road to the revolution chapter five british empire
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THE PROCLAMATION OF 1763 After the French and Indian war ended, Britain issued the Proclamation of 1763 After the French and Indian war ended, Britain issued the Proclamation of 1763 It attempted to create a western border, the Appalachian Mountains It attempted to create a western border, the Appalachian Mountains Prevented colonists from moving west which the colonists weren’t happy about Prevented colonists from moving west which the colonists weren’t happy about Article activity/perspectiveTRANSCRIPT
ROAD TO THE REVOLUTION
Chapter five
British Empire
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR• French and Indian tribes fought against England and the colonists• Battles between the English and French over control of land in the new
world• The war lasted from 1754-1763
• Brain Pop• Passage actitiy/perspective
THE PROCLAMATION OF 1763
• After the French and Indian war ended, Britain issued the Proclamation of 1763• It attempted to create a western border,
the Appalachian Mountains• Prevented colonists from moving west
which the colonists weren’t happy aboutArticle activity/perspective
PAYING FOR THE WAR
• From the beginning of the colonies, England basically left the colonies alone. After the French and Indian war, things changed.• Britain needed money to pay for the War and they
felt the colonists should help them pay since the fighting was done to defend them.• Parliament started passing Acts, taxes, on certain
goods.
THE SUGAR ACT: 1764
• This was a tax on sugar, wine, indigo, and molasses• This tax made new England colonists angry (they
used molasses to make rum to sell to other colonies, the French, Dutch, and Spanish)• The new England colonies protested but the other
colonies didn’t see what the big deal was• Colonial leaders feared that Britain might be
trying to take power from colonial governments• “taxation without representation is tyranny” –
James otisActivity
QUARTERING ACT: 1765
• British Soldiers could stay in any house in the colonies• Colonists had to feed and house the soldiers• This was another issue that angered the colonists
STAMP ACT: 1765• The Sugar Act (1764) hadn’t generated enough money so parliament passed
the stamp act• Required colonists to buy and place stamps on many paper goods including
newspapers, diplomas, contracts, prayer books, and other legal documents• Everyone had to pay this tax and it started huge protests• Colonial leaders now had a chance to convince the colonists they were
being taxed unfairly
SONS OF LIBERTY• Originated in Boston, Massachusetts• Encouraged colonists to defy the stamp act• They burned the stamps and threatened stamp sellers• Would tar and feather stamp agents• Famous Sons of Liberty included: Sam adams, John
Hancock, Paul Revere, and Joseph warren.
• Article/flipbook activity
STAMP ACT CONGRESS• Colonial leaders created a special
congress• Individual colonies sent delegates to
New York City to discuss the stamp act (1765)• The delegates created a petition
protesting the stamp act, demanding that it be repealed• They sent the petition to England and
it was repealed in 1766
TOWNSEND ACTS: 1767• Series of laws that placed taxes on glass,
lead, paper, and tea• Colonists did not like these taxes and Britain
eventually repealed them except for the tax on tea.
• In response to the sometimes violent protests by the colonists, Britain sent more troops to the colonies.
BOSTON MASSACRE:
On march 5, 1770, after taunting British soldiers, The British shot into the crowd, killing five American colonists including an African-American man named Crispus Attucks.This event increased colonist distrust of the British military.Boston Massacre John Adams Closing ArgumentsPrimary source Visual activity
TEA ACT: 1773
• Gave the east india tea company an monopoly on tea sales.• Colonists could buy no tea unless it came
from that company.• To help out the struggling tea company,
britian lowered the price of tea• Colonists saw this as more “taxation without
Representation” because they couldn’t buy tea from anyone else
BOSTON TEA PARTY
• Angry and frustrated about the tax on Tea• On December 16, 1773, the sons of
liberty disguised themselves as “Mohawk Indians” • Boarded the Dartmouth, Eleanor, and
the Beaver and dumped 342 crates of British tea into the Boston harbor.
COERCIVE ACTS/ INTOLERABLE ACTS: 1774
• Specifically aimed at punishing the colonists for the boston tea pArty• A series of laws passed by parliament in 1774.
including • Closing the boston port, naval blockade• Boston government couldn’t meet without
permission from general gage• Those headed to trial could be sent to trial in
England• Colonists had to quarter more soldiers• Committees of correspondence were suspended
FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
• 56 delegates from 12 colonies (except from Georgia) who met in Philadelphia in September of 1774• They met to discuss the intolerable
acts• They met in secret because they
didn’t want Britain to know they were united.
THE MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAUL REVERE: 1775
• In april of 1775, British army stationed in boston were making a move on colonial weapons stores and sons of liberty leaders.
• Paul revere and William Dawes would ride out to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington
• On April 18, 1775, the british made their move. The Colonists hung two lanterns in Old North Church to signify that the British troops were coming by sea.
BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD• On April 19, 1776, after receiving information that the british were coming “by
sea,” the militia in Lexington fought against the British troops• Battle of Lexington: 80 militiamen led by Captain John Parker against much
larger British army led by Major Pitcairn. Many colonists were killed and the rest fled (british Victory)• “The shot heard around the world” started the battle. No one is sure which
side it came from.• The Battle of Concord: after the Americans fled from Lexington, the
british troops marched to Lexington. The militiamen were able to increase their numbers, and after crossing the North Bridge back into concord, they were able to defeat the british troops.Causes of the RevolutionThe Shot Heard Round the World
SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
• Created the continental Army and elect George Washington to be the Commanding general• Drafted and sent the “Olive Branch Petition” as a final effort to restore peace with Britain• Voted that a Declaration of independence be written in spring of 1776
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
• On July 2, 1776, the delegates of the second continental congress approved the declaration of independence.• This declaration of independence stated
that independence was necessary and described a list of grievances the colonists had with the king.
Declaration of Independence
COMIC BOOK• Put the following events in order and create a
visual to match the event. • You must use all the paper (color neatly)• Include the date and write a short sentence
describing the event in your own words.
• Quartering Act• Sugar Act• Tea Act• Intolerable/Coercive Acts• Declaration of Independence• Midnight ride of paul Revere• Stamp act• Boston tea party• Boston Massacre• Townsend Acts