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1 Events Leading to the American Revolutionary War
Standard 1.2 Events Leading to the American Revolutionary War

2 French- Indian War Began July 3, 1754 Between England and France for control over land in North America Lasted 7 years Cost England a lot of money

3 Proclamation of 1763 King George III of England No colonists may settle west of the Appalachian Mountains Indian Territory If colonists already lived there, they must move!

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5 Sugar Act (Molasses Act)
King George needed to pay for wars with French and Native Americans Make colonists pay! 1764 taxed sugar and wine Colonists angry! Boycott Colonists made their own

6 Stamp Act 1765 tax on anything written on paper a special stamp had to be placed on these papers to show they had been purchased Colonists boycotted British Goods King George repealed this tax 1766

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8 V. Townshend Acts a tax on glass, paint, lead, paper and tea b. Colonists reacted: 1. boycott English goods 2. Group protests 3. Secret meetings- taxation without representation- colonists had no choice in taxes!

9 Boston Massacre 1770 Started with colonists calling British soldiers names British soldiers fired on crowd 5 dead Crispus Attucks- 1st African American to die for liberty

10 How does this make you feel? What was the intention of this image?

11 Tea Act 1773- tax on tea Colonists reacted: Boycott English tea Boston Tea Party- Led by Samuel Adams- a group of men dressed as Native Americans boarded an English ship and dumped 342 boxes of tea into Boston Harbor!

12 Intolerable Acts (Quartering Acts)
1774- Punishment for the Boston Tea Party Any British soldier that came to your door could move into your home Boston Harbor was closed until damage was paid for All town meetings were now controlled by British

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14 Colonist Reaction to Taxation
First Continental Congress one colonist from each of 12 colonies met in Philadelphia 2. Wrote to King George to end Taxation Without Representation 3. Boycotted all English goods

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16 b. Minutemen 1. Massachusetts colony 2. Ready to fight a minute’s notice 3. Volunteer farmers, fishermen, tradesmen a. Paul Revere 4. Located in Concord, Massachusetts

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18 c. Sons of Liberty- patriots
1. Formed to stop collection of taxes 2. Many were printers a. Boston Gazette 3. Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, John Adams, John Hancock

19 Battles of Lexington and Concord
British marched to Lexington to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock (Sons of Liberty leaders) British marched to Concord to capture minutemen weapons Paul Revere rode the countryside warning minutemen of the British secret mission Lexington- “Shot Heard Round the World”

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21 Colonists reaction to Lexington and Concord
Second Continental Congress- met in Philadelphia again to create a more organized colonial government George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Hancock, Sam Adams, Thomas Jefferson Continental Army- George Washington- commander

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