american revolution

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

By: Ryan LaBarge

BRITISH RULE Taxation of America by Britain

Iron Act of 1750 Molasses Act of !752

1765 British income to debt Imperial rule over America

Won’t allow America to govern themselves

BRITISH RULE CONTINUED Sugar Act passes 1764

Effects merchants and upper class. Stamp Act 1765

All printed items must have stamp. Britain doesn’t want colonies becoming

free.

TENSIONS BUILD Colonists boycott Britain goods. Show resistance to British rule. Unfair trade laws by Britain. Colonists trying to create own nation. British troops in colonial homes. Colonists jobs stolen by British troops.

BOSTON MASSACRE Occurred March 5th, 1770. Protest aimed at British troops. Protesters throw snowballs at troops. Solider gets hit, orders open fire. 3 townspeople are killed.

TEA AND CRUMPETS? Tea Act passes, tax on tea. How the British are involved?

Rigging of colonies market.Monopoly on the market.Makes it tough to purchase tea.

Anger towards Britain, Colonists love tea.

BOSTON TEA PARTY Occurred on December 16th, 1773. Colonists dressed up as Indians. Boarded a ship, dumped tea off. Britain closes:

Boston harbor.No town meetings/must host soldiers.

“LIBERTY OR DEATH”-PATRICK HENRY Suffolk Resolves

Boycott and enforce new laws. War breaks out in 1775. Continental congress begins making

laws. George Washington becomes

commander-in-chief.

COLONISTS BREAK AWAY Congress declares independence, July

2nd, 1776. Declaration of Independence, July 4th,

1776.Taxation without representation.Troops in Colonial homes.Freedom of speech and assembly.Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness.

THE BATTLES Saratoga 1777

Shows colonists can hang with Britain.Spanish and France, Join U.S. side.Recognize them as independent nation.Sign mutual defense treaty.

Yorktown 1783, British surrender.

WOMEN DURING THE REVOLUTION Abigail Adams 1776

Letter for women rights. Debra Sampson 1782

Served in the Military as man. Betsy Ross

Creation of National Flag.

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION 1777 Limits power of congress and states. Unanimous vote to pass legislation. Nationally impose taxes, conduct foreign

affairs. Articles don’t work. Prevent things from getting done.

CONSTITUTION Philadelphia May 14th, 1787.

Revision of Articles of Confederation.Three branches of government.Raise National revenue.No restrictions of voting.Electoral college and popular vote.

BILL OF RIGHTS 1791 Religious freedom. Right to bear arms. Trial by jury. No solders in households. Right to speedy trial.

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CITATIONS http://topics.law.cornell.edu/constitution/billofrights

for slide 14. http://www.theworldsgreatbooks.com/parliament.h

tm used for slides 2-3

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/294367/Iron-Act used for slide 1

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sugaract.htm Used for 1

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sugaract.htm used for slide 3

http://ahp.gatech.edu/stamp_act_bp_1765.html used for slide 3

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.htm used for slide 5

CITATIONS http://www.boston-tea-party.org/tea-act.

html Used for slides 6-7 http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/documen

ts/articles/index.html slide 12

http://topics.law.cornell.edu/constitution/overview used for slide 13

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/naw/nawstime.html used for slide 11

http://www.sharonhistoricalsociety.org/All_Else/All_Pages/DEBORAH%20SAMPSON.pdf Used for slide 11

http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagtale.html Used for slide 11

http://www.wpi.edu/academics/Depts/MilSci/Resources/saratoga.html used for slide 10

http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=29 Used for slide 10

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DeclarInd.html used for slide 9

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1231.html used for slide 8

PHOTO CITATIONS http://www.flickr.com/photos/purpleslog/237

442447/ Photo courtesy of purpleslog on flickr.com, Slide 1

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oskay/400591520/ Photo credit to Windell Oskay Flickr.com, Slide 3

http://www.flickr.com/photos/futureshape/4027552246/ Photo credit to Alexander Baxevanis via Flickr.com, Slide 6

http://www.flickr.com/photos/istolethetv/3806889210/ courtesey of flickr user istolethetv, slide 10

PHOTO CITATIONS 2 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imag

o/2871184907/ photo credit to Cliff1066user on Flickr. Slide 8

Clip Art slides 2,4,5,7,11,12,15