1700-Revolutionary War
English Acts
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1. Navigation Actcolonists could ONLY
trade with England
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Proclamation Actcolonists could NOT
settle west of Appalachian
Mountains
French and Indian War 1754-1763
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English and Colonists vs.
French and Indians
French claimed land
west of colonies and
traded with Native
Americans
French built forts along
Mississippi River.
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4. British attacked forts
and spent a lot of money
5. British won and
drove French out of
America
6. Native Americans lost
their ally
To pay for French and Indian War
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Writs of AssistanceEnglish can search
colonist’s homes for
smuggled goods
Sugar Act-lowered tax
on molasses, British
judges decide cases
Stamp Act-tax on all
printed materials. Led to
boycotts (refusal to
buy)
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4. Declaratory ActEngland had the right to
tax colonists anytime
5. Townshend Act- tax
on glass, tea, paper, lead,
etc.
6. Tea Act- British paid
NO taxes on tea brought
to colonies
Protests
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Boston Massacre- 1770
British soldiers killed 5
colonists.
1st to die- Crispus
Attucks (free African
American)
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2. Patrick Henry-”Give
me liberty or give me
death!”
Molasses Actcolonists must pay a tax
on all sugar, molasses,
and rum to the British
Quartering Actcolonists must let British
troops stay in their
house, eat their food,
kick their dog
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3. Sons of Liberty- tarred
and feathered tax
collectors and
organized…
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4. Boston Tea PartyColonists (led by
Samuel Adams)
dumped 342 crates of
tea into harbor.
The last straw was…
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Intolerable Acts- colonists
must let British troops
stay in their houses, no
food allowed in Boston,
no town meetings. Also
called Coercive Acts
Colonists organized Continental Congress
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1. England must repeal all
acts
2. colonists will boycott
all British goods and trade
3. colonists can form
militias (citizen/soldiers)
4. Colonist’s main
argument- no taxation
without representation
Revolutionary War Battles
Lexington/ Concord
1. 1. in Mass.
2. 1st battle
3. British were looking for
guns
4. Paul Revere said, “To
arms!”
5. After “the shot heard
round the world”, British
went back to Boston
6. US WINS!!!
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Fort Ticonderoga
1. Benedict Arnold sneaks
into NY fort at night
2. He captures 100
cannons and British
surrenders
US wins!!!
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Bunker Hill
1. on Breed’s Hill in
Boston, Mass
2. Colonists held high
ground
3. British try 3 times to
go uphill and fail
4. US runs out of ammo
and leaves
British win. Boo!!!
British knows it will NOT
be a short war
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New York City
In NY
British had twice the men
as US
Colonial General
Washington barely got
away
British win. BOO!!!
Low point for US
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Trenton
1. in NJ
2. British got drunk for
Christmas
Washington crossed the
frozen Delaware River
Washington surprised
them early on Dec. 26 and
captured all the British
US WINS!!!
Turning point of war
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Saratoga
1. in NY
2. Benedict Arnold
captures British fort but
gets no credit
6000 British surrender
US WINS!!!
Arnold turns traitor
Battle of Charleston
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In SC
British used siege
warfare (surround
and starve enemy).
British came and
burned everything
down.
British win. BOO!
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Yorktown
1. in VA
2. British general
Cornwallis is trapped at
beach and surrenders
US WINS battle and war!!!
Treaty of Paris
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Ends war
England agrees to leave
England recognizes USA