Warm-Up 2.4

Analyze the

following:

Discussion Questions

• Were the American grievances justified, or were the British being more reasonable than most Americans usually believe?

• In 1775 which side would a neutral observer have expected to win—Britain or the Colonies? Why?

• What was the Revolutionary movement, at its core, really about? Amount of taxes? Right of Parliament to tax? Corruption?`

Tar and Feathering

The Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre (March (March 5,1770)5,1770)

The Gaspee IncidentThe Gaspee Incident (1772)(1772)

Providence, RI coastProvidence, RI coast

Committees Committees of Correspondenceof Correspondence

PurposePurpose warn neighboring warn neighboring coloniescolonies about incidents with GB about incidents with GB

broaden the resistance broaden the resistance movement. movement.

Tea Act Tea Act (1773)(1773)• British East India Co.:British East India Co.:

Monopoly on Br. tea Monopoly on Br. tea imports.imports.

Many members of Many members of Parl. held shares.Parl. held shares.

Permitted the Co. to Permitted the Co. to sell tea directly to sell tea directly to cols. without col. cols. without col. middlemen middlemen (cheaper tea!)(cheaper tea!)

• North expected the North expected the cols. to eagerly choose cols. to eagerly choose the cheaper tea.the cheaper tea.

Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party (1773)(1773)

The Coercive or The Coercive or IntolerableIntolerableActs Acts (1774)(1774)

Lord NorthLord North

1.1. Port Bill Port Bill

2.2. Government Government ActAct

4.4. Administration Administration ofof Justice Act Justice Act

3.3. New Quartering New Quartering Act Act

The Quebec Act The Quebec Act (1774)(1774)

First Continental First Continental Congress Congress (1774)(1774)

55 delegates from 12 55 delegates from 12 coloniescolonies

AgendaAgenda How How to respond to to respond to the Coercive the Coercive Acts & the Acts & the Quebec Act?Quebec Act?

1 vote per colony 1 vote per colony represented.represented.

The British Are The British Are Coming Coming . . .. . .

Paul ReverePaul Revere & & William DawesWilliam Dawes make make their midnight ride to warn the their midnight ride to warn the

MinutemenMinutemen of approaching British of approaching British soldiers.soldiers.

The Shot Heard The Shot Heard ’’Round the Round the WorldWorld!!

LexingtonLexington & & ConcordConcord – April – April 18,177518,1775

The Second Continental The Second Continental CongressCongress

(1775)(1775)

Olive Branch Olive Branch PetitionPetition

Thomas PaineThomas Paine: : Common Common SenseSense

Declaration of Declaration of Independence Independence (1776)(1776)

Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence

Independence HallIndependence Hall

New New National National SymbolsSymbols