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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. THE CAUSES. SPOT THE DIFFERENCE. SPOT THE DIFFERENCE. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. WHAT WERE THE MAIN REASONS FOR STARTING A REVOLUTION????. “No Taxation without Representation”. Colonies had no representation in Parliament.

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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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  1. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION THE CAUSES

  2. SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

  3. SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

  4. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

  5. WHAT WERE THE MAIN REASONS FOR STARTING A REVOLUTION????

  6. “No Taxation without Representation” • Colonies had no representation in Parliament. • Because of this they felt that they had no say in whether or not this act should be passed. • Many legislators felt the colonists were being taxed unfairly - more than England itself.

  7. The Boston Massacre 5 March 1770

  8. Tea Act (1773) • British East India Co.: • Monopoly on Br. tea imports. • Many members of Parl. held shares. • Permitted the Co. to sell tea directly to cols. without col. middlemen (cheaper tea!) • North expected the cols. to eagerly choose the cheaper tea.

  9. Boston Tea Party (1773)

  10. The Intolerable Acts (1774) 1. Port Bill 2. Government Act 3. New Quartering Act Lord North 4. Administration of Justice Act

  11. First Continental Congress (1774) 55 delegates from 12 colonies Agenda How to respond to the Coercive Acts & the Quebec Act? 1 vote per colony represented.

  12. The British Are Coming . . . Paul Revere & William Dawes make their midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British soldiers.

  13. The Shot Heard ’Round the World! Lexington & Concord – April 18,1775

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