road to revolution

#1

Proclamati

on

of 1763

British win land from France, but colonists can’t cross line

Colonists must let British troops stay in their homes

#2 Quart

ering

Act

#3 Stamp Act

Colonists must purchase stamps for paper products like contracts & marriage licenses

#4 Stamp Act Funeral

Stamp Act repealed after protests

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Boston

Massacr

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#5 Boston Massacre

British troops fire on colonists in Boston

"A number of persons, to the amount of thirty or forty, mostly boys and youngsters, who assembled ... near the sentry at the Custom-house door, damned him, and bid him fire and be damned; and some snow ball were throwed ... I saw a party of soldiers come from the main guard, and draw themselves up ... the people still continued in the street, crying, 'Fire, fire, and be damned,' and hove some more snow

balls, whereupon I heard a musket go off, and in the space of two or three seconds, I heard the word 'fire' given ... and instantly the soldiers fired one after another."

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Victim

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#6 Boston Tea

Party

Colonists are only able to buy tea from one company, Bostonians dump tea

The Beaver

Boston Tea

Party Ship

Brick Tea

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Sons of Liberty flag

Britain punished Boston by closing Harbor until tea is paid for & ended town meetings

#7 Intoler

able

Acts

Skinny Street

in Boston

# 8 Tarred

and

Feathere

d

Colonists harass and injure tax collectors

# 9

1st Contin

ental

Congress

Twelve colonies send reps to protest Intolerable Acts, end trade with Britain

Boston, Lexington, Concord

Paul R

evere

Statue &

Old

North Church

Paul R

evere

’s

House

# 10

Lexington

British troops marching to Concord stop in Boston, fire, kill about eight minutemen

Lexington

Green

Lexington

Green

#11 Conco

rd

Old North Bridge

British arrive and are attacked by minutemen (Shot Heard ’Round the World)

Old North

Bridge,

Concord

Marching

Back to

Boston

Battle of Bunker Hill

1776-Second Continental Congress

• 1st National Government

George Washington

• appointed Commander in Chief

of Colonial Army

adopts The Declaration of Independencewritten mainly by Thomas Jefferson

Committee of Five

• With help from Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, John Adams and Roger Sherman

Declaration of Independence

• Has three parts• Natural Rights:

– purpose of government is to protect inalienable rights

– rights that all people have

• List of wrongs: – by the British that led to the

Colonies to break away

• Independence: – announces that colonies are a free

and independent nation, The United States of America

Celebrating the signing

Thomas Paine writes “Common Sense” lists reasons to rebel

Colonial

Advantages Disadvantages

• Knew the Land

• Allies

• Great military leaders

• Cause: INDEPENDENCE

• Inexperienced military

• Poorly trained Militias

• Poor central government

• No money

• Little support

British Advantages Disadvantages

•Powerful Military•Mercenaries

hired to fight for the British

•Loyal Colonists(Tories)

• Distance between England and the Colonies

• Did not know the land

• Poor leadership• Some in British

Government sympathized with Colonies

1776-Battle of Trentonfirst colonial victory

crosses Delaware River at night (cheated)

1777-Battle of Saratogaturning point of WarFrench Join Colonies

1777-Valley Forgewinter encampment

1781-Battle of Yorktown last battle – Lord Cornwallis surrenders

1783-Treaty of Paris• Granted independence• Ended the War• Set boundaries of new nation

• Received land between Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River

• Known as The Northwest Territory

• Fishing Rights in The Grand Banks