for almost 100 years, american colonial governments enjoyed relative “self -government” from...

For almost 100 years, American colonial governments enjoyed relative “self -government” from Britain.

In 1760, King George III takes the throne and demands more control over America

Illustrated Timeline

The French and Indian

War(1754-1763)

The Declaration

of Independenc

e(1776)

Directions: Create a timeline (like the one below). For each spot on the timeline, include the following.

The name of the event/act

A date

A picture that summarizes the significance of the event/act

“French & Indian War”1754-1763The British fought with

colonists to protect their

land from the French.The war was

extremely expensive for the British government, leading to increased taxes in America.



War(1754-1763)

The Proclamation of

1763

The Declaration

of Independenc

e(1776)

Proclamation of 1763The

Proclamation

of 1763 kept

colonists from

expanding

west of the

Appalachian

Mountains and

brought more

British troops

to the

colonies.



War(1754-1763)

The Stamp Act (1765)

The Proclamation of

1763

The Declaration

of Independenc

e(1776)

Key terms: Boycott, No

taxation without representation

“Stamp Act” (1765)

This act required expensive tax stamps on all newspapers and legal documents

Before After

“No Taxation Without Representation”

American colonists resented these new taxes by the British.

Since they had no representation in the British Parliament (England’s Congress), they felt they should not have to pay taxes.

American Boycotts

In protest, many Americans began to “boycott” or refuse to buy British goods.

As a result, the British government “repealed” or cancelled the act.



War(1754-1763)


The Proclamation of

1763

The Declaration

of Independenc

e(1776)



The Quartering Act (1765)

“The Quartering Act” (1765)American

colonists had to provide for the basic needs of British soldiers stationed in the colonies.

Items included bedding, cooking utensils, firewood, beer or cider, and candles.



War(1754-1763)

Townshend Acts (1767)


The Proclamation of

1763

The Declaration

of Independenc

e(1776)




“Townshend Acts” (1767)

This act allowed taxes to be levied (raised) on basic goods imported to the colonies from Great Britain (glass, tea, paper, paint, etc.)



War(1754-1763)



The Proclamation of

1763

The Tea Act

(1773)

The Declaration

of Independenc

e(1776)




“Tea Act” (1773)The “Tea Act”

followed, forcing the colonists to buy tea only from the British East India Company.

American merchants were outraged. >:/



War(1754-1763)



The Proclamation of

1763

The Tea Act

(1773)

Boston Tea Party (1773)

The Declaration

of Independenc

e(1776)




“Boston Tea Party” (1773)

Disguised as Indians, It took nearly three hours for more than 100 colonists to empty the tea into Boston Harbor. The chests held more than 90,000 lbs. (45 tons) of tea, which would cost nearly $1,000,000 dollars today.



War(1754-1763)



The Proclamation of

1763

The Tea Act

(1773)


Coercive “Intolerable” Acts (1774)

The Declaration

of Independenc

e(1776)




“Coercive” (“Intolerable”) Acts (1774) To respond to

the “Boston Tea Party”, the British Parliament instituted the “Coercive Acts”.

Called the “Intolerable Acts” by America, they closed down Boston Harbor until colonists could pay back the cost of the destroyed tea.



War(1754-1763)



The Proclamation of

1763

The Tea Act

(1773)



The Declaration

of Independenc

e(1776)

The Continental Congress,

First shots of the

Revolutionary War, and “Common

Sense”1774-1776




First Continental Congress (1774)

American colonies sent “delegates” or representatives to Philadelphia to express their concerns with Britain’s new taxes.

Congress sent a letter to King George demanding the rights of the colonists be restored.

All agreed to meet again within a year if the king did not agree.

King George’s Response…I’m coming for your guns…

#American Revolution

The shot that was heard around the world at Lexington and Concord, just outside of Boston.

Second Continental Congress (1775)

During the second meeting, delegates argued over the best solution.

Many did NOT want independence, fearing they could not win a war with Britain.

Thomas Paine & “Common Sense”

Paine argued in 1776 that is was only “common sense” for America to break with Great Britain.

King George was a “royal brute” and America had every right to sever ties.

Second Continental Congress (1776)

After many months of debate, more than half of the delegates agreed to declare independence from Great Britain.

The writings of Paine were very influential.



War(1754-1763)



The Proclamation of

1763

The Tea Act

(1773)



The Declaration

of Independenc

e(1776)

The Continental Congress,

First shots of the

Revolutionary War, and “Common

Sense”1774-1776




“Declaration of Independence”


Thomas Jefferson detailed the colonies’ reasons for breaking away with Great Britain.

His list of complaints are referred to as grievances.

Jefferson claimed that the king did not look after the interests of the colonies anymore.


First Section Explains why

the Continental Congress drew up this declaration.


Part II: Declaration of Natural

Rights This lists the rights of

the citizens, explaining that in a “republic”, the people form the government to protect their rights.

*** This proved that if when the

government violates their natural rights,

then the people have the right to alter or abolish

it!


Part III:List of Grievances

(Complaints)This lists the

colonists’ complaints against the British government (singling out King George for the blame).

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