1. Bell Ringer!
How did the class as whole react to the new paper tax imposed yesterday? Why?
What are the benefits and drawbacks (positives and negatives) of resisting a government policy you disagree with?
Boycotts are the most popular form of non-violent protest during colonial days, what evidence have you seen today of people using boycotts to bring about change?

2. Causes of the American Revolution
COLONIAL UNREST
Causes of the American Revolution

3. Proclamation of 1763 Announcement that the land
won during the French and Indian
War (west of Appalachians) would
be off limits!
Unrest rating? Why?

4. Sugar Act

6. Quartering Act
Under this law, colonial governments had to provide candles, food, drinks, and a place to sleep for British soldiers stationed in their area.
Many colonists believed they were there to control them, not protect them
Unrest rating?
Why?
Can we come in?

7. Stamp Act Taxes on legal documents such as: Unrest rating? Why?
Wills, Diplomas, Contracts
Marriage papers
Newspapers and Almanacs
Playing Cards and Dice
Unrest rating?
Why?

8. STAMP ACT CONGRESS AND THE BOYCOTT!
Put pressure on British Parliament to repeal, or do away with, the act
“No Taxation without Representation”

9. Townshend Acts
Indirect tax (collected at sea ports before the item reached the store), ships could also be searched without reason to prevent smuggling
Britain placed a tax on the following:
GLASS
PAPER
LEAD
PAINT
TEA

10. The Sons and Daughters of Liberty form…
Secret societies to oppose British policies
Urge people to boycott British goods and stage protests
Use American made products only!
Founder: Sam Adams
His Harvard graduation paper argued that when a law was
morally wrong it is a persons responsibility to break the law!

11. Tar and Feathering

12. Trouble in Boston…
3:00

13. Mission-US http://www.mission-us.org/pages/landing-mission-1
Create your account
View “prologue” and begin Part 1

14. America: Story of Us
Rebels
16:30 – 28:00

16. The Boston “Massacre”
Propaganda - information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
BIG IDEA QUESTIONS:
Why is Paul Revere’s drawing seen by the British as colonial propaganda?
What effect did this image have on the colonies?
TASK – IN YOUR TEAM:
1 - Read the British account
2 - Compare it to Revere’s image and the death notice
3 – Answer the questions that correspond
4 – Be the judge – How would you rule in this case? Explain

17. Bell Ringer! “The Bloody Massacre”
Compare with your neighbor your “YOU BE THE JUDGE” question on the Boston Massacre
How did you rule? Why?
What really happened?
The soldiers were arrested and tried in court (John Adams agreed to defend them) – he argues the crowd provoked the soldiers and was able to convince the jury
The jury acquitted six of the eight soldiers, while two (Montgomery and Killroy) were convicted of manslaughter and branded on their thumbs

18. Committees of Correspondence
Letter-writing campaign, led by Sam Adams
This committee, from Boston, wrote letters to other colonies in an effort to keep them informed
Became very successful as a means for protest

19. Boston Tea Party
Following the Boston Massacre most taxes were repealed – except one – the TEA TAX
“There must always be one tax to keep up the right (to tax)” -King George III on taxing the colonies
Many colonists refused to buy the tea, the British tried to lower prices by giving one company (the British East India Company) a monopoly on the trade

20. “Boston harbor a teapot tonight! The Mohawks are come!”
Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty sent word to the governor demanding the tea from the BIEC leave the harbor, but they refused
“This meeting can do nothing further to save the country!”
Dressed as Native Americans they raided the ships throwing 340 chests of tea into the harbor!

21. Coercive Act – AKA “Intolerable Acts” (renamed by colonists – Intolerable = harsh)
Reaction to the BTP – wanted to force colonists to pay for tea and obey British rule!
Parliament shut down the port of Boston. No ships could enter or leave, until all of the tea was paid for.
Massachusetts colonists were no longer allowed to hold town meetings.
Customs officers would stand trial for crimes in their home land of Britain.
New Quartering Act – now stationed in homes (not
just in camps)
Unrest rating?
Why?

22. Committees of Correspondence spread the news to the other colonies
#troubleinBoston #dontmesswithnewengland #wegotyourback #strongertogether
Committees of Correspondence spread the news to the other colonies
Colonies come together to help Boston!

23. Carpenter’s Hall - Philadelphia

24. The First Continental Congress
12 of 13 colonies (no Georgia) send representatives to Philadelphia
Passed a formal resolution backing Massachusetts
Agree to full boycott of all trade with Britain
Each colony encouraged to set up and begin training its own militia (citizen soldiers)

25. Lexington and Concord
In 1775, British General Thomas Gage sent scouts (spies) to towns near Boston.
The scouts reported that the colonists were keeping weapons in the village of Concord. Gage decides to attack them to destroy the supplies.
He also sent troops to arrest colonial leaders

26. One if by Land, Two if by Sea
The Sons of Liberty had prepared
Famous Midnight Ride by Paul Revere
Warning American Colonists that the British were on their way

28. MYSTERY SHOT FIRED, MINI BATTLE STARTS 8 colonists are killed
Lexington
MYSTERY SHOT FIRED, MINI BATTLE STARTS
8 colonists are killed
“SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD”

29. CONCORD
BRITISH MOVE ON TO CONCORD, FINDING NO WEAPONS THEY HEAD BACK TO BOSTON
300 militiamen line a bridge outside Concord
British are forced to retreat
Colonial sharpshooters aim at them from woods and fields
Even women fire on them from their homes
73 British soldiers are killed, 200 wounded
Shows American they
HAVE A CHANCE!

30. Unrest-o-Meter and Response
Create a bar or line graph representing your levels of colonial unrest
Written response/short essay – Answer the following question:
Which 3 events to you believe MOST contributed to the outbreak of war in the colonies?
Begin with a clear introduction sentence that sets up your topic and introduces your 3 events (no details yet!)
In the body give at least 1-2 details about what each event was AND why it would anger the colonists so much
End with a conclusive last sentence that sums up your main points – you may want to restate your 3 events and/or add a “lesson to learn” about why these events matter to us today.

31. “Shot Heard Round the World”