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Transcript of THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION. But First... 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Maryland New...
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13.Maryland
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Georgia
New York
New Jersey
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Life in the Colonies
• Politics• In NE and the Middle Colonies, the town hall
was important• In the South, decisions were made at the
county level because people were so spread out
• Political Change in Europe• English Bill of Rights (1689) took power
away from the king and gave it to Parliament (English Congress)
English Trade Laws
• Navigation Acts• Passed by Britain; prohibited the
colonies from trading with any country other than England
• Resulted in Triangular Trade• Trade between England, Africa, and
America• Middle Passage of slaves to America
Religious Changes• The Great Awakening
• Spiritual revival in the American colonies led by George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards
Whitefield Edwards
• The Enlightenment in Europe• People began arguing that logic and
reason could build a better society• Some thinkers began to talk about
natural freedoms and liberties• Life• Liberty• Property
French and Indian War
• 1754• Britain & colonists vs. the French,
Spanish, and Indians• British & colonists win; Britain gains
French and Spanish lands in North America
• England runs up very high debt in doing so. . .
Taxation Simulation
• Don Odom, director of schools, has run up quite a debt buying new technology for the Central Office.
Homework
• Read Chapter 3, Section 4 that begins on page 90. Answer the questions on page 97. 1-4 all parts
• In order to raise money to pay off the debt, Mr. Odom has passed the following rules for all LMS students:• Lunches will now be $10.00• Students must pay $1.00 each day to ride
the bus morning and evening• A fifty cent tax must be paid everyday for
textbook use• A monthly tax of $25.00 is to be paid for
building and facility use• Refusing to pay will result in OSS and
possible transfer to Smyrna West; heavy fines and possible imprisonment in Juvenile Detention are possible as well.
Your Job
• Use the next few minutes to explain your anger at the new taxes. Do so by jotting down all the reasons that you think the taxes are unfair, and provide what you think what you think are proper responses to the taxes.
• We will discuss them in a minute.
F.O.A. (Bellwork)
• In your opinion, did Britain do anything wrong to the colonists, or did the colonists whine too much?
• Give me a one-paragraph answer. A paragraph is 5-7 sentences.
Assignment
• Finish any work you owe me.• Use pages 90-103 to make
notecards.• You may quiz one classmate after
you finish the notecards.
F.O.A. (Bellwork)
• What does repeal mean?• What’s the Middle Passage?• What were the Navigation Acts?
Reminder
• The test on Thursday will cover Chapter 3, Sections 4 and 5.
• The material is on pages 90-103.• Tomorrow will have a quiz over Chapter
3, Sections 1-3.• The quiz will be open notes and open
book. It’s 20 questions, multiple choice.
Britain Raises Taxes• To pay for the war debt,
Parliament passes the Sugar Act (1764)• Sugar, molasses, and rum• First act specifically designed to raise
money from the colonists• British officials in the colonies given
more power to stop smugglers• More power given to British courts in
the colonies; no juries, only judges
The Result. . .
• Colonists are SUPER upset• “No Taxation Without
Representation” becomes battlecry of the colonists
• Colonists like Samuel Adams begin organizing boycotts of British goods
Britain Raises Taxes - Again
• Stamp Act (1765)• Tax on all paper items (legal
documents, licenses, newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, etc.)
• First direct attempt at taxing the colonist to raise money
The Result. . .• Secret society called the Sons of
Liberty forms led by Samuel Adams; uses violence to terrorize tax collectors
• Colonists openly refused to pay the tax• Parliament is forced to repeal, or take
back, the Stamp Act• But they aren’t happy about it. . .
More Acts. . .
• Townshend Acts (1767)• Lead, glass, paint, paper, tea, etc.• Gave British officials warrants to
intentionally search any ship or vessel for smuggling
• One very influential colonist is caught smuggling and this angers the Sons of Liberty. . .
The Result. . .• Sons of Liberty attack British
officials’ homes• The king of England sends troops
in to restore order in MA• The new presence of British
soldiers angers the colonists, and one night things get a little heated. . .
MOVIE CLIP TIME!!!
• Watch the short clip• Take on the mindset of an
investigator watching all this take place; try to use clues to figure out who the people are and what has happened.
• Jot down your thoughts in your notes. We’ll discuss them later.
http://www.schooltube.com/video/d59b79cf2097f4bcd78b/The%20Boston%20Massacre
• Fighting breaks out on March 5, 1770 between British soldiers and American colonists
• British soldiers fire into the crowd, killing five colonists
• Colonists like Sam Adams and Paul Revere use the story for propaganda
• John Adams, Sam’s cousin, actually defends the troops in their court case; wins the trial.
http://www.schooltube.com/video/e9fd9dbd0636f975dbee/Boston%20Massacre%20Trial-%20Verdict
Result. . .
• The Sons of Liberty are extremely upset by the verdict
• Parliament passes the Tea Act to raise more money• British East India Company was the only
provider of tea to the colonies• Sons of Liberty respond by dumping 340
large chests of tea into Boston Harbor• “The Boston Tea Party”
Result. . .• The Intolerable Acts (1774)
• Closed down Boston Harbor until the lost tea was paid for
• Quartering Act forced colonists to house British troops
• Massachusetts has its charter cancelled. Comes under direct control of the king’s representative
• British officials accused of crimes are to be sent back to England to face trial