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1. T/F: The American Revolution is the same as the Revolutionary War

2. Guess when the American Revolution happened.

3. Who Fought against who in this war?

4. What does “Revolution” mean?

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•Random Guy 1•Random Guy 2•B. Frank•Britain (british accent if you can)•Colonist•Sam Adams – Sanford•King George - Dunker

EVENTS THAT LEAD TO THE AM. REVOLUTION

AKA: What tics off Colonists so much that they revolt from Britain! 8 EVENTS!!!

We really Hate those Brits!

I am currently thinking of how we shall revolt against them…

I don’t think anyone knows I’m picking my

nose….they’re too worried about Britain.

RANDOM GUY 2 B.Frank

RANDOM GUY 1

Learning Targets:

1. Explain the 8 events that lead to the American Revolution.

Before Britain gets all up in the Colonists

bis-nass, things are going pretty

well…

2. 1700s Britain Enacts Salutatory NeglectBritain lets the colonists run their land and governs from afar. * Colonists LOVE running the show…start to get used to it.

1. Enlightenment Thinking… In the

1600s• Colonists began to question why Britain ruled them

the way they did. • Colonists start to think on their own/challenge authority

Why Britain

?

We’ll Watch the Colonists from way

over here…

Bye Britain!

British

Colonists

SO…

Colonists Like Being on their

own….But still need

help sometimes!

•FR get NA’s to help attack Colonists.

•British Army comes to help.

•British Army beats FR & kicks them out of North America.

SO WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL?!?

•Brit WAY in debt from this war

•Equal to $125 million

•Don’t the Colonists owe them!?!?

3. FRENCH & INDIAN WAR 1763

Brit is like Cuba Gooding Jr…Colonists are like Tom Cruise….

Show me the

Money!

Britain REALLY wants their money

BUT

Colonists won’t give in….So Britain starts the…

4. STAMP ACT 1765

You must purchase a stamp for EVERYTHING

“You’re paying for nothing”Colonists HATE King’s Office Holders

Awh! Stamp Yo’ Self fools!

This Divides the Colonies....

1/3

PATRIOT

FOR the revolution &

HATE the British

1/3 Undecided

1/3 LOYALIST

Loyal to Britain

(No rev)

Here’s the leaders of both sides….

I’m a

PATRIOT…Which means, I

hate the British.

Oh, yeah, and I’m

CRAZY…I will stop at nothing

to make the British look

bad!

Sam AdamsPatriot/Pyscho

King George III

Loyalist/Wuss

Good luck

making this look

bad

Kiss my booty

Patriots! I own you & always will! PS, Don’t I look good in this lion

fur?!?

Sam Adams gets a bunch of Psychos together & they form a group….

SONS OF LIBERTY:• Patriots who will do ANYTHING to revolt

against Britain.

• Seek out to harass Loyalists

• “Tar & Feather”

SAMMY Gets everyone riled up & gives them this slogan…

“No taxation w/out

Representation”(no tax without a vote)

5. BOSTON MASSACRE 1770

1 Brit soldier mobbed by crowd of angry colonists…

Throwing Snow/IceYellingMore Brits come to helpOne Slips, Gun goes offBritish soldiers begin firing5 Colonists die

A Re-enactment…

Here We Go…

IS 5 PEOPLE DYING A

MASSACRE?That’s what I

call it…bc Everyone will

freak out & want a

revolution!

Another

Lie!

The colonists are SO mad about this “Massacre”

they want

REVENGE!

6. Boston Tea Party – B.T.P1773

• Colonists must pay Huge taxes on British tea

• Sam & Sons of Liberty dress as Indians & throw 15,000 lbs of tea into the harbor.

• $3 million dollars today

Now, the

BRITISH want…

REVENGE!

7. INTOLERABLE ACTS 1774

Georgie’s Response to Tea Party3 PARTS:

1. Close Boston harbor- No more ships

- Colonists can’t make money

2. Quartering Act- Brit soldiers live in their

houses3. Martial Law

- The British army is in charge.

So, how Do you Like that?!?

(insert snap)

It’s INTOLERABLE! War is Coming

you foolish man!

Sleep w/ one eye open!

COLONIST

Finally, ALL Colonists get some

(8.) “COMMON SENSE” in 1776

47 page pamphlet telling of all the wrong’s the king has committed.

By T Paine

(not the rapper)

Before only Boston hated the King….

Now all colonies know how bad he is!

What’s next?

REVOLUTIO

N!

Do you see WHY the colonists wanted

To revolt!?!?

•1700’s ENLIGHTENMENT Thkng

1700’s SALUTARY NEGLECT

1763 FRENCH & INDIAN WAR

1765 STAMP ACT

1760S SONS OF LIBERTY

1770 BOSTON MASSACRE

1773 BOSTON TEA PARTY

1774 INTOLERABLE ACTS

1776 “COMMON SENSE”

Now you should “get” the CAUSES of the Am. Rev!

Just one more thing…

Please number note card from 1-10 and answer these. Turn in when finished.

1. How many events are there that lead to the Revolution

2. Name the term for someone FOR the revolution

3. Who fought in the French & Indian War?

4. Name the term for someone AGAINST the revolution.

5. Who’s the king of England?

5. How many died in the Boston Massacre?

6. Who’s the leader of the Sons of Liberty & how did they harass Loyalists?

7. Who wrote “Common Sense”?

8. Name 1 of the 3 intolerable acts.

9. What is it called when the army takes control?

10. What 2 teachers are phenom at reenacting history?