This chapter discusses the growing tensions between the British colonies in America and the British government in the years leading up to the American Revolution. It describes how the colonies were originally established and self-governed, but increasingly faced taxation and laws imposed by Britain to exert control over the colonies. Major events that escalated tensions included the Boston Massacre, the Tea Act and Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts in response to the Tea Party. In 1775, clashes between colonial militias and British troops at Lexington and Concord marked the outbreak of armed conflict, starting the Revolutionary War.

1. CH 5: Toward Independence When is it necessary for citizens to rebel against their government?

2. What is happening in this picture? How might this be related to the topic of this chapter?

3. Introduction Read pg. 87 and then answer the questions below. What news were Patriots waiting for? What are Loyalists? Why did Great Britain tax the colonies?

4. Before 1763

6. Religious Tolerance

7. Economic Opportunity

9. Ohio Valley Conflict 1754: French build Fort Duquesne in the Ohio Valley (modern day Pittsburgh) 1754: Washington and his men open fire on a French scouting party in the Ohio Valley. This event begins the French & Indian War. Virginia militia led by, 22 yr. old volunteer, George Washington

11. American Indians side with French.

12. Lasted 7 years

13. 1759: British troops capture Canada

14. 1763: Britain & France sign peace treaty

16. Early British Actions in the Colonies

17. Early British Actions in the Colonies

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25. Early British Actions in the Colonies

26. Colonial Law Arguments

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33. Snowballs, rocks, panic, bloody mess

34. Boston Customs House

35. March 5, 1770

36. Massacre or self defense?Did it change anything? The Boston Massacre did not cause new protests against the British government, and the repeal of the Townshend Acts led to a period of calm in the colonies.

37. The Tea Act Where did tea come from? Attempt to rescue the British East India Company Gave B.E.I.C. a monopoly (complete control) Tea Act lowered the cost of tea. Even taxed tea was cheaper than smuggled tea.

38. The Tea Act For It will lower the cost of tea in the colonies. It will keep the British East India Company from going bankrupt. Against Still another type of tax. Put other tea merchants out of work. It will create a monopoly of the tea trade. It will cause colonists to worry that the British government will try to control other trades.

39. The Boston Tea Party

40. The British Response “I tried to help the colonists. I gave them cheap tea! And what did they do? They threw it into the sea! This time they have gone too far.” The issue is no longer about taxes. Now it is about Great Britain’s control over the colonies. Lord North Prime Minister of England (1770-1782)

41. The Intolerable Acts

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46. The Colonies Unite “We will abandon our city to flames before paying a penny for lost tea!” Other colonies rush to support the Bostonians. Virginia declares: “An attack made on one of our sister colonies is an attack made on all of British America.” Boston Patriots “Sons of Liberty”

47. Colonists Take Action Merchants in other colonies closed their shops to oppose treatment of colonists in Massachusetts. Virginians called for a meeting of delegates from all the colonies to find a solution. Towns and cities begin organizing their militias to prepare for a fight. Patrick Henry urges colonists to start thinking of themselves as one people: AMERICANS

48. Lexington and Concord THE SHOT HEARD ‘ROUND THE WORLD

49. Paul Revere and others warn colonists of the British approach. British troops continue to Concord. British soldiers search for weapons and gunpowder in Concord. Colonists attack British soldiers on the retreat to Boston.

50. And thus began: The American Revolution