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Road to Revolution

Road to Revolution. PROCLAMATION LINE OF 1763. Continued hostilities between Native Americans and British made newly acquired land too dangerous Would have required too much money and too many resources to control British prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

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Road to Revolution

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  1. Road to Revolution

  2. PROCLAMATION LINE OF 1763 • Continued hostilities between Native Americans and British made newly acquired land too dangerous • Would have required too much money and too many resources to control • British prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains • Colonists settled there anyway!!! Back

  3. Sugar Act • 1764 • Duty placed on imported sugar • Intention was to actually enforce • Money would be used to pay for cost of maintaining 10,000 men army in colonies.

  4. Currency Act Restricted the use of paper money by the colonies PROBLEM – too much paper money was issued -> currency depreciated This inflation was harmful to merchants in Great Britain, who were forced to accept the depreciated currency from colonists for payment of debts

  5. Stamp Act • Required special embossed paper • Revenue measure • Must be paid for in hard money (silver and gold) Newspapers Legal documents Licenses Ship’s papers Playing cards back

  6. Repeal of Stamp Act/Passage of Declaratory Act Nonimportation movement – boycott of English products Pressure from English merchants 1766 • repeal of Stamp Act • reduction of duty of Sugar Act • Declaratory Act passed = PARLIAMENT HAS FULL AUTHORITY TO MAKE LAWS IN COLONIES back

  7. Sugar Act of 1764 • Stamp Act • Declaratory Act of 1766 • Townshend Acts • Tea Act of 1773 • Coercive Acts

  8. British Actions: Why did they do this? Colonists Reactions: Why did this make them angry?

  9. Timeline of Events First Continental Congress Second Continental Congress Common Sense Written British surrender at Yorktown 1774 1775 1776 1781 1783 Conflict at Lexington and Concord Olive Branch Petition Declaration of Independence Adopted Treaty of Paris formally ends war Battle at Bunker Hill

  10. First Continental Congress • Intolerable Acts – closed Boston Harbor, imposed martial law on Boston • September, 1774 – 56 delegates met in Philadelphia to discuss colonial rights • Some colonists stepped up military preparations.

  11. British learn of hidden weapons in Concord – march to get them • In Lexington, 70 colonists try to stop them • “SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD” • British march on to Concord – 4000 colonists meet them and best them Conflict at Lexington and Concord

  12. Second Continental Congress • Met in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775 • Not to govern nor to rebel but to join forces on common policies • Urged colonies to mobilize its militias • Named George Washington the Commander in Chief of new army

  13. BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL • June 1775 • Fought for control of Boston Harbor • 1st major battle of war • Gave the colonists great confidence • Deadliest battle of war as over 1,000 redcoats and 450 colonists died • Battle misnamed Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill would have been more accurate) June 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill

  14. OLIVE BRANCH PETITION • July 1775, the Second Continental Congress was readying for war, though still hoping for peace • Most delegates deeply loyal to King George III • July 8 – Olive Branch Petition sent to King – asked for King to secure peace and protect their rights • King refuses to read it – declares colonies in rebellion

  15. Common Sense Pamphlet – published in 1776 Challenged the authority of British Rule Paine used plain language which spoke to the common man Arguments Ridiculous for an island to rule a continent European wars cause American colonies economies to collapse

  16. Declaration of Independence June, 1776 = Second Continental Congress created a committee to prepare a statement with the reasons for their separation with Britain • Thomas Jefferson • John Adams • Benjamin Franklin • Robert Livingston • Roger Sherman

  17. Declaration of Independence Main Arguments People have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness If government does not protect these rights then people can form new government. Purpose To explain the political ideas of the colonists To list the grievances of the revolutionists To formally declare their separation from Great Britain.

  18. Declaration of Independence A. Preamble – Intro. – describes the document as an explanation of why they are becoming independent B. Declaration of Rights – natural rights (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness) have to be protected by a government or else C. Complaints – reasons why king stinks (he hasn’t treated the colonists as he treated the British in Britain) D. Resolution – establishes independent states after they tried to make things work and were denied

  19. Who would win?

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