Chapter 5 – 3 Protest to Revolution Delegates – a representative to a conference or meeting British East India Company – British company that sold tea in America and elsewhere King George III – British king during the days leading to the revolution First Continental Congress – each colony (except Georgia) sent delegates to meet in Philadelphia and decide how to respond to Intolerable Acts Coerce – to force someone to do something against their will, especially by punishment or fear (adjective form: coercive) TEA ACT – Gave British tea merchants an advantage Kept tax on tea for Colonial tea merchants Removed tax on tea for British tea merchants Colonists felt it was unfair advantage for British merchants Colonists thought it was a trick and boycotted tea BOSTON TEA PARTY – protest against Tea Act Led by Sons of Liberty and Sam Adams Colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians Boarded British tea ship in Boston Harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard

Chapter 5 – 3 Protest to Revolution INTOLERABLE ACTS – List of “punishments” for Boston King expected Bostonians to pay for the tea ruined in the tea party British called them “Coercive Acts” 1st: Boston Harbor was closed 2nd: Town meetings were outlawed without permission; juries were chosen by British 3rd: British officials who had been accused of crimes would be tried in Canada or Britain 4th: QUARTERING ACT: Bostonians had to house soldiers in their homes

Chapter 5 – 3 Protest to Revolution Quebec: French-speaking area of Canada Thomas Gage: British commander in Boston John Parker: commander of minutemen at Lexington and Concord QUEBEC ACT – Parliament gave religious freedom to French Catholics Set up government for Canada Extended borders of Quebec to include lands won in the 7 Years War Further angered colonists Quebec City

Chapter 5 – 3 Protest to Revolution Patriot: Colonists who sided with the Sons of Liberty Lexington and Concord: small towns on outskirts of Boston BATTLE OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD Sons of Liberty had arsenal at Concord Gage planned to attack patriot arsenal He sent 700 troops Sons of Liberty were watching from Old North Church – had secret code to show that British were coming by hanging two lanterns in the church tower Paul Revere and William Dawes rode on horseback through the night, warning colonists that “The British are coming!” At dawn British troops met a group of 70 colonists at a bridge outside Concord Brits ordered Patriots to retreat; Patriots refused Shots rang out – no one knows who fired the first shot; 8 colonists were killed First shots of the American Revolution – known as “Shot heard ‘round the world” British marched on toward Lexington – didn’t get the colonial weapons

Chapter 5 – 2 Turmoil Over Taxes British met a group of 300 minutemen near Concord Battle followed – British were forced to retreat to Boston Minutemen used guerrilla tactics and followed Brits to Boston – 73 redcoats died; 200 were wounded or missing The American Revolution had begun