the intolerable acts (1774) to the battles of lexington and concord (april, 1775)
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The Intolerable Acts (1774) to the Battles of Lexington and
Concord (April, 1775)
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Reaction to the Tea Party: Lord North
• Frederick North,
Lord North
• British Prime Minister, 1770 - 1782
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The Intolerable Acts
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The Intolerable Acts
• The Boston Port Act (March 31, 1774) • The Massachusetts Government Act (May 20,
1774) • Administration of Justice Act (May 20, 1774)• The Quartering Act (June 2, 1774)
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Edmund Burke
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Edmund Burke
• MP from 1765• Sympathetic to the
Americans• Supported free trade,
criticised capital punishment
• Critical of French Revolution
• Strong influence on Conservative politics
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Committees of Correspondence
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Committees of Correspondence
• Boston Committee of Correspondence established in 1772 by Samuel Adams
• Increase communication; sustain morale and energy; co-ordinate action
• Inspired other committees through Massachusetts and the other colonies
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Circular Letter
• Boston Committee of Correspondence; May 13, 1774
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The First Continental Congress, September 5, 1774
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The First Continental Congress, September 5, 1774
- Delegates appointed by each colonial legislature- absolute ban on importation of British goods- Threat to cease exporting goods to Britain if the Intolerable Acts were not repealed - Petitioned King George - Agreed to convene a Second Continental Congress in May, 1775
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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, October 14,
1774
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Instructions to petition the King
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Petition to the King, October 26, 1774
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Provisional Act Fails, February 1, 1775
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Provisional Act Fails, February 1, 1775
• Chatham (William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
• Pitt the Elder• PM: 1766 – 1768• Dominated House of
Commons• Whig• Champion of Empire
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1774/5: Shadow government develops in Massachusetts
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Battles of Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775