1. The Road
to Revolution:
( )

2. Was the
American Revolution
Inevitable??

3. Navigation Acts (1660)
All goods must be shipped on British ships- ¾ of the crew must be British
Certain raw materials only sold to Britain (tobacco, sugar, cotton, etc.)
Staple Act- all imports come through England
Colonists Reaction
Frustration leads to illegal smuggling of goods from other countries
(Massachusetts lost its charter as a result of the smuggling)

4. Sugar Act (1764) American Revenue Act
Higher tax on sugar, molasses, silk, wine, coffee, indigo, etc.-from foreign colonies
British could seize goods without due process
Colonist Reaction
Complained to parliament that the act hurt trade
James Otis- “No taxation without representation…”

5. Quartering Act (1765)
Forced colonists to pay for their own defense- had to supply food and shelter for Br. Troops
If they did not build barracks the troops could stay on citizens’ property
Colonist Reaction
NY (1766) refused to house soldiers-they stayed on their ships
Law circumvented in other colonies

6. Stamp Act ( )
Required a stamp on most paper goods (newspapers, playing cards, legal documents, etc.) that certified that a tax had been paid on the items
First direct tax on the colonists
Colonist Reaction
Debate Sprung up
House of Burgesses- taxes for VA should only come from VA
Sons of Liberty- intimidation tactics
Stamp Act Congress
Boycott of Br. goods

7. Tar and Feathering

8. Townshend Acts (1767) Series of acts
Revenue Act of 1767 taxed glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea
Private property could be seized
Trials for colonists in vice admiralty courts- guilty until proven innocent
Writs of Assistance- general search warrants
Colonist Reaction
Infuriated colonists-felt it weakened colonial govts.
Boycotted Br. Goods
VA resolves that only VA can tax VA

9. The Boston Massacre (March 5,1770)

10. Committees of Correspondence
Purpose  warn neighboring colonies about incidents with Br  broaden the resistance movement (7,000-8, colonists involved)

11. Tea Act (1773)
Lowered tax on tea to help the British East India Company
Permitted the company to sell tea directly to colonist without middlemen (cheaper tea!)
Monopoly on Br. tea imports- Many members of Parliament held shares.
Prime MinisterNorth expected the colonists to eagerly choose the cheaper tea.
Colonist Reaction
Did not let some tea into port
Seized other tea
Boston Tea Party (12/73)
342 chests of tea

12. The Coercive or Intolerable Acts (1774)
In response to the Boston Tea Party
1. Port Bill
2. Government Act
3. Quartering Act
4. Administration of Justice Act
2,000 troops sent to Boston
Colonist Reaction
House of Burgesses- troops in Boston is a military invasion
Boycott of all Br. goods
Lord North

13. First Continental Congress (1774)
55 delegates from 12 colonies
1 vote per colony represented.
Agenda  How to respond to the Coercive Acts?
Declaration of Rights and grievances
Still loyal to King, but condemn Coercive Acts

14. The British Are Coming . . .
Paul Revere & William Dawes make their midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British soldiers.

15. The Shot Heard ’Round the World! Lexington & Concord – April 18,1775

16. The Second Continental Congress (1775)
Olive Branch Petition

17. Was the
American Revolution
Inevitable??

18. Thomas Paine: Common Sense

19. Declaration of Independence (1776)

20. Declaration of Independence

21. Independence Hall

22. New National Symbols