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French and Indian War
• Britain helped colonists defeat French in war
• Britain needed money to pay for war expenses
• Taxed colonists, restricted settlements and limited self-govt.
Sugar Act and Stamp Act
• British taxed colonists on many of the goods coming into the colonies from other places
• British imposed taxes upon all paper products and stamped the item once the tax had been played.
Colonists react…
“No Taxation
Without Representatio
n!”
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3. AMERICAN COLONISTS TAKE ACTION:
“No Taxation Without Representation”
-Colonists very angry over new taxes and laws. Colonists felt that Parliamant and the king did not have the right to tax the colonists without colonial representation in
Parliament.
How it worked:
1. All taxes and laws are made by the King of England and Parliament.
2. Only people living in England may elect members to Parliament.
3. If Americans cannot elect members to Parliament, then they have no representation there.
4. These Americans say the taxes are unfair and refuse to pay them. They say that they have the same rights as
Englishmen and want representation.
Various protests:
•Patrick Henry’s speech
•Sons and Daughters of Liberty•Benjamin Franklin’s visit to Parliament
•Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
• Lower price on British tea
• Colonists still pay taxes
• Boycotted British tea
• Sons of Liberty dressed in disguise and dumped British tea overboard
King George III passes the“Intolerable Acts”
• The Royal Navy blockades the Boston Harbor so no colonial goods could be sent out until tea was paid for.
• Colonists had to quarter the British soldiers.
• The King assigned British General Gage to be Massachusetts governor.
First Continental Congress meets in
Philadelphia
Conflict at Lexington and Concord
•British General Gage learns of hidden weapons in Concord
•Two lanterns hung in church tower to warn the British coming by “sea” (Charles River)•Paul Revere and William Dawes make midnight ride to warn Minutemen of approaching British soldiers
Second Continental Congress
Representatives brought
money to help establish…
the Continental
Army
(i.e. pay soldiers, buy guns, bullets,
food, and uniforms
independence : (n)
the freedom to govern on one’s own.
declaration : (n)
an official statement
Who was involved?
• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams• Robert R.
Livingston• Roger Sherman• Thomas
Jefferson
Where did it all take place?
This is a replica of the Graff house where Jefferson wrote the majority of the 1st draft of the Declaration of Independence. The original building (at this location) was destroyed in 1888.
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Reasons why theAmerican colonistsbelieved that they would win the war.
ADVANTAGES:1. They were fighting for their
homes, families, lives, and freedom.2. George Washington
3. They were fighting on their home ground.
4. Ben Franklin got the French to help them.
5. Many of the English generals were afraid to make mistakes.
6. The English people would get tired of a long war.
DISADVANTAGES:1. Poorly trained army and no
navy.2. No money to fight a war.
3. Weak, inexperienced gov’t.4. 2/3 of population were
either Tories or didn’t care.5. Professional English army,Hessians, and Indians against
them.6.Poor equipment and lack of
food. 7. Soldiers could leave at will.
Reasons why most people believed that England
would win the war.
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Reasons why England believed it would win its war with America.
ADVANTAGES:1. Professional army and navy.
2. Factories to make war materials.3. $ to feed and supply an army.
4. A government to make decisions.
5. 1/3 of the American population were Tories. 1/3 of the American population were neutral or didn’t
care.6. Hessians and Indians on British
side. 7. Americans were poorly supplied
and trained.
Reasons why Englandmight not win the
war.
DISADVANTAGES:1. England had a 3000
mile supply line.2. English soldiers werefighting because they
were told to fight.3. America is a large piece of land and not
easy to control or conquer.
4. Many of the English generals were afraid to
make mistakes.
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BRITISH ACTION: AMERICAN REACTION:
FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR REFUSAL TO PAY SHARE OF WAR
PROCLAMATION OF 1763 DISOBEY THE LAW
STAMP ACT PROTEST STAMP ACTSONS OF LIBERTY
BOYCOTTING ENGLISH GOODSNO TAXATION WITHOUT
REPRESENTATION
QUARTERING ACT BOSTON MASSACRE
TEA TAX BOSTON TEA PARTY
INTOLERABLE ACTS MINUTEMEN
LEXINGTON – CONCORD AMERICAN REVOLUTIONBUNKER HILL
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