1. Road to Independence !

2. What caused the colonists to break away from England?EQ
What caused the colonists to break away from England?

3. French and Indian War
England fights France in America for control of the Ohio Valley
England wins……. What are the ramifications?

4. Effects of French and Indian War
England takes control of North America
France is gone from the Americas
Massive debt for England
Colonists gained:
Confidence
Sense of identity and unity
Organization

9. Significance
Britain is broke from the French and Indian War, so they begin……..?
taxing their colonies
1764 Sugar Act- sugar, molasses
1765 Stamp Act- all printed material

10. colonists protest being taxed by Britain without any representation............
“No taxation without representation” becomes the rallying cry

11. Salutary Neglect
England gave the 13 colonies a great deal of freedom….. Loose control
They tried to tighten their grip after the French and Indian War……. Too late

13. Sons of Liberty
group of lawyers, artisans, merchants who protested the Stamp Act
early terrorist group
Sam Adams was a leader

15. Triangular trade
the trade occurring between England, Africa, and the Americas in the 16th,17th and 18th centuries

16. Middle Passage
The treacherous voyage many slaves made across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the Americas

18. Quartering Act 1765
Colonists were required to house and supply British soldiers

19. Declaratory Act 1766
Britain declares it has every right to make laws for its colonies

20. Townshend Acts 1767
Tax on tea, lead, glass, and dyes

21. Boston Massacre 1770 Colonist gather to protest Townshend Acts
50-60 colonists begin throwing rocks and pushing British soldiers
A soldier falls and his gun goes off
5 colonists die