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Revolutionary War

Revolutionary War. 268 -291. Click the picture to the right to listen to a song about the entire Revolutionary War!. Lesson One 270 - 271. Beginnings of the revolution. England wanted to tax the colonists after the French and Indian War because they were in debt.

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Revolutionary War

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  1. Revolutionary War • 268 -291 Click the picture to the right to listen to a song about the entire Revolutionary War!

  2. Lesson One 270 - 271

  3. Beginnings of the revolution • England wanted to tax the colonists after the French and Indian War because they were in debt. • Who thought of the idea to do this?

  4. The Stamp Act • This was the first tax that Parliament placed on colonists. How would you feel if you were taxed on these items? Why?

  5. What did the stamp act do? • -This placed a tax on printed materials including: • - Newspapers • - playing cards • - legal documents

  6. SPeaking OUt! • Patrick Henry was the first to speak out about the stamp tax. • The Stamp Act Congress met to repeal the Stamp Act.

  7. SPeaking OUt! • The Sons of Liberty led protests. They even stamp agents would attack stamp agents and burn houses. • Samuel Adams Started the Sons of Liberty.

  8. What does this Political Cartoon Mean?

  9. What Have We learned? Click above to watch a film clip Click above to play a game!

  10. Lesson One 272 - 275

  11. - Parliament decided to repeal the Stamp Act in 1766. -Charles Townshend and the King still believed they should be allowed to tax the colonists, so they passed the Townshend Acts. Great Britain Fights Back

  12. The Townshend acts • This placed a tariff on imported goods. • This included: paper, wool, tea, and other goods. • What is a tariff?

  13. What do you think this could lead to???

  14. The Colonists ... Back Again • The colonists decide to boycott goods. • A special group of women formed the Daughters of Liberty that helped boycott these goods. • What does boycott mean?

  15. Warnings.... • - Great Britain decided to place warships in Boston, and Benjamin Franklin warned this would not be a good decision.

  16. Lesson Two 276 -279

  17. The Boston Massacre • - Hugh White was bombarded by colonists. • - This caused a riot that continued on and developed into the Boston Massacre. • - What is considered a massacre? • * How would you feel if you were Hugh White???? • * On the same day parliament repealed the Townshend Acts.

  18. Defending the Soldiers • - The soldiers went to trial for murder and John Adams defended them. • - Why would he defend them? • - Would you have done the same?

  19. The only Tax that Remains...

  20. Committee of Correspondence • This was created to deliver messages quickly. • Express Riders would deliver messages... who is a famous Express Rider?

  21. The Tea ACt • Colonists could only buy tea from the East India Company. • This helped to pay back taxes to Britain and help the East Indian Company.

  22. Sons of Liberty Strike Back • The Sons of Liberty dressed up like Mohawks... • What did they do? • Why would they need to dress up?

  23. Lesson Two 280- 282

  24. Intolerable Acts Britain was not happy with what the colonists did... • Port of Boston was closed. • British soldiers were sent back and colonists had to house and feed them. • Massachusetts was placed under the control of Thomas Gage.

  25. Continental Congress * There were 12 leaders from different colonies that meet to discuss the Intolerable Acts. * Georgia was the only colony to not send a representative.

  26. The Continental Congress Decided to: • Stop all trade with Britain until Intolerable Acts were repealed. • Each colony should have a militia • They would meet again in a year if the situation did not improve

  27. Minute Men • Some militia named themselves minute men because they could be ready in a minutes time to fight for their freedom.

  28. Lesson Three: 286 - 291

  29. Concord Bound • The British soldiers traveled to Concord because they knew militia were storing weapons there. • They also wanted to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock.

  30. The Famous Ride • Paul Revere and William Dawes warned colonists that the British were coming

  31. The Minute Men Assemble • At this point the minute men did assemble quickly. They were any age from teenagers to the elderly. • No one knows who actually made the “shot heard round the world”.

  32. Battle of LExington and Concord • In Lexington: 1 British and 8 colonists were killed. • The women of Concord helped hide the weapons in Concord. • 250 British were killed by the end of the day

  33. The Battle of Bunker Hill - William Prescott worked over night to create a fort out of earth and logs. - Prescott ordered his men “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” - This battle was named after a nearby hill, but actually occurred on Breed’s Hill

  34. Who won Bunker Hill • The British won the Battle of Bunker Hill. • more than 1,000 British were killed. • 400 colonists were killed.

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