Why Did We Want Why Did We Want Freedom?Freedom?

School House Rock No More School House Rock No More KingsKings

Let’s Begin…Let’s Begin…

►Mercantilism- a country’s power Mercantilism- a country’s power depends on its wealthdepends on its wealth

►Mercantilism MathMercantilism Math Exports > ImportsExports > Imports

(stuff going out) (stuff coming in)(stuff going out) (stuff coming in)

More Wealth = More PowerMore Wealth = More Power

Great Britain is indebt from

wars

Great Britain needsmoney

Great Britain taxesthe colonists

Colonists getMAD!!!!

Bet You Didn’t KnowBet You Didn’t Know►http://www.history.com/topics/american-http://www.history.com/topics/american-

revolution/boston-tea-party/videos/revolution/boston-tea-party/videos/fourth-of-july-history?fourth-of-july-history?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&fm=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=falseree=false

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How Great Britain How Great Britain Made us MAD….Made us MAD….

Housing!Housing!

►Quartering Act- colonists were forced Quartering Act- colonists were forced to provide shelter for British troopsto provide shelter for British troops (And the soldier took personal belongings, (And the soldier took personal belongings,

food, women, etc.…)food, women, etc.…)

Taxes!Taxes!

►Britain passes acts taxing Stamps (all Britain passes acts taxing Stamps (all written documents), Sugar, Tea, and written documents), Sugar, Tea, and whatever they wanted whenever they whatever they wanted whenever they wanted!wanted!

►Britain could limit colonists rights (ex. Britain could limit colonists rights (ex. jury trial)jury trial)

Murder!Murder!►Boston Massacre- British opened fire on a Boston Massacre- British opened fire on a

crowd protesting in Boston and killed 6crowd protesting in Boston and killed 6

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Sooooooo……Sooooooo……What did we do about What did we do about

it?it?

►Boycott- refuse, colonists refused to Boycott- refuse, colonists refused to follow acts set by Great Britainfollow acts set by Great Britain

►Boston Tea Party- colonists responded by Boston Tea Party- colonists responded by storming the British ship and dumping all storming the British ship and dumping all of the tea into Boston Harborof the tea into Boston Harbor

►http://www.history.com/topics/american-http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-partyrevolution/boston-tea-party

►Colonists chanted “No Taxation Without Colonists chanted “No Taxation Without Representation”Representation”

►Since colonists did not have Since colonists did not have representation in Parliament in Great representation in Parliament in Great Britain that made all the taxes they Britain that made all the taxes they should not have to pay themshould not have to pay them

What did we do about it?...What did we do about it?...►11stst Continental Congress Continental Congress

Delegates sent a letter to King George Delegates sent a letter to King George demanding their rights backdemanding their rights back

Colonists continued to boycottColonists continued to boycott

►Great BritainGreat Britain King George ordered British troops to open King George ordered British troops to open

fire on colonists at the Battles of Lexington fire on colonists at the Battles of Lexington and Concordand Concord

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SHR The Shot Heard Round the SHR The Shot Heard Round the WorldWorld

Then…Then…►22ndnd Continental Congress Continental Congress

Delegates sent a letter of grievances Delegates sent a letter of grievances (problems) to King George on July 4, 1776 (problems) to King George on July 4, 1776 (this is the Declaration of Independence)(this is the Declaration of Independence)

►http://www.history.com/topics/american-http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/the-continental-congressrevolution/the-continental-congress

►Great BritainGreat Britain King George declared warKing George declared war

(Revolutionary War began)(Revolutionary War began)

School House Rock FireworksSchool House Rock Fireworks

Declaration of IndependenceDeclaration of Independence

Declaration of IndependenceDeclaration of Independence►http://www.history.com/topics/american-http://www.history.com/topics/american-

revolution/boston-tea-party/videos/revolution/boston-tea-party/videos/declaration-of-independence?declaration-of-independence?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&fm=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=falseree=false

►http://vimeo.com/15197877http://vimeo.com/15197877

►http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYyttEu_NLU&safety_mode=true&persiv=jYyttEu_NLU&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=activest_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Battle of King’s Mountain NCBattle of King’s Mountain NC

►http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siUUA6KpY4sv=siUUA6KpY4s