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Unit 5: Causes of Am. Revolution I . French and Indian War (Imperial War)

Unit 5: Causes of Am. Revolution I . French and Indian War (Imperial War) A. Britain and France both claimed Ohio River Valley for valuable fur trade B. G. Washington sent to force the French out- he had to surrender Fort Necessity.

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Unit 5: Causes of Am. Revolution I . French and Indian War (Imperial War)

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  1. Unit 5: Causes of Am. Revolution I. French and Indian War (Imperial War) A. Britain and France both claimed Ohio River Valley for valuable fur trade B. G. Washington sent to force the French out- he had to surrender Fort Necessity

  2. C. AKA Seven Years’ War: Britain wins, signs Treaty of Paris 1763 (French Empire gone in Am.)

  3. D. Conflict on Western Frontier 1. Indians rebelled against Br. settlement & attacked colonists moving west 2. To keep settlers safe, King George issued Proclamation Act: No colonists west of Mtns. (to stop conflicts with Indians like Pontiac)

  4. II. Conflict in Colonies A. War debt & Br. redcoats protecting settlers leads to new taxes and colonial resistance 1. Sugar Act – taxed sugar & molasses 2. Navigation Acts colonists could ONLY trade with Br. (enforced for 1st time) 3. Br. run courts (guilty until proven innocent) Britain BIG war debt

  5. 4. Committees of Correspondence- colonists wrote letters to encourage protests against Br. 5.“NoTaxation without Representation” • B. Stamp Act: Taxed all papers (required an official stamp) • 1. Colonists Protested • Sons of Liberty: Secret group that “encouraged” colonists to stop buying the Stamps • Stamp Act Congress • (Patrick Henry)

  6. Stamp Act repealed (removed): replaced with Townshend Acts: taxed lead, paper, paint, glass and tea and sent troops to enforce Boston Massacre: snowball fight turns into violent event, killing 5 colonists (Crispus Attucks) Reality Revere’s propaganda

  7. E. Townshend Acts repealed, except Tea tax, so colonists protest with Boston Tea Party

  8. F. Intolerable Acts passed to punish Boston • Harbor closed • Massachusetts Legislature cancelled (Martial Law under General Gage) • Quartering Act- colonists had to house Br. soldiers

  9. III. Revolution Begins A. First Continental Congress met in response to Intolerable Acts: continued boycott, sent letter to King George III B. Lexington & Concord, April 1775, British tried to take colonists’ gun powder 1. Revere and Dawes sounded the alarm 2. “Shot heard round the world” fired at Lexington (8 minutemen killed) 3. Americans used guerrilla tactics and forced Br. retreat

  10. C. 2nd Continental Congress 1. Picked George Washington to head Continental Army 2. Sent Olive Branch Petition, then 3. Wrote Declaration of Independence Olive Branch Petition

  11. D. Early Battles 1. Fort Ticonderoga 1775: Americans surprised British and won 100 cannons 2. Bunker Hill 1775: British won only because Americans ran out of ammunition 3. Dorchester Heights 1776: Washington used cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to blast Br. out of Boston

  12. Timeline Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian war 1763 Boston Tea Party Intolerable Acts 1773 1774 1775 Lexington & Concord

  13. ACTLAW SAIDCOLONISTS PROTEST BR. REACT Proc. Stamp Town. Tea Intol. Quart. Hated it, Ignored law No one west of Mtns. Sent soldiers Refused to pay Stamp Act Congress Sons of Liberty Repealed, Replaced with Townshend Act Tax on all papers Boycott Boston Massacre Propaganda Tax on paper, paint, lead, glass, tea Repealed, but kept tea tax Intolerable Acts Boston Tea Party Tax on tea Formed militia (citizen army) Sent more soldiers Closed port, Martial law Concord & Lexington Redcoats in your house Colonists increasingly Angry with British

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