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The Birth of a Democratic Nation Examine the causes of the American Revolution.

The French and Indian War French empire collided w/ British empire British debt = high American Taxes

Treaty of Paris Proclamation of 1763 Britain claimed land east of the Mississippi River Banned all settlement west of Appalachian Mts. Increased Independent Spirit

1765: Quartering Act British Action: Colonial Response: Colonists had to keep British troops in their homes Purpose to keep troops in the colonies and reduce the cost Colonial Response: Colonists did not get along with army and did not want them there permanently They despised the British “occupation” and the soldiers Began to form meetings about the Acts they disliked

1764: Sugar Act British Action: Colonial Response: Raised taxes on goods like… Sugar Textiles Wine Coffee Indigo Colonial Response: First time a tax had been passed to raise revenue rather than regulate trade Colonial merchants protested the increased duties

1765: The Stamp Act British Action: Taxed all documents, newspapers, and playing cards by forcing colonists to place a special stamp on the items Direct tax

March 3, 1770: The Boston Massacre

1773: Tea Act Parliament repealed Townshend Acts except for the tax on tea Reduced taxes on tea, but forced colonies to buy tea from a certain company The colonists saw through the trick; how did they react………?

Dec. 16, 1773: Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party A group of colonists called the “Sons of Liberty” dumped tea into Boston Harbor in protest They were thinly disguised as Native Americans

Dec. 16, 1773: Boston Tea Party

Spring 1774: The Intolerable Acts Designed to punish the colonists for Tea Party Closed Boston Harbor Restricted trial by jury Searches without warrants Quartering troops without permission No town meetings allowed in Massachusetts – Boston under military rule Trying to isolate Massachusetts, but only strengthened the colonies unity

Thomas Paine’s COMMON SENSE argued for independence 1776 Thomas Paine’s COMMON SENSE argued for independence

“The Colonial Response: Events Leading to the American Revolution”

Colonial Reaction “No taxation without representation” Colonists felt they should not be taxed because they did not get to elect anyone to Parliament Boycotted English goods Boycott = refusal to buy or use Sons of Liberty was formed -Group that opposed English Rule and advocated independence

1774: First Continental Congress 12 colonies… sent delegates to Philadelphia Every colony except Georgia was there Lasted 7 weeks Divided on the issue of declaring independence Sent letter to the King asking for rights to be restored, wanted to remain loyal to England Defended colonies’ right to run their own affairs Supported the protests in Massachusetts Olive Branch Petition

Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775 Start of the revolutionary war British troops were marching to Concord They met local militia in Lexington, asked them to disperse, they refused Someone fired a shot “Shot heard round the world” Eventually, British were chased back to Boston; militia fired at them from the woods

Second Continental Congress Started May 1775 Divided in beliefs- independence v. loyal Declared Independence from England Wrote the Declaration of Independence Supported the troops in Boston Chose a general George Washington Adopted Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776