Chapter: Colonies Resist Britain The Sugar Act King George III Allows British soldiers to search homes Sugar Act supposed to stop smuggling

The Stamp Act 1765 taxes on printed items such as wills and newspapers Colonial assemblies protest lack of representation Boycott of British goods Stamp Act repealed 1766 New Declaratory Act and Townshend Acts Samuel Adams founder of the Sons of Liberty leads new boycott

Boston Massacre British guards fire on a colonial mob, killing 5 people

The Boston Tea Party Tea Act lets British East India company avoid tax; undercuts colonists Boston Tea Party disguised Boston rebels dump tea into Boston harbor

Tension Leads to War The Intolerable Acts close Boston harbor; place Boston under martial law 1774 First Continental Congress meets, declares colonial rights Fighting at Lexington and Concord 700 British troops march to disarm colonial militia At Lexington British soldiers fight 70 minutemen, 8 colonist killed

War The Second Continental Congress forms an Army with George Washington as its commander Battle of Bunker Hill 2,400 British battle militia on Breed’s Hill, suffer 1,000 casualties King George rejects the Olive Branch Petition

The Patriots Declare Independence John Locke and the idea of Enlightenment People have natural rights to life, liberty, property People consent to obey a government that protects these rights People can resist or overthrow government Thomas Paine’s Common Sense pamphlet attacking King George and monarchy Argues for independence

The Patriots Declare Independence Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence It is a formal statement of freedom Lists British violations and colonists’ rights as citizens July 4, 1776 delegates adopt declaration