Topic:

Tension Between England and the ColoniesEssential Question:

What caused the relationship between Britain and the Colonies to deteriorate?

British government Limited monarchy

King George III Parliament

Law-making body Similar to U.S. Congress

Law-making body Similar to U.S. Congress

Early acts of Parliament Proclamation of 1763

Prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

Purpose = reserve land for Native Americans

Prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

Purpose = reserve land for Native Americans

Quartering Act (1765) Required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers

Quartering Act (1765) Required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers

Stamp Act (1765) Motivated by England’s war debt

Prime Minister George

Grenville

Stamp Act (1765) Motivated by England’s war debt

Required colonists to pay a tax on most paper including newsprint and legal documents

Rallying cry against it: “No taxation without representation!”

Required colonists to pay a tax on most paper including newsprint and legal documents

Rallying cry against it: “No taxation without representation!”

Colonists’ reactions Boycott

A refusal to buy or participate

Boycott A refusal to buy or participate American colonists organized boycotts on British goods Forced Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act

American colonists organized boycotts on British goods Forced Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act

Petition A formal request made to the government Colonists petitioned the government to try to get acts of Parliament repealed

A formal request made to the government

Colonists petitioned the government to try to get acts of Parliament repealed

Sons of Liberty Secret societies Samuel Adams

One of the leaders

Samuel Adams One of the leaders

Boston Massacre (1770) Clash between British soldiers and colonists

5 colonists were killed

Clash between British soldiers and colonists

5 colonists were killed Crispus Attucks

Former slave Considered the 1st martyr of the Revolution

Former slave Considered the 1st martyr of the Revolution

Paul Revere’s exaggerated engraving

Considered the 1st martyr of the Revolution

Paul Revere’s exaggerated engraving Fueled pro-revolutionary feelings

Example of propaganda Definition: the organized spreading of ideas to influence public opinion

Example of propaganda Definition: the organized spreading of ideas to influence public opinion

Soldiers were put on trial for murder John Adams served as their attorney

All found not guilty except two who were given light sentences

John Adams served as their attorney

All found not guilty except two who were given light sentences

Clash over tea Tea Act (1773)

Gave Britain complete control over American tea trade

Placed a small tax on tea

Gave Britain complete control over American tea trade

Placed a small tax on tea Boston Tea Party

Done to protest the Tea Act (1773) Colonists destroyed over 300 chests of British tea in Boston Harbor

Boston Tea Party Done to protest the Tea Act (1773)

Colonists destroyed over 300 chests of British tea in Boston Harbor

Intolerable Acts Parliament’s reaction to the Boston Tea Party

Severely restricted the rights of all colonists in Massachusetts United the colonies against the British

Severely restricted the rights of all colonists in Massachusetts United the colonies against the British

First Continental Congress Meeting of delegates (representatives) from all the colonies (except Georgia) in Philadelphia

First Continental Congress Meeting of delegates (representatives) from all the colonies (except Georgia) in Philadelphia

Agreed to: Petition the King

Agreed to: Petition the King Boycott all British goods until the Intolerable Acts were repealed

Petition the King Boycott all British goods until the Intolerable Acts were repealed

Begin training soldiers Minutemen

Term for the colonial militia Non-professional

army made up of ordinary citizens

Name referred to the idea that they were ready to fight at a minute’s notice

Parliament passes the Tea Act

Colonists stage the Boston Tea Party

Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts

Colonists hold the First Continental Congress

Non-professional army made up of ordinary citizens

Name referred to the idea that they were ready to fight at a minute’s notice

Lexington and Concord (April 1775) British troops from Boston marched toward Concord to seize colonial military supplies and capture leaders Minutemen were warned by riders like Paul Revere

Gage

British troops from Boston marched toward Concord to seize colonial military supplies and capture leaders Minutemen were warned by riders like Paul Revere

Lexington Small battle on Lexington Green

1st battle of the Revolutionary War

Small battle on Lexington Green 1st battle of the Revolutionary War “Shot heard ‘round the world”

Small force of Minutemen Easily won by the British

Small force of Minutemen Easily won by the British

Concord Important victory for Minutemen at Concord Bridge

Concord Important victory for Minutemen at Concord Bridge

British soldiers struggled to return the 20 miles to Boston Harassed by Minutemen along the road

British soldiers struggled to return the 20 miles to Boston

British soldiers struggled to return the 20 miles to Boston Harassed by Minutemen along the road

Choosing sides Patriots

Colonists who supported American independence

Patriots Colonists who supported American independence

Loyalists Colonists who remained loyal to Britain Also called Tories

Many colonists remained neutral

Shelburne, Nova Scotia

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