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The Road to Revolution

What, When, Why

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The Stamp Act

What:– First direct tax on colonists.

Taxed any paper products. When:

– March 1765 Why:

– Britain wanted the colonists to help pay for the cost of military defense.

Reaction:– Colonists were very angry and

defiant.

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Sons of Liberty

Samuel Adams What:

– Group of men led by Sam Adams. They used intimidation and violence to protest.

When:– July 1765

Why:– Opposed to the Stamp Act.

Reaction:– Stamp agents fearful and

resign. Some American merchants stop ordering British goods.

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Townshend Acts

What: – Taxes on any goods imported

from Britain. When:

– June 1767 Why:

– Officially to offset the costs of administering and protecting the colonies. Unofficially, imposed by Townshend to prove that he could do it.

Reaction:

– Boycott of British goods,

colonists made their own stuff.

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Boston Massacre

What:– Fight between British

soldiers and Boston citizens.

When– March 1770

Why: – Soldiers being bothered by

people so shot back. Reaction:

– Troops withdrawn, Bostonians very angry.

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Committees of Correspondence

What: – Groups formed throughout

colonies that wrote to each other.

When: – 1772

Why:– To keep other towns and

colonies informed. Reaction:

– More colonists supportive

after learning about events.

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Boston Tea Party

What: – Colonists dress up as

Indians and dump all the tea from British ships in the Boston harbor.

When:– March 1774

Why: – To protest the tea tax.

Reaction: – Britain passes more laws,

colonists becoming united.

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What:– Speech by Patrick Henry.

When: – March 1775

Why:– Announces that he believes life

in America is not worth living if they cannot be free from Britain’s rule.

Reaction: – Colonists move closer to

declaring independence.

Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death

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‘Shot Heard Around the World’

What: – First shots fired between the

British and the colonists at Lexington.

When: – April 19, 1775

Why:– British trying to destroy

colonists’ weapons, colonists defend themselves.

Result:– The Revolutionary War has

begun.

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Second Continental Congress

What:– Second group of colonists that

get together to discuss problems with the British.

When:– May 1775 - 1776

Why:– To make decisions about how to

handle the break from Britain. Results:

– George Washington becomes General of the Army, Declaration of Independence written.

George Washington

Ben FranklinJohn Adams

Thomas Jefferson

John

Hancock

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“Common Sense”

What: – A pamphlet written by

Thomas Paine. When:

– January 1776 Why:

– To criticize the King and argue for independence.

Result:– More colonists convinced

to break away from Great Britain.

We have it in our power to begin the world anew

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Declaration of Independence

What:– Document signed by colonial leaders.

When:– July 4, 1776

Why: – To announce to the world that the

colonists have decided that they can no longer live under the rule of Britain, America is going to be a free and independent nation.

Result: – Ultimately a new nation. The war

eventually ends and the Declaration is used many times by other groups of people as a foundation for fights for freedom.

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The Declaration of Independence

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The Continental Congress chose Thomas Jefferson to write the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.

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Jefferson was eloquent as a correspondent, but he was no public speaker. In the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress, he contributed his pen rather than his voice to the patriot cause. As the "silent member" of the Congress, Jefferson, at 33, drafted the Declaration of Independence.

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You might have thought that George Washington was in Philadelphia with Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and the other delegates of te Continental Congress as they wrote the Declaration of Independence, but he wasn't. In July 1776, Washington was in New York with his troops. On July 9, he received his copy of the Declaration with a note from John Hancock telling Washington to share the news with the troops. Can you imagine how the troops reacted?

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John Dunlap is thought to have printed between 200 to 500 Broadsides that July 4th evening which were distributed to the members of Congress on July 5th. Contrary to popular belief, this printed document with only Hancock and Thomson's names was the actual document delivered to King George III in England later that year. The names of the other delegates who voted for Independence were not published until 1777.

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In fact, the Declaration of Independencewas made to be read aloud…

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