great britain’s future problems 3 main problems?
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Causes of Pontiac’s Rebellion
• Continued conflict between N.A and British after War
• British failed to adhere to any treaties they had made with N.A. to stay off land• Many tribes frustrated by this – Delaware,
Ottowa, Seneca, Shawnee, others
Pontiac’s Rebellion
• Neolin, Delaware prophet – “They are our enemies, our brother’s enemies”
• Pontiac (Ottowa Chief), “we must unite and exterminate from our land those who wish to destroy us”
Proclamation Act of 1763
Purpose: As a way to prevent future conflict between British and Native Americans
Points:
1. Barred settlement west of Appla. Mts.
2. Fur-traders must gain permission
Reactions:- Land-Hungry settlers resented Great Britain- Settlers and Colonial governors ignored law
Sugar Act – Prime Minister Grenville
• Duty on foreign sugar, molasses
• Paying taxes was nothing new
- It had rarely been enforced in the past– This act actually lowered the existing duty
• Led to increased smuggling by colonists, lowered business for merchants, ship builders
Sugar Act (cont.)
• Smuggling cases sent to Britain – British crown heard the case– no trial by jury of peers
• Parliament justified Act by stating “deeply in debt after war and needed colonists to play a part of the costs for securing the frontier”
Non-Importation Agreement: colonists agreed to boycott British goods in protest
Stamp Act
• Passed by Parliament in Great Britain “No Representation”• All printed matter• Sons of Liberty
– Artisans, lawyers, politicians, merchants
– Protest (peaceful and violent)
– Public meetings– Boston members
Stamp Act Congress- Delegates of 9 colonies- Unified resistance
“Parliament has no right to tax us”
Tar and Feathering
Other Acts
Quartering Act Declaratory Act
Townshend Act
* Search warrants *tax at colonial ports not within the colonies
New Prime Minister in BritainChanges?
• Lord North– Repealed parts of Townshend Act– Allowed Quartering Act to expire– New law: Salaries of Governors and Judges
paid by Great Britain• Takes away colonists’ powers• Afraid that Governors, Judges would be in the
“pocket of Great Britain”
Committees Committees of Correspondenceof Correspondence
PurposePurpose warn neighboring warn neighboring coloniescolonies about incidents with Br. about incidents with Br.
broaden the resistance broaden the resistance movement. movement.
The Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre ((March 5,1770March 5,1770))
The Gaspee The Gaspee IncidentIncident (June 9, (June 9,
1772)1772)
Providence, RI coastProvidence, RI coast
Tea Act Tea Act (1773)(1773)8 British East India Co.:British East India Co.:
§ Monopoly on Br. tea Monopoly on Br. tea imports.imports.
§ Many members of Many members of Parl. held shares.Parl. held shares.
§ Permitted the Co. to Permitted the Co. to sell tea directly to sell tea directly to cols. without col. cols. without col. middlemen middlemen (cheaper tea!)(cheaper tea!)
8 Lord North expected the Lord North expected the cols. to eagerly choose cols. to eagerly choose the cheaper tea.the cheaper tea.
Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party (1773)(1773)
Reactions to the Tea Party
• King George III and Parliament’s reaction
• Patriot colonists cheered the organized protest
• Some patriots were shocked and outraged by the disregard for property rights
The Coercive or The Coercive or IntolerableIntolerableActs Acts (1774)(1774)
Lord NorthLord North
1.1. Port Bill Port Bill
2.2. Government Act Government Act
4.4. Administration ofAdministration of Justice Act Justice Act
Unified colonists more than Unified colonists more than ever – “threat to colonial ever – “threat to colonial liberty”liberty”
3.3. New Quartering New Quartering Act Act
The Quebec Act The Quebec Act (1774)(1774)
First Continental First Continental Congress Congress (1774)(1774)
56 delegates from 12 colonies – 56 delegates from 12 colonies – Convention – no lawmaking authorityConvention – no lawmaking authority
AgendaAgenda:How to :How to respond to the respond to the Coercive Acts & Coercive Acts & the Quebec Act?the Quebec Act?
1 vote per colony 1 vote per colony represented.represented.
Agenda
September 5 to October 26, 1774
Final Resolves:– Expressed loyalty to Great Britain– Continue to boycott English goods– Right to legislate themselves– Meet again in 1775 if their demands are not
met
The British Are The British Are Coming Coming . . .. . .
Paul ReverePaul Revere, , William DawesWilliam Dawes & & Samuel PrescottSamuel Prescott make their midnight ride to warn the make their midnight ride to warn the MinutemenMinutemen
of approaching British soldiers.of approaching British soldiers.
The Shot Heard The Shot Heard ’’Round the WorldRound the World!!
LexingtonLexington & & ConcordConcord – April 18,1775 – April 18,1775
The Second The Second Continental Continental
CongressCongress(1775)(1775)
Raise Army, Appoint Raise Army, Appoint Commander, Olive Commander, Olive
Branch PetitionBranch Petition
Siege of Boston
• British General Howe - Bunker Hill (actually fought on Breeds Hill)
• Patriot retreat, but over 1100 British killed or wounded
• Howe is replace General Gage• Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold take Ft.
Ticonderoga• Henry Knox – cannons captured at Ft.
Ticonderoga• Patriots capture Dorchester Hts
Thomas PaineThomas Paine Patrick HenryPatrick Henry
June 7, 1776
• Richard Henry Lee proposed 3 prong resolution – form committees
• Declaring Independence Committee– John Adams, Ben Franklin, Robert Livingston,
Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of Declaration of Independence Independence
resolution resolution (July 2, (July 2, 1776)1776)
Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence
Independence Hall Independence Hall
New New National National SymbolsSymbols