Causes of American Revolution PDF

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American Revolution

What would you do to fight for your

independence?Tuesday, January 14, 14



A. The 13 Colonies

Tuesday, January 14, 14



1. Give a brief description of the13 colonies




B. The Causes of the American Revolution




1. The French and Indian War ended




a. Explanation of French and Indian War




2. The Proclamation of 1763




a. Definition of the Proclamation of 1763b. The colonists ignored it




1. Moved onto the Native American land2. Traded with the Native Americans

3. Effect - Britain passed theWrit of Assistance




3. Sugar Act a. Definition of the Sugar Act




b. Effect - Colonists boycotted British items and kept smuggling

c. Led to Writ of Assistance




4. Writ of Assistance a. Definition of Writ of Assistance

b. All the laws Britain passed made itdifficult to trade with anyone other than

BritainTuesday, January 14, 14



c. Britain wanted to stop the smugglingd. Effect - It made all the colonies mad




5. Stamp Act a. Definition of Stamp Act




b. Effect: 1. United colonies to oppose the act

2. Created Stamp Act Congress 3. Led to “No taxation without representation”




6. The Quartering Act a. Definition of Quartering Act




b. Effect - United the colonies even more




7. Declaratory Acta. Definition of Declaratory Act




b. Effect - The colonists ignored it, they were happy the Stamp Act was repealed




8. The Townshend Acts a. Definition of Townshend Acts




b. Effects:1. Colonists boycotted all British items

2. Anger led to Boston Massacre




9. The Boston Massacre



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a. Explain what happened in your own words




b. 5 colonists deadc. 4 white and 1 black




Who was Crispus Attucks?What did Paul Revere do with the

Boston Massacre?




10. The Gaspee Affair a. The Gaspee ship was sent to

Rhode Island to stop smuggling




b. The Sons of Liberty, with the help of people from Rhode Island, had the

Gaspee chase a smuggling ship




1. The Gaspee hit the bottom of the ocean2. The colonists kidnapped the crew and

burned the ship


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3. Oddly, none of the colonists knew what happened :)

c. Effect - Britain treats the colonies even worse




Who were the Sons and

Daughters of Liberty?




11. The Tea Act a. Definition of Tea Act:




b. Effects 1. Colonists started drinking coffee

2. Led to the Boston Tea Party




12. The Boston Tea Party a. The definition of the Boston Tea Party:




b. The colonists threw $1,000,000 worth oftea in the ocean







C. Effect - Led to the Intolerable Acts




Who were Samuel

Adams and John Adams?


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13. Intolerable Actsa. Definition of Intolerable Acts


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b. Punished the entire city of Bostonc. Boston was under British military rule




d. King George III told the colonists“submit or triumph”


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4. Effectsa. Colonies had own slogan,

“support or perish with Massachusetts”


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b. Led to the Battle of Lexington and Concord


14 Quebec Act



14. Quebec Act a. Definition of Quebec Act b. Colonists couldn’t believe the Britishwould give the French their rights,

but not them




c. Effect - Led to the first Continental Congress and Lexington and Concord


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15. First Continental Congress a. Colonists sent representative to meet

in Philadelphia to discuss leaving orstaying with Britain


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b. Effect - This is the beginning of the Declaration of Independence




Who said, “Give me

liberty or give medeath”?Explain the quote:




What was theCommittee of

Correspondence andwho started it?


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What would you do to fight for yourindependence?

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