will divide into two teams. Individuals will be paired against each other. The individual from the team that last got the question right will.

The Revolutionary War. Events leading to war The French and Indian War England helped the colonists fight on the frontier Expensive England wanted the.

The French and Indian War 1754 to 1763 war fought over the land in America between the English and French. It was called the Seven Years War in Europe.

Chapter 8 Review Pages The French and Indian War was fought in North America between what two countries?

The American Colonies Declare Independence Take Cornell Notes from the slides. You will need to write one question for each slide of text, and a summary.

The Age of Revolutions Lecture 1 - The American Revolutionary War.

American Revolution. The French and Indian War This war was fought over land and control over that land. This war was fought for a number of years. The.

The American Revolution and War of Independence How the colonies in North America stopped being colonies and became an independent nation (USA) Chapter.

Fight for Independence. Began July 3, 1754 Between England and France to control over land in North America Cost England a lot of money Last 7 years

Unit 2: Revolutionary America 2-1 Road to the Revolution Copy the notes in red. Write the notes in blue in your own words. The words in black are for your.

Trouble in the Colonies

The American Colonies Declare Independence

Major Historical Figures – Sec 3

Taxation without Representation

The Road to Revolution.

Do Now- Name three important people involved with the American Revolution and what were there actions Goal- Demonstrate knowledge of the American Revolution.

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

Study Guide – Events Leading to the American Revolution

Proclamation of 1763 Forbid colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. Created to protect colonists from the Indians Many colonists reacted.

Topic: Tension Between England and the Colonies

The Colonies Move Toward Independence

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

The American Colonies Declare Independence

Take Cornell Notes from the slides.

The French and Indian War

“No Taxation Without Representation!” The Road to Revolution

Warm up Bill of Rights John Locke Montesquieu Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

American Revolution.

The American Colonies Declare Independence

Causes of the American Revolution

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

Vocabulary Assignment

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The French and Indian War

The American Colonies Declare Independence Note taking guidelines…

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The Road to Revolution…

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

The American Colonies Declare Independence

Presentation transcript:

Events Leading to the American Revolutionary War Standard 1.2 Events Leading to the American Revolutionary War

French- Indian War Began July 3, 1754 Between England and France for control over land in North America Lasted 7 years Cost England a lot of money

Proclamation of 1763 King George III of England No colonists may settle west of the Appalachian Mountains Indian Territory If colonists already lived there, they must move!

Sugar Act (Molasses Act) King George needed to pay for wars with French and Native Americans Make colonists pay! 1764 taxed sugar and wine Colonists angry! Boycott Colonists made their own

Stamp Act 1765 tax on anything written on paper a special stamp had to be placed on these papers to show they had been purchased Colonists boycotted British Goods King George repealed this tax 1766

Stamps

V. Townshend Acts a. 1767 tax on glass, paint, lead, paper and tea b. Colonists reacted: 1. boycott English goods 2. Group protests 3. Secret meetings- taxation without representation- colonists had no choice in taxes!

Boston Massacre 1770 Started with colonists calling British soldiers names British soldiers fired on crowd 5 dead Crispus Attucks- 1st African American to die for liberty

How does this make you feel? What was the intention of this image?

Tea Act 1773- tax on tea Colonists reacted: Boycott English tea Boston Tea Party- Led by Samuel Adams- a group of men dressed as Native Americans boarded an English ship and dumped 342 boxes of tea into Boston Harbor!

Intolerable Acts (Quartering Acts) 1774- Punishment for the Boston Tea Party Any British soldier that came to your door could move into your home Boston Harbor was closed until damage was paid for All town meetings were now controlled by British

Colonist Reaction to Taxation First Continental Congress 1. 1774 one colonist from each of 12 colonies met in Philadelphia 2. Wrote to King George to end Taxation Without Representation 3. Boycotted all English goods

b. Minutemen 1. Massachusetts colony 2. Ready to fight a minute’s notice 3. Volunteer farmers, fishermen, tradesmen a. Paul Revere 4. Located in Concord, Massachusetts

c. Sons of Liberty- patriots 1. Formed to stop collection of taxes 2. Many were printers a. Boston Gazette 3. Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, John Adams, John Hancock

Battles of Lexington and Concord British marched to Lexington to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock (Sons of Liberty leaders) British marched to Concord to capture minutemen weapons Paul Revere rode the countryside warning minutemen of the British secret mission Lexington- “Shot Heard Round the World”

Colonists reaction to Lexington and Concord Second Continental Congress- met in Philadelphia again to create a more organized colonial government George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Hancock, Sam Adams, Thomas Jefferson Continental Army- George Washington- commander