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Jump Start. Complete the following sentences: • The Proclamation of 1763 is fair/unfair because . . . • The Stamp Act was fair/unfair because . . . • The Quartering Act is fair/unfair because . . . • The Townshend Acts were fair/unfair and their repeal is fair/unfair
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Jump Start Complete the following sentences:• The Proclamation of 1763 is fair/unfair because . . .• The Stamp Act was fair/unfair because . . .• The Quartering Act is fair/unfair because . . . • The Townshend Acts were fair/unfair and their repeal is fair/unfair because . . .• The Boston Massacre was/was not justified because . . . • We believe the Tea Act is fair/unfair because . . .• The Boston Tea Party was/was not justified because . . .
Intolerable Acts • Passed to punish the Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party • Closed the port of Boston until they paid for the destroyed tea • Placed the government of Massachusetts under British control • British soldiers accused of murder would now stand trial in England, not the colonies • Sent even more troops to enforce the new law • Instead of giving in, the colonists banded even closer together • Virginia called for a Congress to discuss a solution to the conflict with Britain
First Continental Congress Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia • In September of 1774, delegates met from all of the colonies • Agreed to send a message to King George urging him to consider their complaints • Called for a boycott of British goods until Intolerable Acts were repealed • Planned to meet again in seven months
Lexington and Concord • After the First Continental Congress, colonies began organizing militias • British spies soon learned that militias were hiding gunpowder and weapons near Concord • 700 British troops were ordered to attack • Marched at night to surprise militia • Colonists had spies too • Paul Revere and others rode through the countryside warning colonists • At Lexington, a town on the way to Concord, a small militia waited for the British
Shot Heard ‘Round the World • No one knows who fired the first shot, but the fighting began • 3 colonists were killed at Lexington and 10 injured as the British continued onto Concord • At Concord, it was the colonists who claimed victory • Redcoats retreated back to Boston • 4,000 angry militia lined their route, shooting every Redcoat they saw
Second Continental Congress • May 10, 1775 in Philadelphia • Agreed to form the Continental Army • Chose George Washington as Commander • Ordered the printing of paper $$$ to pay the troops • *** Beginning to act as a government*** Independence Hall, Philadelphia
Battle of Bunker Hill • WHO fought: • 2,000 British regulars vs. Boston militiamen • WHAT happened: • Militia waited on top of the hill as the British charged in 3 waves • Redcoats won on third attack; militia ran out of gunpowder • WHEN: • June 1775 • WHERE: • Near Boston • WHY is this significant?: • Redcoats suffered more losses here than at any other battle • The militia held its own against the world’s most powerful army!
Olive Branch Petition • Many Americans still hoped for peace with King George • In July 1775, the Second Continental Congress sent a petition to Britain • Asked king to restore harmony between the 2 groups • King George rejected the petition • Washington continued training troops for battle…
Common Sense by Thomas Paine • A pamphlet published in 1776 • Thomas Paine claimed that: • Kings did NOT rule by the will of God • All monarchies were corrupt • There was no economic need to stay with Britain • Sold over 100,000 copies in first 3 months • Helped persuade colonists that independence made sense and would bring them a better future
Jump Start • Write down 2 questions you had about the assignment from yesterday. OR • If you are totally clear on what I expect, list the 6 parts of the Declaration and explain each part’s purpose.
Declaration of Independence • In June of 1776 Congress appointed a committee to draft a declaration (formal statement) of independence • Jefferson was selected to write the document • He was an excellent writer • His job was to explain why the colonies were choosing to separate
Declaration of Independence • Completed on July 2, 1776 and adopted on July 4 • The core idea was based on John Locke’s idea of natural rights • “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…” • Declared the colonies independent states • By signing, each man was committing treason, and, if the revolution failed, could be put to death…