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Bell Work. Why did Great Britain not want the colonists settling west of the Appalachian Mountains? This day in History: October 21, 1797- The famous battleship the USS Constitution is launched. . Road to Revolution. Reasons for Taxation.

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  1. Bell Work • Why did Great Britain not want the colonists settling west of the Appalachian Mountains? This day in History: October 21, 1797- The famous battleship the USS Constitution is launched.

  2. Road to Revolution

  3. Reasons for Taxation • The French and Indian war had been very costly for Great Britain and they had bills to pay. • They had to keep a standing army in North America to protect the colonists from Indian attacks. • In 1764 the British Parliament passed the Sugar Act which was the first tax in the colonies. • The British also began cracking down on smugglers.

  4. Cracking Down on the Colonies • In 1764 the British Parliament passed the Sugar Act which was the first tax in the colonies. • The British also began cracking down on smugglers.

  5. Taxation without Representation • The colonists had no representatives in Parliament so they felt Parliament had not right to tax them without their consent. • The slogan “No Taxation without Representation” was coined by James Otis and Samuel Adams. • Adams set up the Committees of Correspondence so that colonies could discuss their views on the new taxes. Colonists began boycotting British merchants.

  6. More Taxes • Stamp Act of 1765 taxed all paper documents. • The Townshend Acts placed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. • The Sons and Daughters of Liberty were formed to oppose these acts.

  7. Group Work • Groups will make 5 questions for their assigned tax. • They will then ask the questions in front of the class and other teams will have the chance to answer the questions. • Teams will get points for answering correctly.

  8. The Boston Massacre • March 5, 1770 British troops fire on a group of civilians. • Samuel Adams and Paul Revere quickly spread the news as propaganda. • The British soldiers were put on trial and found not guilty.

  9. The Boston Tea Party • The Tea Act allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonists. • Colonists went aboard the tea ships at night and dumped 340 chests into Boston Harbor.

  10. The Intolerable Acts of 1774 • Boston Harbor closed • Massachusetts’s charter cancelled • Royal officials accused of crimes were sent to Britain for trial • Quartering Act passed • Quebec Act passed • General Thomas Gage became the new governor of Massachusetts

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