Road to the Revolution Chapter 7 17541775

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Road to the RevolutionChapter 71754-1775

• From the founding of the colonies to the Battles
  of Lexington and Concord
• Text pages 176-211

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The 13 British Colonies

• Between 1607 and 1732, Great Britain set up 13
  colonies in North America.
• The colonies were divided into New England,
  Middle, and Southern regions.

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New England Colonies

• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts
• Connecticut
• Rhode Island

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Middle Colonies

• New York
• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• Delaware

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Southern Colonies

• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia

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The French Indian War1754-1763

• France also owned territory in the New World,
  including west and north of the British colonies.
  
• In 1754, war broke out between England its
  Indian allies, and France its Indian allies.
• George Washington saw his first military action
  in this war.
• Click here for more French Indian War info.

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Treaty of Paris

• Ended the French Indian War
• Required the French to leave North America for
  good.
• All territory from the Atlantic to the
  Mississippi River now belonged to the British.
• Benjamin Franklin helped negotiate the treaty.

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Proclamation of 1763

• This Act of the British Parliament forced
  colonists to live east of the ridge of the
  Appalachian Mts.
• The line is in red.
• Colonists became angry about the Act

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Paying for the war

• The British believed that since the colonists
  benefited the most from the war, they should pay
  for the war through taxes.

• The colonists believed if they were taxed more
  than any other part of the British empire it
  would be unfair.

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The Acts of Parliament

• Each was meant to raise money to pay for the war.
• Sugar Acttax on sugar molasses
• Quartering Actplaced soldiers in private homes
• Stamp Acttax on paper goodsthe stamp was proof
  the tax was paid

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Response to the Stamp Act

• The Stamp Act was so unpopular, colonists
  everywhere refused to buy stamped goods.
• Colonists terrorized Stamp Tax collectors.
• The Act never actually went into effect

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The Boston Massacre--1770

• March 5, 1770, British soldiers fired into an
  unruly mob, killing 5 and wounding 6.
• As a result, troops were moved out of Boston to
  keep the peace.

More Massacre Info here
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Response to the Boston Massacre

• Captain Thomas Preston was put on trial for
  murder, along with several of his troops.
• John Adams successfully defended them.
• The soldiers were found guilty of murder, but
  punished lightly.
• Preston was removed from command.

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The Boston Tea Party--1773

• Boston citizens dumped chests of tea into Boston
  Harbor to protest the tea act.
• This was a prank in the eyes of the colonists
• The British took is as a dangerous threat to
  their government.

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Response to the Tea Party

• Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts.
• Boston Harbor was closed.
• Massachusettss government was taken over by the
  King
• The colonys land was reduced in size.

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Lexington and Concord--1775

• Colonists began storing weapons outside of Boston
  at Lexington Concord.
• British troops marched to destroy them on April
  19, 1775.
• The colonists resisted by fighting the troops
  from Lexington to Concord, and back to Boston.
• This began the fighting in the Revolutionary War.