2. The Revolution Begins

3. Review in your Journals
How did the French and Indian War influence the American Revolution?
What are some other actions that led to the Revolution?
How did the writings of Thomas Paine (T. Paine) and John Locke influence the Declaration of Independence?

4. Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard.
As a result of the Boston Tea Party and as part of the Intolerable Acts, the British shut down Boston Harbor until all of the 342 chests of British East India Company tea were paid for.

5. First continental Congress
In response to the Intolerable Acts, all colonies except Georgia sent representatives to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia in 1774.
The First Continental Congress was the first time most of the colonies acted together.
This Congress decided to immediately boycott all British goods. As a result, King George III ordered British troops to put down the rebellion.

6. Revolutionary Acts versus Modern Issues
Compare and contrast revolutionary acts like the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts with the following events:
Pearl Harbor
September 11th, 2001 Terror Attacks on WTC
ISIS attacks across the world

7. The Shot Heard ‘Round the World
On April 19, 1775, Minutemen (civilian colonists who fought in local militia, “ready in a minute’s notice”) and British troops met at Lexington, Massachusetts. Shots were fired, and eight colonists were killed. More fighting broke out as the British moved on to Concord. At least 273 British soldiers were killed or wounded on the march back to Boston.
The Battles at Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
What if the first shot was never fired?

8. Patriots Patriots believed in complete independence from Britain
were inspired by the ideas of John Locke and T. Paine and the words of Virginian Patrick Henry (Give me liberty, or give me death!)
provided the troops for the American Army, led by Virginian George Washington.

9. Loyalists
Loyalists
remained loyal to Britain because of cultural and economic ties
believed that taxation of the colonies was justified to pay for British troops to protect American settlers from Indian attacks

10. Campaign for Your Side 0. Find 2 to 3 people to work with!
1. Write your side (Patriot or Loyalist) at the top of your propaganda poster.
2. Using your info sheet, write some relevant points about why you think your side is right (bullet points are fine).
3. Add your own opinions. Put why YOU think others should join the Patriots or the Loyalists.
4. Illustrate your poster to attract your fellow colonists’ attention. Things like British and American flags look great!
5. Write your group members’ names somewhere on your poster.

11. In Your Journals
How would the world be different in the American Revolution never happened?
Where would you be today?

12. How We Win the War
Benjamin Franklin negotiated a Treaty of Alliance with France, who fight with the colonists after the pivotal Battle of Saratoga in New York in 1777.
The war did not have popular support in Great Britain. British people saw the war as a waste of money and effort; the British people were taxed as a result as well.
George Washington, general of the American army, avoided any situation that threatened the destruction of his army, and his leadership kept the army together when defeat seemed inevitable.
Americans benefited from the presence of the French army and navy at the1781 Battle of Yorktown, which ended the war with an American victory.