The Road to the Revolution

1. The Road to the Revolution 1754-1775

2. The Road to the Revolution • Was the American Revolution inevitable? • Series of events

3. The Road to the Revolution • The Seven Years’ War/French and Indian War • Background • Balance of Power • Ongoing struggle between Britain and France • War in Europe = War in America and beyond

5. The Seven Years’ War/French and Indian War • The Seven Years’ War • The War of the Austrian Succession 1740-48 • Ohio Valley, 1754 • Virginia Company • George Washington’s First Mission

6. The Seven Years’ War/French and Indian War • Washington’s Second Mission • The Albany Congress • The Albany Plan of Union

7. The Seven Years’ War/French and Indian War • British strategy • Battle of Monangahela • Turning Point of the War • Treaty of Paris 1763 • Consequences

8. Crisis in British Leadership • George III becomes king in 1760 • Lack of stable British leadership • No British department dealing with colonies

10. Aftermath of Seven Years’ War • Proclamation of 1763 • Background • Rationale • Results

12. British Taxation • Rising National Debt • Sugar Act 1764 • Background • Fundamental Question

13. British Taxation • Stamp Act 1765 • Purpose • Philosophy on Taxation • Resistance • Results

17. British Taxation • Townshend Duties 1767-1770 • Charles Townshend • Purpose • Resistance • Results

18. British Taxation • Boston Massacre 1770 • Background • “Massacre” • Trial

21. British Taxation • Boston Tea Party • Lord Frederick North • Burning of the Gaspee • Tea Act of 1773 • “Tea Party”

22. British Taxation • Coercive Acts 1774 • Boston Port Act • Massachusetts Government Act • Impartial Administration of Justice Act • Quartering Act • Quebec Act

23. The Road to Lexington • First Continental Congress, 1774 • Declaration of Rights • Boycott

25. The Road to Lexington • Lexington and Concord 1775 • British motivations • Skirmishes • The American Revolution Begins