Revolutionary war

The Creation of America

Proclamation of 1763

• Closed lands west of Mountains to Colonial Settlers

• Did it Work?– Didn’t stop colonists from moving west even

with British military scouting areas– Native’s and Colonists still fighting

British Acts on American Colonists

• Sugar Act 1764- Raised taxes on Luxury items such as wine and silk and molasses.

• Quartering act-

• Writs of Assistance- Royal army had right to search for illegal products. Make sure Taxes are paid

• Stamp Act- 1765- law ordering colonists to house British Troops

Colonial Protests in North Carolina

• Applauded Stamp act congress

• Created Wilmington Sons of Liberty– Prevented ships of taxed paper from being

unloaded– Refused to sell British goods– Arrested British sailors who stepped foot in

Wilmington

North Carolina’s Reaction to Taxes

• Wrote to King George asking him to fix problems.

• “No Taxation Without Representation “

• Continued to Protest and Boycott

Major terms• Treason- Betrayal of one’s country• Repealed- Take away a law• Boycott- Refusing to buy goods• Tyranny- Unjust use of power• Hessians- Hired German soldiers fighting

for British during Revolutionary war • Revolution- A great change• Loyalist- Colonist loyal to Britain during

Revolution• Patriot- Colonists who wanted

Independence from England

Non-Importation Association

• Colonial Governmental plan to Boycott British Goods

• North Carolina accepted this plan even after the Governor said no

Boston Massacre

• How did it help Patriots cause?

• What were the claims of what happened?

• Were those claims accurate?

Tea Parties North and South

• North- Boston Tea Party- Sons of Liberty dressed up like Natives and dumped tea into Boston Harbor (Violent)

• South- Edenton tea Party. 51 North Carolina Women, Patriotic Ladies, signed an agreement to boycott British tea and Protest the tea act. (Non-Violent)

• Both Were Protests against the British tax on tea

Time Line• 1770- Boston Massacre• 1773- Tea act• 1773- Boston Tea Party• 1773- Edenton Tea Party• 1774- Intolerable Acts• 1774- Continental Congress meets• 1774- NC colony Provincial government

meets• 1775- NC colony removal of British

Governor putting NC on the road to Revolution

Richard Caswell

• First Provincial Governor of NC during Revolution.

• Fought in French and Indian War

• Representative for North Carolina at Continental Congress

Continental Congress

• September 5th, 1774

• 12 colonies sent representatives to discuss how they were being treated and how to avoid war with Britain

• Why would Colonists want to avoid war with Britain?

Minute Men

• Made up Militia

• Farmers with guns who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice

Major Battles

• Lexington and Concord- First Battles of the Revolutionary War between Sons of Liberty and British Soldiers in Massachusetts

• “Shot Heard Around the World”

Saratoga

• Turning point of the Revolutionary War

• First Major American Victory over the British

Moore’s Creek Bridge

• First Battle of War in North Carolina

• Stopped Loyalist and British Army from Meeting up

• The win Encouraged North Carolina to Seek Independence

Bunker Hill

• Fiercest battle of the War

• British want control of Major Colonial Area

• Americans had to Retreat and lost battle but proved to Colonists they could fight the British Army

Battle of Yorktown

• Last Battle of War

• French helped Americans win

• Colonists Defeated greatest army in the world turning the world Upside down

Second Continental Congress

• Second meeting of 13 colonies

• Dealing with Growing threat of war

• Created an army called the Continental Army

Hudson River

• Washington used Hudson River to send Cannons down to surround the British in Boston. When British saw the were surrounded they knew they were defeated and left Boston forever

Halifax and Mecklenburg Resolves

• Halifax Resolves– Formal written statements calling for the

colonies Independence from Britain.– Helped Draft the Declaration of Independence

• Mecklenburg Resolves– Created by North Carolina County stating

British Laws were no Longer in effect– First NC call for Independence from Britain

Declaration of Independence

• Written by Thomas Jefferson

• Explain reasons why colonies decided to declare Independence

• Listed wrongs of King George III

• North Carolina Agreed to it