1. The Road to Revolution 1763-1776

2. Tighter British Control During the French and Indian War, American colonist helped the British defeat the French. The colonist took pride in the British victory, but soon found that their relationship with Britain had soured. The British monarch King George III, issued many reforms to tighten his control of the American colonies. Proclamation of 1763 Forbade the colonist of settling west of the Appalachian Mountains Designed to maintain peace between the colonist and Native Americans, this angered settlers who hoped to speculate or invest in lands in the west.

3. Parliament Taxes the Colonist Sugar Act- This law placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies Stamp Act- a law that required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing that a tax had been paid. The colonist saw these acts as a serious threats to political rights. “ No taxation without Representation” Patrick Henry

4. Colonist Threaten British Profits The colonists complaints against Parliament were bitter, loud, and sometimes violent. But the most effective protest took the form of a boycott. The Colonist refused to buy goods from England, the colonist targeted British Merchants. They hoped that merchants who were facing declines would influence Parliament. The colonist tactics worked and the Parliament finally repealed the Stamp Act in 1766

5. Raised Tension Quartering Act Colonist had to house troops Sugar Act Stamp Act Townshend Acts Placed duties on glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea Writs of assistance Gave officers search warrants

6. Colonist Organize Sons of Liberty They encouraged people to attack customs officials and burn the stamps Led By Samuel Adams Daughters of Liberty Urged colonist to weave their own clothes and to use American products instead of British goods.

7. Boston Massacre Crispus Attucks Born into Slavery in Framingham, Massachusetts, around 1723 Was apart of the crowd in March 1770 and joined the crowd during the Boston Massacre Considered a Martyr Someone who dies for their beliefs John Adams Lawyer who defended the British Troops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rTrUL7ns2E http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party/videos/boston-massacre-helps-spark-the-american-revolution

8. Boston Tea Party In April 1770, the Parliament finally repealed the Townshend Act. Parliament kept a Tea Tax Tea Act 1773- This gave one company, the East India Company, the exclusive right to sell tea in the colonies. Prices were lower but restricted shipping On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of men disguised as Native Americans boarded three tea ships docked in Boston harbor. Destroyed 342 Chests of tea ( 4 Million Dollars Today) Pushed Americans into open rebellion. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party

9. The Intolerable Acts In 1774, Parliament passed a series of laws to punish the Massachusetts colony and to clamp down on resistance in the colonies. The British called these the Coercive Acts. The Colonist called them the Intolerable Acts Closed the port of Boston until colonies paid for destroyed tea Altered the Massachusetts charter to ban town meetings Replaced the elected council with an appointed one Increased the governor’s power over the colonists Protected British officials accused of crimes in the colonies from being tried by colonies Allowed British officers to house troops in private dwellings.

10. Major events that led to Declaring Independence In September 1774, delegates from all the colonies except Georgia met in Philadelphia. This would be called the First Continental Congress. Voted to ban all trade with Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed. Train Troops Colonist SpiesBritish Spies Samuel AdamsGeneral Gage Paul Revere and a second messenger, William Dawes were sent to spread the news about British troop movements. One lantern meant troops traveled by land out of Boston Two lanterns meant troops traveled by water out of Boston

11. Choose a Side Lexington and Concord- was the first battle of the Revolutionary War “SHOT HEARD ‘ROUND THE WORLD” Now people had to choose what side they were on Patriots Loyalist Olive Branch Petition

12. Declaration of Independence Thomas Paine wrote the book called the Common Sense He believed that all men, not just landowners, should have the right to vote. He also ridiculed the ideas that kings ruled by will of God. Americans were beginning to understand that it was time to fight for independence. On June 7, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced a key resolution. It called the colonies “ free and independent states” and declared “ all political connections between them and the State of Great Britain.. Totally dissolved” Congress appointed a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson wrote the Declaration

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