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Road to Revolution

Road to Revolution. What causes the colonists to revolt against British rule?. Mercantilism (1650s). To increase wealth, British Parliament passes Navigation Acts. 1) British ships & crew must be used in all colonial trade.

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Road to Revolution

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  1. Road to Revolution What causes the colonists to revolt against British rule?

  2. Mercantilism (1650s) • To increase wealth, British Parliament passes Navigation Acts 1) British ships & crew must be used in all colonial trade • Idea a nation could increase its wealth by: 1) getting lots of gold & silver 2) sell more goods than you buy 3) control all trade 2) Colonial products had to be shipped to Britain first

  3. 1754-1763: French and Indian War France & Nat. Ams vs. Britain & Am. Colonists over land • British losing at first due to ambush techniques by Nat. Ams, British Gen. William Pitt allies with Iroquois & defeats French • 1763: Britain gains all of Canada • King George issues Proclamation of 1763 : no settlements west of Appalachians, colonists upset!

  4. British need money to pay for F& I war, cut tax on British molasses, hope colonists will buy British molasses Result: Colonists keep smuggling foreign molasses, despite increased penalties for smuggling Tax on documents & printed items (wills, newspapers, etc.) Early Problems for Colonists (1764-1770) 1. Sugar Act, 1764 2. Stamp Act, 1765 • First direct tax on everyday needs, colonists protest

  5. 3. Townshend Acts, 1767 • British repeal stamp act but pass Townshend Acts, taxing many items never taxed before (glass, ink, paint, paper, tea) • Samuel Adams forms Sons of Liberty, slogan “No taxation w/out representation!”, start a boycott of British goods

  6. Boston Massacre - 1770 VQ1: Why were people protesting? VQ2: What escalated the violence VQ3: What was Paul Revere’s role? VQ4: How did news travel about the massacre? • Due to protests, more soldiers in Boston • Soldiers open fire on protestors, kill 5 colonists • Paul Revere’s depiction further angers colonists

  7. Boston Tea Party, 1773 • BEIC pays no export tax, but still tax on American tea • Colonists dressed as Indians dump British tea into Boston Harbor (including King George’s personal tea) • British East India Co. losing money on tea. Parliament passes Tea Act to help the company

  8. Intolerable Acts, 1774 • Boston Harbor is shut down • Quartering Act: forced colonists to house British soldiers • Reduced right of self-government , Mass Assembly susp. • Boston Massacre trial moved to London Something must be done!

  9. First Continental Congress, 1774 • 56 delegates meet in Philadelphia, say rights have been violated • If British Redcoats use violence, colonists should fight back, create a militia called the Minutemen Were not going to be pushed around!

  10. Lexington & Concord • VQ 1: What is the first shot at Lexington known as? • VQ 2: How many minutemen are killed at Lexington? • Minutemen start patrolling, more Br. Troops on way • Paul Revere warns “redcoats are coming” • VQ 3: Why were the British in Concord? • VQ 4: What did the Battle of Concord prove to the Americans?

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