1 WORDS YOU NEED TO KNOW
2 Colony
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
3 4 Parliament
The English lawmaking body
5 Act
A law made by Parliament
6 Boycott
Refusal to buy
7 Petition
To make a request
8 Propaganda
information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread to help someone or something
9 Repeal
to formally withdraw (make things as they were before)
10 Learning Check: Vocabulary
Turn to a neighbor, or on your paper, give a quick definition for each of the following terms.
1. Parliament 2. Boycott 3. Petition 4. Propaganda 5. Repeal
11 1765 - Stamp Act
A law requiring all legal and commercial papers to carry an official stamp showing the tax had been paid.
12 The Stamp Act
13 The Colonists Boycott
14 1766 – Stamp Act Repealed
In response to boycotts on British made goods, businesses influenced the King of England to repeal the Stamp Act .
15 The Stamp Act is Repealed
16 Learning Check: The Stamp Act
Turn to a neighbor, or on your paper, give a quick answer to each of the questions on the next slide.
17 Learning Check: The Stamp Act
6. The Stamp Act was a tax on what?
7. What year was it enacted?
8. What did the colonists do to show their resistance?
9. What was the result?
10. How long did the Stamp Act last?
18 1766 – Declaratory Act
The same day the stamp Act is repealed Parliament passes the Declaratory Act.
19 1766 – Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act stated that Parliament had the right to make laws for the Colonies.
20 Learning Check: The Declaratory Act
Turn to a neighbor, or on your paper, give a quick answer to each of the questions on the next slide.
21 Learning Check: The Declaratory Act
11. In what year was the Declaratory Act passed?
12. What did it say?
13. Is this more or less powerful than the Stamp Act?
14. What do you think the colonists will do about this one?
22 1767 – Townshend Acts
Laws passed by British Parliament that taxed goods as they came off the ships (a tariff).
23 Townshend Acts
24 1767 – Townshend Acts
Tea, paint, lead, glass, etc. were taxed.
25 Boycott
26 Learning Check: The Townshend Acts
Turn to a neighbor, or on your paper, give a quick answer to each of the questions on the next slide.
27 Learning Check: The Townshend Acts
15. What did the Townshend Acts say/do?
16. In what year were they passed?
17. Why do you think they were known as the “hidden tax”?
18. What do you think the colonists will do about this one?
28 1768 – Boston Massacre
British troops were sent to Boston to enforce the Townshend Acts. Hatred towards the British troops increased.
29 1768 – Boston Massacre
Colonials harassed British Troops. British Troops fired on Colonials killing five people.
30 Five Dead
31 Boston Massacre, The Real Story?
32 Learning Check: The Boston Massacre
Turn to a neighbor, or on your paper, give a quick answer to each of the questions on the next slide.
33 Learning Check: The Boston Massacre
19. In what year did the Massacre take place?
20. Who did the shooting?
21. Why were those troops there to begin with?
22. Write two headlines: One from the perspective of the Colonists and one from the perspective of the British.
34 Nice to Know A.D.D. Moment
Did you know that John Adams, one of our most famous Patriots, actually defended the British Soldiers from the Boston Massacre in court?
35 TOWNSHEND ACTS REPEALED All repealed except a tax on tea
36 1773 - Tea Act
Gave the English East India Company the right to be the only company to sell tea to the American Colonies.
37 1773 Dec - Boston Tea Party
In open defiance of the king and parliament the colonists throw tea into the harbor.
38 The King is Furious
39 Learning Check: The Tea Act and Boston Tea Party
Turn to a neighbor, or on your paper, give a quick answer to each of the questions on the next slide.
40 Learning Check: The Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party 23. The Tea Act was left over from what other legislation?
24. Recall from 7th grade the term “monopoly”. How is the Tea Act like a monopoly?
25. Boycotts were now not enough. How did the colonists show resistance to the Tea Act?
41 1774 - Intolerable Act
A group of laws meant to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
Closed the Port of Boston
43 Did away with town meetings
44 Required British troops be housed in private homes
45 British officers will be tried in Britain for crimes they commit here.
46 Learning Check: The Intolerable Acts
Turn to a neighbor, or on your paper, give a quick answer to each of the questions on the next slide.
47 Learning Check: The Intolerable Acts 26. Much like the earlier ______Acts, the Intolerable Acts were a series of harsh rules and laws meant to punish, not taxes needed for the treasury.
**What are the 4 rules of the Intolerable Acts?**
48 Learning Check: The Intolerable Acts 27. Closed the port of _____.
28. Colonists can no longer hold _____.
29. Required colonists to give _____ room and board.
30. If British soldiers commit a crime in the colonies, their trial will be held in _____.
49 United Colonies
As a result of the Intolerable Acts the colonies became unified because they realized the same thing could happen to them.
50 1774 – First Continental Congress
A meeting of representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies to discuss what they could do in response to the Intolerable Acts.
~Carpenter’s Hall. Where the first Continental Congress met.
51 Learning Check: 1st Continental Congress
31. How many representatives showed up?
32. What was their immediate concern?
52 Revolutionary War
53 Revolutionary War
The war fought by the American Colonies for independence from Britain.
54 Battle of Lexington & Concord
The first official battle of the American Revolution.
55 Battle of Lexington & Concord A loss for the British because of the number of deaths they suffered
56 Battle of Lexington & Concord
Forced Americans to choose sides between loyalists and patriots.
57 Patriots
American colonists who supported the war for independence.
58 Loyalists
American Colonists who were against the war for independence.
They joined the British troops to defend their rights as British citizens.
59 Learning Check: Taking Sides
33. American colonists who supported the war for independence were called _____.
34. American colonists who were against the war for independence were called _____.
60 Jan 1776 – Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine calling for a separation of the Colonies with Britain.
Was a very popular book and helped the common American understand the purpose of becoming independent from England.
61 July 1776 - Declaration of Independence
Document that explained why Americans were declaring independence from Britain. It declared that men have rights that can not be taken away including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
62 Learning Check: Persuasive Writing
35. Who wrote Common Sense?
36. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
37. Were these Patriot or Loyalist publications?
63 The Declaration of Independence
Before the Battle of Trenton Washington lost every battle
The people and his men were discouraged
65 Crossing the Delaware
66 Battle of Trenton
The battle was a surprise attack by the Americans on the British on Christmas night.
The win showed how good Washington was as a leader.
67 Battle of Trenton
Before the win many soldiers were deserting or just waiting until their enlistment was up to get out.
This win changed the psychological make-up of the war
68 Battle of Trenton
After the win the American army began to attract new recruits.
69 Learning Check: Battle of Trenton
38. What river did Washington cross to launch his surprise attack?
39. On what day was the battle?
40. It was a turning point in the war because it showed _____ could be an effective leader.
70 Battle of Saratoga
This win prevented the British from dividing the New England Colonies from the rest of the Colonies.
71 Battle of Saratoga
Showed Europeans that Americans could win a major battle; therefore, America gained support from France and Spain.
72 Because of the win at Saratoga the French agreed to help the Americans.
73 Learning Check: Battle of Saratoga
41. The British were hoping to _____ the New England colonies from the rest.
42. Who won?
43. We gained support from which two European countries after this battle?
74 Aid from France
Money and supplies that France gave to the American Colonies helped the U.S. fight against the British.
75 Surrender at Yorktown
The French navy kept supplies from reaching the British and kept the British from escaping the trap Washington had set.
76 Surrender at Yorktown
British General Cornwallis surrendered to the American Forces.
77 Learning Check: Surrender at Yorktown
44. Who was the British general at this battle?
45. Who won?
46. Whose navy helped out by preventing escape by sea?
The 1783 treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War.
79 Important People of the Revolution
80 King George III
British king who ruled Britain at the time of the American Revolution.
Commander of the Continental Army
The first President of the United States.
82 Patrick Henry
Member of the Virginia House of Burgess. Known for his statement, “give me liberty, or give me death”
Got the French to become allies with the American Colonies and loan them money.
Author of the Declaration of Independence.
His ideas were heavily influenced by John Locke.
85 General Cornwallis
One of the British Generals of the Revolutionary War.
Most noted for his surrender Yorktown which ended major fighting in the war.
86 Thomas Paine
Political radical and the author of “Common Sense”
In the pamphlet he argued that the colonist should declare independence from Britain.
87 Learning Check: People of the Revolution
47. British General who surrendered to Washington at the battle of Yorktown.
48. Author of the Declaration of Independence.
49. Senior founding father who was instrumental in gaining aid from France.
88 Learning Check: People of the Revolution continued
50. Ardent patriot and author of Common Sense.
51. Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death!”?
52. King of England during the American Revolution.
53. Commander of the Continental Army and First President of the United States.
89 The End
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