colonial rebellion in north america - part ii

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7/6/2011 Beginnings of Revolution 1

Colonial Rebellion

in North America Main Idea: Conflicts between Great Britain and the

American colonies escalated, until the colonists finally

declared their independence.

Terms to know: King George III, Samuel Adams, Boston

Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Thomas Jefferson and John

Locke.




British Parliament

Angers Colonists British Parliament enacts the

Sugar Act in 1764. This act is a tax

on the profits of colonialbusinesses.

The colonists thought that the

taxes were unfair because they

had no representation or voice inthe British parliament.




The Stamp Act

Another tax passed by the British

parliament that increased the cost

of doing business. All documents(wills, newspaper, magazine,

playing cards) had to have a stamp

to prove that taxes had been paid.

This added fuel to the colonial fireand led to boycott of British goods.




Questions 1 and 2 Page

47 What did the colonial merchants do

once the stamp act was enacted

and what was the result? What did the Townsend Acts put a

tax on? What type of goods were

taxed?




Tensions Mount in the

Colonies ² Boston, MA The Boston Massacr e (March 5

1770) ± Colonialist mob gathers

and taunts British

soldiers who fireinto the crowd

The Boston Tea Party (Dec. 16,1773) ± Colonialists dumped

18,000 lbs. of tea in theharbor inprotest of the tax benefits granted

to the British East India TradingCo.




The Intolerable Acts -

1774 After the Boston Tea Party, King George

became furious with the colonists.

He pushed parliament to act to punish the colonists.

Parliament passed a set of laws that the

colonists called ³The Intolerable Acts´

Describe some of these laws t

hat wereenacted (pg. 49)




The Road

To Rebellion

The first continental congress met

in Sept. 1774. Delegates from all

colonies met to declare their rightsto control their own affairs.

Continental Congress decided to

start the Continental Army to

defend themselves against British aggression ± The Minut e M en

were called to organize.




Battles of Lexington and

Concord ² April 1775 British troops marching to

Concord, M A from Boston are met

by militiamen. A brief exchange of fire leaves few dead.

As the British march back to

Boston, the Minute Men fire on the

British killing dozens of ³red coats´




Second Continental

Congress Meets inPhiladelphia ² May 1775 Delegates from the 13 colonies

met to discuss strategy. Some

wanted to declare independence,others wanted to stay loyal to

Britain.

All agreed to put George

Washington at the head of command of the Continental Army




Questions 4 and 5 pg. 51

What message did the battle of

Bunker Hill send to the English

Army? How many soldiers werekilled on both sides?

What was the Olive Branch

Petition and what was the

response of King George III?




Patriots Declare

Independence ² Pg. 52 Describe the enlig ht enment ideas

of John Locke.

Describe the importance of theMagna Carta to the idea of the

American Revolution.

Describe the pamphlet ³ Common

S ense´ written by Thomas Payne

and it¶s contribution to the

Revolution.




Thomas Jefferson and

the Declaration of Independence In 1776, Thomas Jefferson, a lawyer

from Virginia, wrote the Declaration of

I

ndependence. He wrote th

is under th

einfluence of the John Locke, the

Enlightenment and the Magna Carta. He

and the rest of the colonists, felt that they

should be ruled by their own gov¶t. and

not by a tyrant across the AtlanticOcean. This would be the Americans

declaration of freedom and now they

would have to fight for it!

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