The Colonies and Britain Grow Apart
 King George: Br. Monarch that reigned during Am. Rev.
 Proclamation of 1763: Forbade colonists from settling W
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of App. Mtns.
Speculate: To buy as an investment
Quartering Act: Act requiring Col. to house Br. Soldiers.
Sugar Act: Law placing tax on sugar, molasses and other
products.
Stamp Act: law requiring legal & commercial doc. to carry
a stamp to show that it had been paid for.
Colonists Defy Parliament
 Defy: Openly resist
 Patrick Henry: Member of Virginia’s H.O.B.
 Sons of Liberty: secret society formed to oppose Br.
policies.
 Boycott: Refusal to buy
 Assembly: legislative body (Col. Assembly)
How did the colonists react when
parliament took over the assemblies’
power to tax?
 1) Stamp Act Congress: drafted a petition and sent to
King George
 2) Boycott
 3) Sons of Liberty
 The Americans have not acted in all things with prudence and
temper. They have been driven to madness by injustice. Will
you punish them for the madness you have caused?....My
opinion….is that the Stamp Act be repealed absolutely,
totally, and immediately.
Why was boycotting an effective way to
protest?
 Non-violent
 Financial consequences
Why did Parliament pass new laws
governing the colonies?
 Br. Needed to pay off debt from F&I War and also to
pay to have officers regulate laws in the Col.
 If you were a colonist what would you
have done to protest the Stamp Act?
 If you were a Br. Official in the colonies, how might you
have responded to the protests?
Section 2
 Who was Crispus Attucks?
 Af. American, victim of the Boston Massacre
Identify
 Declaratory Act: Act passed by Br. That affirmed their
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superior authority over the Colonies. (Parent/Child)
Duties: Taxes placed on imported goods.
Townshend Acts: Acts passed in 1767 to tax imports
in the colonies.
Writs of Assistance: Search warrants used to enter
homes or businesses to search for smuggled goods.
John Dickinson: PA lawyer, opposed Br. Policies of passing
laws without consent of colonies (H.O.B.). Explained his
beliefs in famous pamphlet.
John Locke: English philosopher, wrote that “no one ought to
harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.”
 Daughters of Liberty: Org. of women to protest Br.
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policies.
Samuel Adams: leader of the Boston S.O.L.
The Boston Massacre: incident in 1770 in which Br.
troops fired on and killed Am. Colonists.
John Adams: lawyer who defended Br. Soldiers
accused of murder in Boston Massacre.
Tyranny: A gov. in which a single ruler has all power.
Thomas Gage: Br. General who ordered troops in to
Boston.
 Tea Act: Act passed by Br. Parliament that placed tax
on tea.
 East India Company: Br. company sold tea directly to
colonies.
 Committees of Correspondence: Organization
formed to exchange info. about Br. Policies and Am.
resistance
 Boston Tea Party: 1773, colonists protested the Tea
Act by boarding Br. ships and throwing 90,000 lbs of
tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Massacre 3/5/1770
The Boston Massacre
 was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a
"patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a
squad of British soldiers.
 Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by
speech-writers to rouse the ire of the colonists.
How did this happen??
 The presence of British troops in the city of Boston was
increasingly unwelcome.
 The riot began when about 50 citizens attacked a British
sentinel.
 A British officer, Captain Thomas Preston, called in additional
soldiers, and these too were attacked, so the soldiers fired
into the mob, killing 3 on the spot (a black sailor named
Crispus Attucks, ropemaker Samuel Gray, and a mariner
named James Caldwell), and wounding 8 others, two of
whom died later (Samuel Maverick and Patrick Carr).
What was the result?
 A town meeting was called demanding the removal of the
British soldiers and the trial of Captain Preston and his men
for murder.
 At the trial, John Adams defended the British, leading to
their acquittal and release. Later, two of the British soldiers
were found guilty of manslaughter.
 6 out of the 8 soldiers were acquitted of all charges.
Section 3: The Road to Lexington &
Concord
 What was the result of Lexington and Concord?
 First military engagement of the Rev. War
 “Shot heard round the world”
 As Br. Troops march to Concord (Col. Stored their ammunition
there) they passed through Lexington where they encountered
American troops. (Paul Revere warned that Br. were coming)
 Both sides engaged in fire, Americans lose (greatly
outnumbered)
 By the time the Br. got to Concord, the Americans were waiting
for them in force. The weapons depot was saved, and the British
were forced to retreat,
The Intolerable Acts
 After Boston Tea Party
 Closed Boston Harbor until damages were paid
 Increased Br. power over Massachusetts
 Thomas Gage (Br.soldier): Governor of Massachusetts
 Increased number of Br. troops in Mass.
 Paul Revere: Boston silversmith (Boston Massacre), one of
the messengers that warned of the Br. Arriving in Concord.
 Loyalists: Americans who supported the British
 Patriots: Americans who sided with the rebels.
The Siege of Boston
 Siege: When enemy forces surround a town or city in order to
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force it to surrender.
Second Continental Congress: America’s gov’t during Rev.
War. Met in Philadelphia, created the Continental Army.
Ethan Allen: leader of patriot group of fighters known as the
“Green Mountain Boys.
Continental Army: America’s patriot army during the
Revolution.
Artillery: Cannon and large guns
Battle of Bunker Hill: Battle in which Br. Heavily outnumbered
Col. Br was victorious but loss a tremendous amount of soldiers.
(showed that Col. could hold their own against Br.)
The Conflict Spreads
 Olive Branch Petition: document that asked King George
to restore harmony btwn. Br and colonies. King rejected the
petition and announced new measures to punish colonies.
 Washington: American General. Had experience during F
&I War. Trapped Br. troops in Boston.
Rebellion Becomes Revolution
 Thomas Paine: recent immigrant from England. Belived that all
men should have the right to vote. Strongly opposed King George
“Royal Brute”. Felt America would be more successful if it were
independent from Br.
 Published these ideas in a pamphlet, “Common Sense”. Became an
instant success and led more Americans to be more in favor of
independence from Br.
 Richard Henry Lee: delegate from VA, est. each of the colonies
to become independent states and to dissolve all connection with
Br.
 D.O.I: Formal document which addressed reasons for declaring
Independence from Br.
 Thomas Jefferson: Excellent writer from VA, wrote DOI in two
weeks.
Year
Br. Actions
Am. Actions
1763
Proclamation of 1763:
prohibits settling W of 13
col.
Settlers ignore
proclamation
1764
Navigation Acts strictly
enforced
1765
Stamp Act passed
1766
Stamp Act repealed
1767
Townshend Acts passed
1770
Townshend Acts repealed
except for tea tax
1773
Cheap tea sold to colonies
Boston Tea party
1774
Intolerable Acts passed
First Continental Congress
protests, Br. Goods
boycotted
1775
Troops march to Lex &
Concord
Minutemen resist
Stamp Act Congress drafts
petition, boycott Br. goods
Br. goods boycotted