I. A Storm over TaxesA. British concerns- maintaining peace, treat colonies

sameB. Trouble on the Frontier

1. 1760- British have driven out the French2. 1762- Lord Jeffrey Amherst sent to keep order3. Pontiac’s War, 1763

C. Proclamation of 1763D. Stamp Act Crisis

1. Britain in debt after French and Indian War2. Sugar Act, 1764- deals with smugglers3. Stamp Act of 1765

a. Stamp on legal documentsb. Riots broke out in New York, Newport, and Charleston

4. No taxation without representation5. October 1765- Stamp Act Congress

a. Boycott British goods

Proclamation of 1763

I. A Storm over TaxesA. British concerns- maintaining peace, treat colonies

sameB. Trouble on the Frontier

1. 1760- British have driven out the French2. 1762- Lord Jeffrey Amherst sent to keep order3. Pontiac’s War, 1763

C. Proclamation of 1763D. Stamp Act Crisis

1. Britain in debt after French and Indian War2. Sugar Act, 1764- deals with smugglers3. Stamp Act of 1765

a. Stamp on legal documentsb. Riots broke out in New York, Newport, and Charleston

4. No taxation without representation5. October 1765- Stamp Act Congress

a. Boycott British goods

King George III

“…not merely improbable, it is impossible.”

- Benjamin Franklin

E. Townshend Acts1. glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea2. writs of assistance

F. Colonists Fight Back1. Nonimportation agreements2. Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberty

G. Emerging Leaders1. Samuel Adams: Committee of Correspondence2. John Adams3. Mercy Otis Warren: plays4. George Washington5. Patrick Henry

H. Quartering Acts1. New York and Boston

I. Boston Massacre

Samuel Adams John Adams

E. Townshend Acts1. glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea2. writs of assistance

F. Colonists Fight Back1. Nonimportation agreements2. Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberty

G. Emerging Leaders1. Samuel Adams: Committee of Correspondence2. John Adams3. Mercy Otis Warren: plays4. George Washington5. Patrick Henry

H. Quartering Acts1. New York and Boston

I. Boston Massacre

Patrick Henry

Mercy Otis Warren

George Washington

E. Townshend Acts1. glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea2. writs of assistance- British can look for smuggled goods

F. Colonists Fight Back1. Nonimportation agreements2. Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberty

G. Emerging Leaders1. Samuel Adams: Committee of Correspondence2. John Adams3. Mercy Otis Warren: plays4. George Washington5. Patrick Henry

H. Quartering Acts1. New York and Boston

I. Boston Massacre, 1770- 5 killed

The Boston Massacre

Art as Propaganda

How was this printused to build

support for war with Britain?

What is misrepresented

by the print?

The Bloody Massacreby Paul Revere

II. To ArmsA. Tea Act of 1773

1. East India Company has financial trouble2. Tea Act allowed them to bypass merchants3. Boycott

a. Daughters of Liberty serve coffee and “liberty tea”b. Sons of Liberty keep the East India Company from unloading cargo

B. Boston Tea Party1. November, 1773- 3 ships arrive2. Meeting- decide ships should leave3. Governor refuses4. Griffin’s Wharf- 50 to 60 people board ships and dump tea

C. Punishment- Intolerable Acts, 17741. Port of Boston shut down

Boston Tea Party

2. Colonists could only hold one meeting per year3. Customs and other officials tried in Great Britain4. Quartering Act- Citizens can be forced to house troops5. Boston supported by other colonies

D. First Continental Congress1. September 1774 in Philadelphia2. Delegates from all colonies except Georgia3. Passed resolutions:

a. Boycott British goodsb. No exporting of goods to Britainc. Form militias

E. The Shot Heard ‘Round the World’1. 4,000 British troops in Boston2. April 18, 1775- 700 troops go to Concord

3. Signal of two lamps that the British were on the move4. Minutemen respond5. April 19, 1775- British troops met by 70 minutemen in Lexington6. Colonists ordered to go home, they refuse, a single shot begins the fighting7. Outside of Concord, the British are met by 300 minutemen8. British lose 73 men

3. Signal of two lamps that the British were on the move4. Minutemen respond5. April 19, 1775- British troops met by 70 minutemen in Lexington6. Colonists ordered to go home, they refuse, a single shot begins the fighting7. Outside of Concord, the British are met by 300 minutemen8. British lose 73 men

Battle at Lexington

III. Early BattlesA. Aftermath of Lexington and Concord

1. Peaceful solution2. Colonies didn’t have a government or army

B. The Green Mountain Boys1. Ethan Allen2. Attack Fort Ticonderoga3. Gain guns, cannons, and control of key route to Canada

C. Last Efforts for Peace1. Second Continental Congress2. Olive Branch Petition3. Continental Army- George Washington is commander

D. Strengths of the colonists1. Defending their land2. Own rifles

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General George Washington

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E. The Battle of Bunker Hill1. June 16, 1775- Prescott led 1,200 minutemen

to take position on Bunker Hill2. Breed’s Hill was better- dug trenches3. The British retreat twice, take both hills after third try

F. Redcoats Leave Boston1. Washington reached Boston midsummer with 16,000 troops2. January, 1776- Continental Army has British trapped in Boston3. March, 1776- General Howe, troops, and 1,000 loyalists sail for Halifax, Canada4. Blockade- King George III shuts off ports

Dorchester Heights

Bunker Hill

Boston

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The Battle of Bunker Hill

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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G. Americans March on Canada1. Hope for French Canadians to help2. Fall, 1775- Montgomery seizes Montreal3. Benedict Arnold leads second army4. Fails to take Quebec on Dec. 31, 17755. Leaves city in May, 1776

Benedict Arnold

IV. Independence DeclaredA. Common Sense

1. Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in Jan. 17762. Urges colonists to declare independence3. Arguments:

a. Foolish to have government 3000 miles awayb. Should not have kings and queens

B. Writing the Declaration of Independence1. Committee- John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman2. Explain WHY the colonies were breaking away3. Declaration accepted by Continental Congress on July 4, 1776

Thomas Paine

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The signing of theDeclaration of Independence

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C. The Declaration of Independence1. Basic Rights

a. Form governments to protect these rightsb. Governments should not violate these

2. Wrongs committed by Britaina. Disbanding colonial legislatures.b. Sending troops in times of peace

3. Announced the colonies were “the United States of America”

a. May trade on their own with other countriesb. May make alliances with other countries