Lecture Notes on the American Revolution

1
Lecture Notes on the American Revolution

• By Mr. Jenkins
• August 28, 2008

2
British Policy

• Peace between the French and Indians
• Raise Taxes pay off war debt
• Authority over the colonies

3
Pontiac An Ottawa Chief
4
Greenville's Tax Program

• Tax on sugar and molasses
• Atlantic Slave Trade
• 3) Unfair Taxation no voice in parliament
• 4) Quartering Act housing British soldiers

5
The Stamp Act

• What did the Stamp Act tax?
• Legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, beer,
  playing cards.
• Why did the colonists protest?
• It was the first direct tax on the colonists,
  which they felt was placed on them without their
  consent.

6
Stamp Act Congress

• They declaredColonies cannot be taxed
  without their consent.What action did it
  take?Boycott all British goods.What did the
  Declaratory Act say?It stated that Britain had
  the right to tax and rule the colonies.

7
The Townsend Act

• 1) Suspend the New York Assembly.2) Placed a
  new tax on lead, paint, paper,  and tea.3) The
  New York Assembly could be reinstated if colonies
  complied with laws.

8
The Colonists are MAD!

• Who were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty? 
• Radicals who led Boston boycotts in 1768-1769.
• What did Sam Adams say about the events of March
  5, 1770?
• It was a "massacre

9
The British Back Down

• "Repeal" meansTo do away with a law.
• Example Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts
  except for the tax on tea.

10
Who you be?

• The Moderate Position
• They did not want revolution, just greater
  self-rule.
• The Radical Position
• Create a new government so the people could
  have a voice in government.
• The Loyalist Position
• Obey the laws of British government and stay
  in the Empire.

11
Lets Party

• What was the purpose of the Committees of
  Correspondence?
•  
• To keep the radicals in Massachusetts in touch
  with each other and leaders in Boston.
• The Tea Act gaveThe British East India Company
  a monopoly on tea imports to America.

12
The Coercive Acts

• Closed Boston Harbor.
• Placed Massachusetts under military rule.
• 3. The Quartering Act was renewed. 

13
The Quebec Act

• Purpose To improve relations with the
  Canadians.Action Included Ohio Country in
  Quebec's borders.Result Added colonial anger
  against Great Britain

14
First Continental Congress

• Colonists Agreed that...
• The colonies must boycott all British goods.
• King George must
• Repeal the Coercive Acts.

15
The Shot Heard Round the World

• British objectives1. Seize colonists' war
  supplies at Concord.2. Capture rebel leaders
  Adams and Hancock.
• British losses275 men by the time they
  returned to Boston.

16
The Battle of Breeds Hill

• Why is it named Bunker Hill?It was fought near
  Bunker Hill, where the British had to attack
  three times before it fell.
• Who won?The British forced the Americans from
  the hill, but they lost many men to do it.