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The Stirrings of Rebellion

The Stirrings of Rebellion. Chapter 4- Section 1. True or False. The original 13 colonies were all very similar to each other. . False. New England : small farms, lumbering, fishing, ship building Middle: farming

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The Stirrings of Rebellion

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  1. The Stirrings of Rebellion Chapter 4- Section 1

  2. True or False • The original 13 colonies were all very similar to each other.

  3. False • New England: small farms, lumbering, fishing, ship building • Middle: farming • Southern: plantations, cash crops such as tobacco, rice and indigo, majority of slaves and indentured servants

  4. True or False • The original 13 colonies were British colonies.

  5. True • Great Britain ruled the colonies for more than 150 years (1607-1776) • In the 1600s Britain, France, and Spain are fighting to gain territories around the world. • In 1754, the French and Indian War was a 10 year battle over the Ohio Valley which left Britain with huge debt.

  6. True or False • The 13 colonies were economically dependent on Britain.

  7. False • By the 1770s, most colonies were self-sufficient. • Most colonists had more rights than their European counterparts. Colonists wanted to maintain these rights. • Colonists were still dependent on the British for military protection.

  8. True or False • After the French and Indian War, Britain agrees to pay for the debt of the war and allow the colonies to continue in their “independence.”

  9. False • After the French and Indian War, King George III started to take away freedoms that the colonists had taken for granted. • Proclamation of 1763 • Quartering Act • The Stamp Act • The Boston Massacre • The Boston Tea Party • The Intolerable Acts • Townshend Acts

  10. True or False • All the colonists agree to declare independence.

  11. False • Loyalists • Remain loyal to Britain • Who were they? • Rich land owners, governors, religious leaders • Patriots • Want independence • Who were they? • Merchants • Farmers • Craftsmen • Tradesmen

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  13. Aftermath of the War • Proclamation of 1763 • Banned settlement west of Appalachians. • “British stationed 10,000 troops in colonies to maintain order • Many colonists saw this as a “standing army” • Sugar Act • Halved duty on foreign made molasses • Placed duties on certain imports • Strengthened enforcement of law allowing prosecutors to try smuggling cases in a vice-admiral court instead of colonial court

  14. The Stamp Act • March 1765: The Stamp Act • Required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document, license, newspaper, pamphlet, etc. • Impacted every colonist • Resistance led by Sons of Liberty and Sam Adams • No stamps were sold • Colonies passed laws saying colonists could only be taxed by that colony • Stamp Act Congress • Repealed in March 1766, but passed the Declaratory Act. • “to bind the colonies and people of America… in all cases.”

  15. The Townshend Acts • 1767: Townshend Acts passed by Parliament • Taxes placed on imported materials from Britain such as glass, paint, and paper. • Imposed a three penny tax on tea. • Colonists again resisted. • “Taxation without representation” • John Hancock accused of smuggling • 2,000 “redcoats” stationed in Boston

  16. The Boston Massacre • British “presence” in Boston angered colonists • March 1770: Mob gathered near Customs House and taunted guards. • Crispus Attucks and four others were killed. • Labeled the “Boston Massacre” by Sam Adams.

  17. Boston Tea Party • British East India Company held monopoly on tea imports, but weren’t profiting b/c of boycotts. • Tea Act: Granted company the right to sell tea to colonies free of taxes that tea sellers had to pay. • December 16, 1773 • Colonists, disguised as Native Americans, dumped 18,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor

  18. The Intolerable Acts • King George III was infuriated by the colonists actions. • 1774: Intolerable Acts • Shut down Boston Harbor • Quartering Act • Appointed Chief of British Forces as new governor of MA and he placed Boston under martial law • Colonists reaction • First Continental Congress (Sept. 1774, 56 delegates met in Philadelphia)

  19. What do you think? • How would you respond to these laws passed by a distant government?

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