Building a
revolution
French and Americans: stage #1- denouncing and creating
American:
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Common Sense
John Locke
Boycotts
Smuggling Tea
French:
● Voltaire
● Rousseau
French and Americans: stage #2- public discontent
American:
French
● Boston Tea Party
● Boston Protests
● Declarations of rights and
Grievances
● Prison of Bastille
● Attack the homes of
French Nobles
French and Americans: stage #3- Frightened Rulers
American:
French
● England Repeals taxes
● War occurs with England
● Independence of
American Colonies
● King Louis forced to sign
the Tennis Court Oath
(new constitution)
● France becomes
constitutional monarchy
French and Americans: stage #5- Radicals Seize Power
American:
French
● New Constitution (1787)
● Reign of Terror
● Monarchy abolished
● 40,000 people killed by
Guillotine
French and Americans: stage #6- moderates gain power
American:
French
● Bill of rights added to
constitution
● Robespierre is killed
● France becomes a
republic
SO! How did we get from
“taxes suck” to “WAR!”
First, not
everyone wanted
independence:
● Roughly 20 % of the
colonies were loyal (called
“tories”)
○ Benjamin Franklin’s son was
a loyal governor in New
Jersey
● The war starts with
grievances
● An Inn in New Jersey
would switch sides
depending on the day
So why did we go to
war in the first place?
Answer: The Patriots
1’s
England
2’s
Continental congress
3’s
Common folk and slaves
So your saying
there’s a war?
● Declaration of Rights and
Grievances written
(1765)
● Boston Massacre (1770)
● Boston Tea Party (1773)
● The Intolerable Acts
(1774)
● The first continental
congress (Sept. 5, 1774)
So your saying
there’s a war?
Continued
● The Declaration of
Resolves (1774)
● The Galloway Plan rejected
(October 20, 1774)
● The Articles of Association
(October 22, 1774)
● Battle of Lexington and
Concord (April 19, 1775)
The Galloway
Plan
● Proposed compromise
● America would have a
“grand council”
● Rejected by a six to five
vote
Articles of
Association
● Proposed a full continental
block of trade with England
● A response to the
Intolerable Acts
● Hurt England Economically
The start of the war:
Lexington and Concord
Paul Revere!
● French Dissent (Dad’s name
was Apollos Revoire)
● Created a warning system
for colonists
● Rode on April 18th to warn
the troops
● “One if by land, and two if by
sea”
● 2 lanterns were lit
William Dawes
Samuel Prescott
It escalated
again….
Not exactly….
● The Halifax resolve (April 12,
1776)
● Battle of Lexington and
Concord (April 19, 1775)
● Rhode Island declares itself
independent (May 4, 1776)
● Virginia tells delegates to
declare (May 15, 1776)
● The Lee Resolution (June 7,
1776)
● New Jersey declares (June 21,
1776)
● The Declaration of
Independence (July 2-4, 1776)