October 08, 2009

Causes of theAmerican Revolution

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French and Indian War

-British win land in North America-British gain power-British settlers move west

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Proclamation of 1763

-King wanted to decrease tensions with American Indians

-ban settlers west of the App. Mountains and settlers already there had to return

-This angered the settlers and they ignored it **did not like British control

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Sugar Act (1764)

-to pay for military costs

-George Grenville asked to tax the colonists

-tax on imported sugar, molasses

-1st tax to raise money to pay for standing army in the colonies

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Colonist's Reaction

-upset-used to having a say about taxes (Colonial Leg.)

-James Otis speaks out against

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No Taxation without Representation

-Samuel Adams

-Parliament does not have the right to tax without our consent (no representation in Parliament)

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Committees of Correspondence

-founded by Samuel Adams

-shared info about new laws and how to challenge them-boycotts and protests

-used to spread news and info in the colonies

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Stamp Act

-passed in 1765

-affected most colonists

-had to pay for a special stamp on legal documents, licenses, newspapers, pamphlets and cards

-led to court closings (lawyers) and boycotts

October 08, 2009

Sons of Liberty Formed

-protest group

-used violence to frighten tax collectors

-founded by Samuel Adams

Rebellious Stripes Flagused by the Sons of Liberty

October 08, 2009

Patrick Henry Resolutions

-stated in the Virginia House of Burgesses that the taxes violated colonist's rights

-gained support

-news spreads to other colonies

"Give me liberty or give me death!"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

October 08, 2009

Stamp Act Congress

-delegates from 9 colonies meet in New York

-issue a declaration that the Stamp Act violated rights

-ask Parliament to repeal it

October 08, 2009

Repeal of the Stamp Act

-merchants feel it hurts their business-boycotts

-William Pitt leads Parliament to repeal the act in 1766

October 08, 2009

Declaratory Act

-Parliament doesn't like the colonist's challenge to their power

-passes act stating they have the power to make any law

- issue is over control of the colonies

October 08, 2009

Townshend Act

-tax on imported glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea

-to pay military costs and governor's salaries-standing army in peacetime- soldiers in the colonies

-writs of assistance- search for smuggled goods

- colonists felt this violated their rights as Englishmen

October 08, 2009

Boston Massacre

-more soldiers sent to Boston

-colonists dislike the soldiers in their city

-fight between a group of colonists and soldiers-March 1770

-colonists killed

-used as propaganda to support the colonists

-Parliament repeals the Townshend Acts

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Tea Act (1773)

-passed to show the colonists that Parliament is in charge

-tax on imported tea

-British East India Co. sells directly to the colonies

-colonists are unhappy-UNITE

October 08, 2009

Boston Tea Party

-November 1773

-colonists (Sons of Liberty) sneak aboard a ship in the Boston Harbor and dump tea overboard

-destroys the tea

-this is an act of protest

October 08, 2009

Intolerable Act (Coercive Act)

-passed in1774

-passed to punish Mass. for the tea party and to use them as an example for other colonies

-closed the harbor, canceled charter, quartering act

-Gage new governor

October 08, 2009

Calls to Unite

-colonists should boycott all British goods

-colonial leaders should meet to talk about the British