The American Revolution

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The American Revolution

• The Events that led up to the American Revolution
• By Renata Barragan
• 5th Grade

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The French and Indian War

• Britain helped the colonists in defeating the
  French in the French and Indian War.
• The cost of the war caused Britain to change its
  policy and impose a tax on colonists to help
  cover the cost.

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The Stamp Act

• Parliament decided colonists should pay for part
  of the French and Indian War.
• Taxes charged on all paper goods.
• Colonists were angered by this.
• Taxation without representation

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The Boston Tea Party

• Parliament passes another new law which allowed a
  British company to sell tea at a lower price.
• The colonists boycott the British tea.
• Colonists wouldnt allow British ships into
  harbor but ship captains refused to be turned
  away.
• Colonists dress as Indians and board ships and
  dump all tea into harbor.

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The First Continental Congress

• Representatives of 12 colonies held a
  Continental Congress in Philadelphia to respond
  to British controls in Massachusetts.
• Congress members voted to stop trade with
  Britain, disobey laws that restricted their
  liberty and pursue only peaceable measures

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Battle of Lexington and Concord

• In April 1775, British troops were sent to
  Lexington and Concord to find weapons stored by
  the colonists .
• Minutement were ready due to the warning by Paul
  Revere and William Dawes.
• The shots fired at Lexington and Concord marked
  the beginning of the bitter, long war between the
  British and the American colonies known as the
  American Revolution.

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The Second Continental Congress

• The Second Continental Congress meets in
  Philadelphia in 1775.
• The Patriots send the Olive Branch Petition to
  the king and form a colonial army.
• These actions helped create the interdependence
  of the colonists as Americans.

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Declaration of Independence

• Patriot leaders form a committee to draw up a
  declaration of independence.
• Thomas Jefferson explains why change was needed,
  and colonies need to be free and independent.
• Thomas Jefferson wrote most of the document,
  which was approved on July 4, 1776.

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Treaty of Paris

• An agreement was reached to end the conflict
  between the colonists and British. This was
  highly influenced by Benjamin Franklin and
  Richard Oswald.
• The boundaries of the new United States were set
  in the resulting of the Treaty of Paris.

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Comprehension

• What was the Stamp Act?
• Who was angered by this act?
• What was the Boston Tea Party?
• Who held the First Continental Congress meeting
  in Philadelphia?
• What was the significance of the Battles of
  Lexington and Concord?
• What did the Patriots send to the King at the
  Second Continental Congress meeting?
• Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

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Works cited

• Harcourt Brace Social Studies. We The People
• www.educationplanet.com/articles/
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