13 Colonies Moving Towards
Independence
SS8H3: The student will analyze the role of
Georgia in the American Revolution.
Warm-up for October 24, 2011:
Answer the Review Questions below.
1. Who fought in the French & Indian War?
2. Who won the French & Indian War?
3. Why did King George III and Parliament
impose so many taxes on the 13 colonies?
4. Who were the Sons of Liberty?
5. Who were the Daughters of Liberty?
Boston Tea Party
• The Sons of Liberty organized a protest
against the Tea Act in Boston called the
Boston Tea Party.
• In 1773, the Sons of Liberty dumped 342
chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
• King George III and Parliament were mad!!!
The Intolerable Acts
To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party, the
Intolerable Acts were issued:
1. Boston Harbor was closed until the colonists paid for
the damaged tea.
2. Colonists were not allowed to have town meeting,
except once a year with permission from their
governor.
3. Court system was changed. British official who
committed capital crimes would be tried in England
rather than in the colonies.
4. New Quartering Act required colonists to feed and
shelter British troops in the homes.
1st Continental Congress
• In September 1774, representatives from each
colony (except for Georgia and Florida) met in
Philadelphia to:
1. Decide to boycott all trade with Great Britain
until the Intolerable Acts were stopped.
2. Encourage all colonists to arm themselves and
create militias (groups of armed citizens).
3. Talk about writing a letter to King George. This
letter will become the Declaration of
Independence.
Loyalist or Patriot
• Colonists were forced to choose whether they
wanted to remain loyal to Britain
(Loyalists/Tories) or if they wanted to rebel
against Britain (Patriots/Whigs).
• Georgia decided to join the other colonies in
rebelling against Great Britain, however, some
colonists remained loyal to King George III.
Starting the Revolution
• The Sons of Liberty were storing weapons and
ammunition in Concord, Massachusetts.
• British General, Thomas Gage, was assigned by King
George III to be the leader of Massachusetts.
• General Gage realized that the Sons of Liberty were
planning a revolution, so he sent 700 of his troops to
arrest members John Hancock and Samuel Adams and
to take weapons from the colonists. .
• Sons of Liberty members Paul Revere and William
Dawes alerted the colonists that the British soldiers
were coming to attack.
Lexington & Concord
• On April 19, 1775, the 1st battle of the
American Revolutionary War occurred in
Lexington, Massachusetts.
Declaration of Independence
• On July 4, 1776, the 2nd
Continental Congress
approved the
Declaration of
Independence.
• This document was
written by Thomas
Jefferson.
• It is divided into 3 parts:
1. Preamble: stated how
the colonists felt about
democracy.
2. Body: listed 27
grievances (complaints)
against King George III
& Parliament.
3. Conclusion: declared
the colonies to be an
independent nation.
Declaration of Independence
• John Hancock was the 1st to sign it.
• The following representatives from Georgia
signed the Declaration of Independence:
Button Gwinnett
George Walton
Lyman Hall
Tuesday’s Summary - Write a 2-3 sentence
interpretation of this political cartoon.
Revolutionary War Battle Chart
Which Battle?
Lexington & Concord
(p. 118)
Bunker Hill
(p. 125-126)
Moores Creek (p. 128)
Rice Boats (p. 128)
Battle of Kettle Creek
(p. 137)
Yorktown (p. 138)
What Happened?
Who Won the Battle?