2. Review QuestionsReview Questions  What are the main ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers?  How do they challenge the powers of Absolute Monarchs? John Locke Thomas Hobbes Voltaire

3. Great Britain’s New LawsGreat Britain’s New Laws  Imposed on colonists to help pay for the war debts caused from the French and Indian war.

4. Stamp Act- (1765)Stamp Act- (1765)  Required colonists to pay a tax for an official stamp on all newspapers, legal documents, and other public papers.  Taxation without Representation - Colonists are outraged that Parliament taxed them without representatives there to plead their case. The colonists decide to boycott English goods.  Parliament repeals the Stamp Act in 1766.

5. Townshend Acts- (1767)Townshend Acts- (1767)  a new series of taxes on glass, paper, paints, and tea.  Boston Merchants were furious call for another boycott.  British send over troops to keep order in the city, most of which are harassed by the colonists  leads to Boston Massacre (1770)

6. The Conflict Heats up…The Conflict Heats up…  Sons of Liberty- (1773) a group of rebellious Bostonians led by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere carry out the Boston Tea Party.  British close the port of Boston and pass the Intolerable Acts (these are regulations that limit the freedom of the colonist).

7. The War BeginsThe War Begins  April 19, 1775  Sons of Liberty had hidden weapons in the countryside. British soldiers found out and started searching for them.  Lexington, Massachusetts: First battle of American Revolution  “The Shot Heard Round the World”

8. Leaders  Thomas Paine  wrote pamphlet Common Sense, which argued that the colonist should be free. Thomas Paine

9. Leaders  Second Continental Congress ( May, 1775 )  Committee formed to write a document declaring the colonies’ independence from Great Britain.  John Adams - well-educated man who believed in the enlightenment ideas  Thomas Jefferson - wrote the declaration incorporating ideas the Enlightenment  George Washington - commanding general of the army  Benjamin Franklin - was in Paris, France at the time asking for help in the war.

10. Colonist Win!Colonist Win!  British surrendered to General Washington on October 19, 1781.  Treaty of Paris (September 1783)- British government formally recognized the independence of the United States.

11. Consequences  The colonist form a new government  Articles of Confederation (1781)  Constitution (1787)  French Revolution (1787- 1799)  Haitian Revolution (1791-1803)

12. Questions (Due tomorrow)Questions (Due tomorrow)  1). How did the enlightenment influence the American Revolution?  2). Which enlightenment thinkers do you see represented by the American Gov’t that formed after the revolution?  3). Who are some of the main figures of the U.S. Revolution?  4). Do you believe the Colonists should have revolted or not? Explain your reasoning.  5). Explain two direct causes that led to the American Revolutionary War?