EQ: What caused the colonies to declare independence from Britain? The Road to Revolution

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1 EQ: What caused the colonies to declare independence from Britain? The Road to Revolution

2 13 Colonies The 13 colonies were THRIVING The South was an agricultural money maker The New England and Middle Colonies were manufacturing ships, textiles, and furs BUT England STILL ruled! The King told them where they could and couldn t live They taxed the American colonists imports (goods coming in) and exports (goods going over seas) Didn t allow Americans a voice in Parliament (like our Congress)

3 Intro to the ROAD TO REVOLUTION project Objective: Students will learn the causes that led the colonists to declare independence from England Purpose: Students will use their research skills to learn what the causes of the Revolution were and the effects of each cause that led to declaring independence Research: Students will use a variety of sources (videos, articles, timelines, textbooks) to gather information about each cause

4 Project Expectations Students will create a presentation (paper-based or technology-based) to illustrate the succession of events that led to the American Revolution Students will research each of the causes and will understand: What was the cause? Tax, physical aggression, a law When the cause occurred? A description of the cause: what it did, who it involved How this event led to the Revolution. How it impacted the colonists. Students will have this project completed Friday October 2.

5 The French and Indian War Need- Notebooks Place completed current events in the hanging folders on the homework board Turn in PROJECTS

6 The French and Indian War 1754: France controls the land WEST of the APPALACHIAN Mountains (blue) British colonists want to settle in the territory Native Americans who have already been forced west reside in this area War breaks out over land o/puppet-pals-french-amp-indianwar

7 End of the War Results Treaty of Paris: Britain gains control of Ohio River Valley (from Atlantic to Mississippi River) Colonists were excited for the Western Frontier Expensive! Britain expects the colonists to pay for the war Proclamation of 1763: colonists can t move west of the Appalachians the King wanted to ease tensions with the Natives and prevent colonists from moving onto their land Colonists thought it was a way to keep them on the coast for easy regulation by the crown

8 The French and Indian War: Fought over land in the Ohio River Valley. It was a costly war for Britain and created tension with the French and Natives. The Proclamation of 1763: King had to pass a law preventing colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains Quartering Act: To enforce the law, he sent British soldiers to live in the colonies Stamp and Sugar Act 1764/5: To pay for the war the King taxed EVERYDAY items! No Taxation without representation: Some colonists were upset by being taxed without having a say in the government Boston Massacre 1770: Tensions over the Acts boiled over one night in Boston. A fight broke out between colonists and Red Coats. Propaganda: The Sons of Liberty exaggerated the event to get people fired up for Independence Tea Act: The Tea Act LOWERS the tax on British Tea, but in turn forces colonists to buy only British Tea! Again: No Taxation without Representation! Boston Tea Party 1773: Sons of Liberty throw 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor as protest to the Tea Act Consequence: Boston is SHUT DOWN The Intolerable Acts are passed and Boston is MAD Lexington and Concord: "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" As rumors fly about a colonial militia, the British soldiers are told to raid the colonial armory (guns and ammunition) at Lexington. Enter, Paul Revere with his warning. Colonists move the weapons to Concord where no one knows who, but the first shot of the Revolution is fired Mecklenburg Resolves North Carolina: NC delegates had already drawn up a document declaring independence from King George III Declaration of Independence: July 4, 1776 ALL 13 colonies sign the Declaration and America is officially torn apart from England

9 A look at the Causes and Effects of the Road to the Revolution Causes: 1. The French and Indian War Proclamation of Acts/Taxes 3. Boston Massacre Lexington and Concord British limited the colonists expansion into the Ohio River Valley. The Proclamation exhibited the King s power over the colonies The King passed taxes on the colonists in order to pay for the cost of the war High taxes were expensive Taxes were on everyday items that colonists HAD to have The colonies were not allowed representation in Parliament to dispute high taxes British soldiers were allowed to stay in homes/ they were in the cities and towns enforcing laws and taxes Colonists were frustrated and began to protest The British soldiers used brute force against colonists Colonists were tired of the Red Coats regulating their daily lives Physical aggression/ war began

10 The Two American Sides of Independence Patriots Sons of Liberty Want independence Ready to fight Loyalists Want to stay under British government Afraid of consequences Ready to defend the crown Propaganda s Role - Sons of Liberty: - Give me liberty or give me death! - No taxation without representation - Boston Massacre: Paul Revere s drawing- 5 colonists died, the colonists started it, but the way the story was spun was that the British fired upon an innocent crowd in the streets of Boston - Join or Die - If we don t declare independence we will die at the hands of the crown - Common Sense by Thomas Paine- a call to the colonists that the colonies were not benefiting from the relationship with the crown- the colonies could make it on their own! - Lexington and Concord- a show of British force

11 Now what. After years of debating the colonies are going to declare independence