1. The American Revolution

2. A Change in 1763
The conclusion of the Seven Year’s War (The French and Indian War)
War costs money
England needs to pay its debts

3. Royal Proclamation of 1763 Hope to avoid further
conflict between colonists
and native Americans
Restricts western settlement
to the Appalachian
Mountains

4. The Stamp Act (1765) Britain tries to raise money
Tax on printed materials, playing cards, official documents
British enforcement was un-democratic
No Jury Trials

5. Who is affected by the Stamp Act?
Attorneys
Colonial legislatures feel undermined
Government officials
Sailors and gamblers

6. Reactions to the new Taxes
Colonial Assemblies pass resolutions against the taxes
Sons of Liberty
Boycotts
Militia and police join demonstrations

7. Philosophical Reactions
Natural Rights
Taxation without Representation
Right to a jury trial
Colonial Rights – are the colonists “Englishmen?”

8. Outcomes from the Stamp Act
Stamp Act Repealed
England passes “Declaratory Act”
The right to tax
Philosophy linked to self interest
Legitimizes boycotts and mass-demonstrations

9. Townshend Acts
Tax on glass, paper, and tea
Boycotts in Boston

10. The Boston Massacre March 5, 1770

11. The Boston Tea Party December 16, 1773

12. The “Intolerable Acts” of 1774-75
Massachusetts Government Act
Administration of Justice Act
All British soldiers to be tried in Britain, not in the colonies
Boston Port Act
Britain demands payment for goods lost in the Boston Tea Party
Quartering Acts

13. Quartering Act

14. Committees of Correspondence (1772)
Include all 13 colonies
Spread information about problems facing the other colonies
Colonial Propaganda
A nationalizing experience

15. First Continental Congress September 15, 1774

16. First Continental Congress
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Agree to boycott British goods
British imports dropped by 97% in 1775
Agree to meet in the Second Continental Congress, to be convened on May 10, 1775

17. A Revolutionary War

18. Battle of Lexington and Concord
April 19, 1775
“The Shot Heard ‘Round the World”

19. Battle of Bunker Hill
June 17, 1775

20. Second Continental Congress, 1775
Congress creates a Continental Army
The Olive Branch Petition

21. The Declaration of Independence

22. The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
July 4, 1776

23. The Main Arguments: Preamble
Identifies injuries caused by King George III
Denounces the British, argues that revolution is justified
Conclusion that the colonies must create a new government

24. The Philosophy behind the Declaration
“We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

25. John Locke The Second Treatise of Government
Life, Liberty, and Property
Laws of Nature