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The Revolution Begins

The Revolution Begins. Events leading to the Revolutionary War. 1. French and Indian War http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=D06AFBFD-5464-4B0 4-A68B-0523CE43CBB8&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US 2. Proclamation of 1763.

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The Revolution Begins

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  1. The Revolution Begins

  2. Events leading to the Revolutionary War. 1. French and Indian War http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=D06AFBFD-5464-4B04-A68B-0523CE43CBB8&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US 2. Proclamation of 1763 • A war in which the French and Native Americans fought British soldiers and American militia from 1753-1759. • British law that prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachians.

  3. How you “gonna” ACT When was my act/tax enacted? Why was my act/tax imposed on the colonists by Britain? How did my act/tax affect the colonists? How did the colonists react? What other events in history was my act/tax connected to? Do you think this act/tax is unfair? Why?

  4. 2. The Sugar Act 3. The Quartering Act 4. The Stamp Act • Britain placed a tax on items such as wine, silk, and molasses. • Law that required colonists to feed and shelter British troops. • Law that stated colonists had to pay for stamps printed on taxable paper items.

  5. 5. The Boston Massacre http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=7a1ff46d-9035-444d-9ef7-2b9d625ee653&productcode=US&CFID=517320&CFTOKEN=95311090 • March 5, 1770 a riot broke out in downtown Boston between the colonists and the British Soldiers. Five colonists were left dead or severely wounded.

  6. 6. The Boston Tea Party http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=039a63ce-2a35-41c1-80e2-1525c0d95bb8&productcode=US&CFID=517320&CFTOKEN=95311090 7. Intolerable Acts • On December 16, 1773 colonists in Boston dressed as Native Americans boarded British tea ships and dumped more than 300 chests of tea in the water. • Parliament sealed off the Boston Harbor until the colonists paid for the damages from the Boston Tea Party.

  7. First Continental Congress • Representative from the colonies met on September 7, 1774 to discuss a boycott against all British goods. http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=EBEFC36C-0081-40F7-AE69-DF0524F958FE&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

  8. Write a sentence with the following words: 1. George Washington 2. Treaty of Paris 3. Pontiac 4. Treason 5. Boycott 6. Revolution Answer the following questions in a complete sentence 7. What was the Proclamation of 1763? 8. Name three Acts England placed on the colonies. 9. Why did the colonists challenge British taxes? 10. Describe the Boston Massacre.

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