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Title: CQ: Why did the war begin


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CQ Why did the war begin?
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Was the American Revolution Inevitable??
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The Gaspee Incident (1772)
Providence, RI coast
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Committees of Correspondence
Purpose ? warn neighboring colonies
about incidents with Br. ? broaden the
resistance movement.
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Tea Act (1773)
  • British East India Co.
  • What was its stated purpose?
  • What was its perceived purpose?
  • Why was this important?
  • What was at the heart of this dispute?

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Boston Tea Party (1773)
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The Coercive or IntolerableActs (1774)
What actions did Britain take in order to teach
the colonists a lesson?
Lord North
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TheQuebec Act (1774)
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First Continental Congress (1774)
55 delegates from 12 colonies
Agenda ? How to respond to the Coercive Acts
the Quebec Act?
To what extent were these delegates unified?
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Committees of Public Safety
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The Shot Heard Round the World!
Lexington Concord April 18,1775
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CQ Review How far had America come between
1770-1775?
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Bibliography
  • Pojer, Sue. PowerPoint Palooza The French and
    Indian War. 15 September 2006 lthttp//historyteac
    her.net/PPTPortalPage.htmgt.
  • 12 September 2006.
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