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CHAPTER 6
Impact of the Individual
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In 1765, your colonist neighbors are
enraged by Britain’s attempt to tax them
without their consent. Everyone will be
affected by the tax. There are protests all
over the colonies.
Would you join the protest?
• Does the government have the right to
tax without the consent of the people?
• What is the best way to show opposition to
policies you consider unjust?
• Is there anything to be gained by protesting?
Anything to be lost?
1763 Proclamation of 1763
1765 Stamp Act passed
1767 Townshend Acts enacted
1770 Boston Massacre
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1773 Boston Tea Party
1774 Intolerable Acts; First Continental Congress
1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord
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1776 Declaration of Independence
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1763 Treaty of Paris
1765 Chinese invade Burma
1769 Spanish settle California
1773 Captain Cook explores South Pacific
1774 Reign of Louis XVI begins
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Main Idea
Americans saw British efforts to tax them
and increase control over the colonies as a
violation of their rights.
Why It Matters Now
Colonial protest was the first step on
the road to American independence.
What were points of conflict?
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Warrants
Sugar Act
in 1764
Conflict Areas
Between Colonists
and Britain
Quartering
Act in 1765
Stamp Act
in 1765
• Why did the Proclamation
of 1763 anger the colonists?
• How did the colonies
react to the Stamp Act?
• What was the goal
of Secret Societies?
Analyzing Points of View
What were the two sides in the debate
over British taxation on the colonies?
Think About
• how Parliament viewed the colonies
• what concerned the colonists about taxes
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Main Idea
Many Americans began to organize
to oppose British policies.
Why It Matters Now
Americans continue to protest what
they view as wrongs and injustices.
What are the most significant events described in this section?
1767 Townshend Acts
1768 British soldiers arrive in Boston
1770 Boston Massacre
1773 Tea Act
1773 Boston Tea Party
• Why did colonists oppose
the Townshend Acts?
• Why were British
troops sent to Boston?
• What prompted the
Boston Tea Party?
Drawing Conclusions
Do you think colonial outrage over the
Boston Massacre was justified?
Think About
• how British troops were taunted
• whether troops have the right to fire on citizens
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Main Idea
The tensions between Britain
and the colonies lead to armed
conflict in Massachusetts.
Why It Matters Now
Americans at times still find themselves
called upon to fight for their principles.
What were the events that led to revolution?
Intolerable Acts
Battles of Lexington
and Concord
First Continental
Congress
REVOLUTION
Troop Training
• Why did Britain pass
the Intolerable Acts?
• Who took part in the
First Continental Congress?
• What was the
Midnight Ride?
Supporting Opinions
Do you think the fighting between Britain
and the colonies could have been avoided?
Think About
• Britain’s attitude toward the colonies
• colonial feelings about Britain
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Main Idea
Fighting between American and
British troops led the colonies
to declare their independence.
Why It Matters Now
The United States of America
was founded at this time.
List the colonial views for and against independence.
Reasons for
Independence
Reasons Against
Independence
• American blood had
been spilled
• Many colonists still
felt they were British
• Wanted a more
representative
government
• Continued loyalty to
the British king
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• What challenges did George Washington
face in forming an army?
• What forced the British
to leave Boston?
• What was
Common Sense?
Drawing Conclusions
Why did it take colonists
so long to declare war?
Think About
• the colonists’ British traditions
• the risk of revolution
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REVIEW QUESTIONS
ANSWERS: READ AND TAKE NOTES
1 How did relations change between Britain
and the colonies after the Seven Years’ War?
2 Why did Britain try to tax the colonies?
3 Why did the colonists cry, “No
taxation without representation”?
4 How did the colonists protest the Townshend Acts?
5 How was the Boston Massacre
used for propaganda purposes?
6 How did the committees of correspondence
help keep people informed?
7 Why was the First
Continental Congress held?
8 What was the Midnight Ride?
9 What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
10 What was the core idea of the
Declaration of Independence?
Sequencing Events
Proclamation
of 1763
Stamp Act
1765
Declaration
Act 1766
Townshend
Acts 1767
Boston
Massacre 1770
Tea Act
1773
Boston Tea
Party 1773
Intolerable
Acts 1774
First Continental
Congress 1774
Battles of
Lexington and
Concord 1775
Second
Continental
Congress 1775
Declaration
of Independence
1776
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