American’s Revolt: Were the American colonists justified in rebelling against British rule?

By 1776, colonists belonged to 1 of 3 groups based on view of British rule. Loyalists – supported the British

government

Patriots – against British rule and believed the colonist should separate from Britain immediately

Moderates – unhappy with aspects of British rule, cautious over severing ties with Britain

American Revolt

Colonists

LoyalistModeratePatriots

Colonists and their support

French and Indian War, 1754-1763 War between France and Britain

Proclamation of 1763 Colonists were not allowed to settle west of

the Appalachian Mountains Sugar Act

Parliament felt colonists should pay their share of taxes

Stamp Act, 1765Buy a stamp for every piece of paper they usedNewspapers had to be printed on stamped

paper

Could only be taxed by elected representatives

Recognized Parliament could regulate trade Direct taxation was tyranny – unjust use of

government power

Taxation without Representation

For 150 years Britain left colonists alone Colonists had their own legislatures, laws, &

taxes Townshend Act, 1767

Colonists had to pay for British glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea

Thought it was a hidden taxBoycott Boston Massacre, according to Samuel

Adams March 5, 1770 Colonists and British soldiers fought in the

street British soldiers shot 5 colonists

Parliament repealed most of the Townshend Act, except tax on tea

Colonists were satisfied Boston, kept protests alive Tea Act, 1773 passed by Parliament

Gave British East India Company the sole right to sell tea in the colonies

Angered the colonists

Colonists Pacified Briefly

Boston Tea Party December 16, 1773Men dresses as Mohawk Indians boarded three

British tea shipsThrew 90,000 pounds of tea into the harbor

Boston Port Act Closed Boston Harbor

Administration of Justice Act British soldiers tried in Britain

Quartering Act Required colonists to feed and cloth

British soldiers Massachusetts Government Act

Colonists lost the right to govern themselves

Intolerable Acts

Colonists created militias New England Minutemen

April 18, 1775 700 British soldiers marching from

Boston to Concord, MA Met 70-80 Minutemen in Lexington 8 colonists dead, 10 wounded

Fighting Begins

Concord hundreds of Minutemen fought soldiers British retreated and were assaulted on their

way back to Boston 200 soldiers dead

6,500 American soldiers dead10,000 died from disease8,500 died at British prisoners 25,000 Death toll

Cost of War

King George III

Reverend William Smith, Loyalist

John Dickinson, Moderate

Abigail Adams, Patriot

Read section 3, create a Venn diagram to represent key differences and similarities between Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence.

In the overlapping area, list at least two similarities.

Include information about who wrote the documents, the main ideas found in them, and why they were written.

Assignment: Chapter 5 Section 3, pages 44-45

After reading section 4, sketch the map showing key battles of the American Revolution.

Accurately place a symbol on your map to

represent each item below. Around your map, write a short explanation of why each battle or event was important to the revolution. Battle of Trenton, 1776 Battle of Saratoga, 1777 winter at Valley Forge, 1777-78 Battle of Yorktown, 1781

Assignment: Chapter 5 Section 4, pages 46 - 49