1. Causes of the American Revolution

2. Watch the video and answer these two questions…
What were the colonists looking for when coming to the New World?
What did the king do to upset the colonists?

3. Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts

4. “No Taxation without Representation!”
The colonists were very unhappy with the new taxes.
They felt as though their local representatives should be the ones to pass tax laws, not British Parliament.
The colonists had representatives in their local government, but not Parliament.
Thus, “No taxation without representation!”
Patrick Henry, a member of the House of Burgesses, made an angry speech against the Stamp Act. He felt as though Britain was using its power in an unfair way. Many American colonists heard the speech, and many agreed with him.

5. Boston Massacre
Describe what you think happened here. Then click the link below to find out. Answer the following questions on your web quest guide.
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6. Tea Act In 1773, Parliament passed the Tea Act.
This act allowed the East India Tea Company of Britain to sell tea in America at a cheap price.
The Tea Act made taxed tea even cheaper than smuggled tea.
If the colonists bought the taxed tea, they would be paying a British tax, which still upset them.
Boston merchants refused to sell the British East India tea. It sat unloaded in the Boston Harbor.

7. Boston Tea Party “Dump it off”
Colonists decided to get rid of the unwanted tea in the Boston Harbor.
On the night of December 16, 1773, dozens of Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians and boarded the ships illegally.
They threw the unwanted tea into the Boston Harbor.

8. Intolerable Acts
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9. First Continental Congress September 5, 1774
Predict what was discussed at the meeting and then click on the video to find out.

10. Lexington and Concord “The Shot Heard Around The World”
Watch and the video and click the link below for additional information.
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