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Revolution

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Stamp Act

British Actions:

Why did they do this?

Colonists Reactions:

Why did this make them angry?

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Townshend Acts

British Actions:

Why did they do this?

Colonists Reactions:

Why did this make them angry?

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Boston Massacre

British Actions:

Why did they do this?

Colonists Reactions:

Why did this make them angry?

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Tea Act

British Actions:

Why did they do this?

Colonists Reactions:

Why did this make them angry?

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Intolerable Acts

British Actions:

Why did they do this?

Colonists Reactions:

Why did this make them angry?

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Lexington and Concord

British Actions:

Why did they do this?

Colonists Reactions:

Why did this make them angry?

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Timeline of Events

Conflict at Lexington and Concord

First Continental Congress

Second Continental Congress

Common Sense Written

Battle at Bunker Hill

Olive Branch Petition

Declaration of Independence Adopted

1774 1775 1776 17831781

British surrender at Yorktown

Treaty of Paris formally ends war

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Conflict at Lexington and Concord

• 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

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Second Continental Congress

•Met in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775

•Declared themselves the government

•Named George Washington the Commander in Chief of new army

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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

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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

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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

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Declaration of Independence

June, 1776 = Second Continental Congress created a committee to prepare a

statement with the reasons for their separation with Britain

1. Thomas Jefferson

2. John Adams

3. Benjamin Franklin

4. Robert Livingston

5. Roger Sherman

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Declaration of Independence

Main ArgumentsPeople 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.

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A. Preamble – Intro.

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

D. Resolution – establishes independent states after they tried to make things work and were denied

Declaration of Independence

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A. Preamble –

B. Declaration of Rights –

C. Complaints –

D. Resolution –

Declaration of Independence

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Cornell Notes – Chapter 4, Section 5 (p.133-137)

Atlas Assignment – 17a + b

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Who would win?British Americans

British government strongest in world American government did not yet exist

lots of money no money

army strongest in the worldAmerican army made up of citizen-

soldiers who were badly trained

many officers few officers with any experience

British navy ruled the seas no navy

fighting 3000 miles away from home - had to ship men and supplies

fighting at home - English might lose because couldn't get soldiers over quickly

British army had trouble getting soldiers because many people had family members and friends in America.

France helped by sending money and trained officers 

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Valley Forge--Washington & Lafayette. Winter 1777-78.

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Valley Forge

• During the winter of 1777-1778, George Washington’s troops suffered severely.

• The soldiers suffered from the following problems:

- hunger

- lack of shoes and warm clothing

- frostbite and disease

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The Treaty of ParisApril 1783

- The British recognized the U.S. as an independent nation.

- U.S. territory stretched from Canada to Florida and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River.

- Britain returned Florida to Spain.

- The U.S. promised to ask state legislatures to pay Loyalists for the property they lost in the war. (However, most states paid the Loyalists nothing.)

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Quiz New England Colonies - Middle Colonies - Southern

ColoniesFrench and Indian War – Causes and Effects (strained

relationship between colonists and Britain, caused financial stress for Britain)

Stamp Act - Townshend Acts – Boston Massacre – Tea Act – Intolerable Acts – Lexington and Concord WHAT ARE THEY, BRITISH ACTIONS, COLONISTS REACTIONS

Continental CongressCommon Sense – Thomas Paine, argumentsDeclaration of Independence – purpose, 4 partsFlag – Benedict Arnold – Paul Revere – Bunker HillValley ForgeTreaty of Paris

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