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Proclamation Line of 1763 through Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776:
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- Growth of representative government –
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- 1607, founding of Jamestown __________________________________________________________________________________________
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- 1620 –
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- Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 1639 __________________________________________________________________________________________
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- Intolerable Acts (4)_
Law 1 – Parliament shut down port in Boston
Law 2 – Parliament forbade Massachusetts colonists to hold town meetings more than once a year
without governor’s permission
Law 3 – Parliament allowed customs officers and other officials who might be charged with a crime
to be tried in Britain or Canada instead of Massachusetts
Law 4 – Parliament passed new Quartering Act, so colonists had to house British soldiers in their
homes when no other housing was available
- Stamp Act 1765
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- Sugar Act 1764 __________________________________________________________________________________________
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- Townshend Act 1767 __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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- Boston Massacre 1770 __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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- Tea Act of 1773
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- Mercantilism
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- Lack of Representation in Parliament (Taxation without Representation)
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- British economic policies {NEW TAXES} following the French and Indian War [to pay for the War]
- 13 Colonies
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- Ohio River Valley
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- Magna Carta 1215 __________________________________________________________________________________________
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- Mayflower Compact 1620__________________________________________________________________________________________
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- English Bill of Rights 1689 __________________________________________________________________________________________
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- House of Burgess 1619 –
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-Boston Tea Party
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CAUSE
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EFFECTSCauses
Parliament passes the Sugar Act and Stamp Act
Parliament passes the Townshend Acts
Parliament repeals the Townshend Acts but later passes a new tax, the Tea Tax
The colonies oppose the tax by boycotting tea
The British ship tea to Boston Harbor
THE BOSTON TEA PARTY fects
Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts to punish Massachusetts
Other colonies back Massachusetts in its struggle against Britain
Massachusetts minutemen clash with British soldiers at Lexington and Concord
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Proclamation Line of 1763 through Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776:
- Proclamation Line of 1763 - Law that forbid colonists from moving west of Appalachian Mountains;
imaginary line on crest of mountain range
- Growth of representative government – Expanding the number of people that can vote
- 1607, founding of Jamestown, Virginia - 1st permanent English settlement
- 1620 – Pilgrims on the Mayflower - Signing of the Mayflower Compact
- Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 1639 - plan of government in Puritan colony which expanded the
idea of representative government
- Intolerable Acts (4)_
Law 1 – Parliament shut down port in Boston
Law 2 – Parliament forbade Massachusetts colonists to hold town meetings more than once a year
without governor’s permission
Law 3 – Parliament allowed customs officers and other officials who might be charged with a crime
to be tried in Britain or Canada instead of Massachusetts
Law 4 – Parliament passed new Quartering Act, so colonists had to house British soldiers in their
homes when no other housing was available
- Stamp Act 1765 law placed duties on legal documents, newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, and dice
- Sugar Act 1764 - which put a new tax on molasses; Colonists threw rocks and tarred/feathered tax
collectors
- Townshend Act 1767 - law that taxed glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea
- Boston Massacre 1770 - conflict between colonist and British troops in which 5 colonists were killed
- Tea Act of 1773 which let the Company bypass tea merchants and sell directly to colonists
- Mercantilism
- Lack of Representation in Parliament (Taxation without Representation) Taxes went against the
principle of no taxation without representation. This principle was rooted in English traditions dating
back to the Magna Carta in 1215. Colonists had no representation in Parliament so they could not tax
them
- British economic policies {NEW TAXES} following the French and Indian War [to pay for the War]
- 13 Colonies
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- Ohio River Valley
- Magna Carta 1215 - a British document that stated citizens have basic rights and monarchs have to
obey the law
- Mayflower Compact 1620- agreement by Pilgrims for ruling Plymouth to ensure the general good of
colony
- English Bill of Rights 1689 1. Elections should be held regularly
2. Upheld right to trial by jury
3. Allowed citizens to bear arms
4. Affirmed the right of habeas corpus
- House of Burgess 1619 – Virginia marked the beginning of representative government in the English
colonies
- Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 - America declares independence from Britain
-Boston Tea Party 1773 - 50-60 men boarded ships, split open tea chests and dumped tea into harbor, 342
chests of tea floated in the harbor by the end of the “party”
-First Continental Congress 1774 - 12 colonies sent 56 delegates (Georgia did not send delegates)
Delegates passed resolution backing Massachusetts and its struggle, Agreed to boycott all British
goods and stop exporting to Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed. Delegates also urged
each colony to set-up a militia
- Lexington and Concord - Colonists collected weapons and gunpowder and stored them in Concord,
Paul Revere shouted “The redcoats are coming, The Shot Heard Around the World A shot rang through
the air – no one knows who fired it?????, Colonial sharpshooters killed 73 and wounded 200 British
soldiers
CAUSE
and
EFFECTSCauses
Parliament passes the Sugar Act and Stamp Act
Parliament passes the Townshend Acts
Parliament repeals the Townshend Acts but later passes a new tax, the Tea Tax
The colonies oppose the tax by boycotting tea
The British ship tea to Boston Harbor
THE BOSTON TEA PARTY fects
Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts to punish Massachusetts
Other colonies back Massachusetts in its struggle against Britain
Massachusetts minutemen clash with British soldiers at Lexington and Concord
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1. (A) History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in U.S. history through
1877. The student is expected to: identify the major eras and events in U.S. history through 1877
1.(C) 1607, founding of Jamestown; 1620, arrival of the Pilgrims and signing of the Mayflower Compact;
1776, adoption of the Declaration of Independence;
3.(B) analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and
the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government; and
3.(C) describe how religion and virtue contributed to the growth of representative government in the
American colonies.
4. (A) analyze causes of the American Revolution, including the Proclamation of 1763, the Intolerable
Acts, the Stamp Act, mercantilism, lack of representation in Parliament, and British economic policies
following the French and Indian War;
10. Geography (A) locate places and regions of importance in the United States during the 17th, 18th, the
location and characteristics of places and regions of the United States, past and present. The student is
expected to know: 13 Colonies, Ohio River Valley
15 Government. (A) identify the influence of ideas from historic documents, including the Magna Carta,
the English Bill of Rights, the Mayflower Compact,
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