8th Grade History American Revolution
BOARD QUESTIONS 1) WHAT DID THE SPANISH WANT IN THE AMERICAS? 2) WHAT DID THE FRENCH WANT IN THE AMERICAS? 3) WHAT DID THE ENGLISH WANT IN THE AMERICAS? 4) HOW DID THE SPANISH, FRENCH, AND INDIANS TREAT THE SLAVES?
BOARD QUESTIONS 1) WHEN DID THE SPANISH LAND IN MEXICO? 2) WHERE DID THE FRENCH LAND IN NORTH AMERICA? 3) WHAT IS A JOINT STOCK COMPANY? 4) WHERE WAS THE FIRST ENGLISH COLONY ESTABLISHED IN NORTH AMERICA?
Board Questions 1)Who won the French and Indian War? 2)Who was Pontiac? 3)What is the Proclamation of 1763? 4) Why did the Pilgrims come to North America? 5)Who was Bloody Mary and what Colony was named after her?
BOARD QUESTIONS 1) LABEL FRANCE, SPAIN, ENGLAND, AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. 2) LABEL THE U.S., MEXICO, AND SOUTH AMERICA. 3) DRAW A LINE SHOWING THE PATH OF THE EXPLORERS FROM EACH COUNTRY. 4) LABEL YOUR LINES WITH THE CORRECT DATE OF THE EXPLORATIONS.
Board Questions 1)What is the Stamp Act? 2)What is the Townshend Act? 3)What is the Boston Massacre? 4)What is the Boston Tea Party? 5)What did the King do to Boston as a result to the Boston Tea Party?
BOARD QUESTION 1) 3 REASONS TO BE A LOYALIST? 2) 3 REASONS TO BE A PATRIOT? 3) DEFINE BOYCOTT. 4) WHO WERE THE DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY? 5) WHO WERE THE SONS OF LIBERTY?
Terms Stamp Act Sugar Act Townshend Act Boston Tea Party Boston Massacre Coercive Acts
People to Know Patrick Henry Samuel Adams Sons of Liberty Daughters of Liberty George III Continental Congress
People to Know John Adams John Jay Richard Henry Lee Patrick Henry George Washington Militias
People and Terms To Know Minutemen Paul Revere William Dawes Lexington and Concord Battle of Bunker Hill Loyalists
People and Terms To Know Patriots
WRIT OF ASSISTANCE 40)LEGAL DOCUMENT PERMITTING SEARCHES OF AMERICAN COLONIAL SHIPS. 41)THE BRITISH WANT TO STOP THE AMERICAN COLONIES FROM TRADING WITH OUT PERMISSION AND PAYING TAXES.
SUGAR ACT SUGAR ACT - 1764, LOWERED THE TAX ON MOLASSES IMPORTED BY COLONIST. THIS WAS DONE IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP COLONIST FROM SMUGGLING MOLASSES AND INSTEAD BUY IT FROM ENGLAND. ALLOWING ENGLAND TO GET THE TAX MONEY.
STAMP ACT STAMP ACT - 1765, PLACED A TAX ON ALMOST ALL PRINTED MATERIAL IN THE COLONIES. ALL PRINTED MATERIAL MOST HAVE A STAMP. THIS AFFECTED ALMOST EVERYONE IN THE COLONIES. THIS BEGINS TO OUTRAGE THE COLONIST.
QUARTERING ACT QUARTERING ACT - 1765, FORCED COLONIES TO PAY FOR HOUSING BRITISH TROOPS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE THEM WITH FOOD AND DRINK. THIS ACT ALONG WITH THE OTHER ACTS MADE THE COLONIST BELIEVE IT WAS TIME FOR ACTION.
VIRGINIA HOUSE OF BURGESSES PATRICK HENRY - PERSUADED THE BURGESSES TO PROTEST THE STAMP ACT. IF THIS BE TREASON LETS MAKE THE MOST OF IT. VIRGINIA HOUSE OF BURGESSES - WROTE A RESOLUTION DECLARING IT HAD THE ONLY AND SOLE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT AND POWER TO LAY TAXES ON ITS CITIZENS.
SONS OF LIBERTY SONS OF LIBERTY - GROUPS THAT BEGAN PROTESTING THE STAMP ACT. SAMUEL ADAMS - BEGAN THE SONS OF LIBERTY IN BOSTON. THEY BURNED EFFIGIES, RAG FIGURES, REPRESENTING TAX COLLECTORS.
STAMP ACT CONGRESS STAMP ACT CONGRESS - MEMBERS FROM 9 COLONIES MEET IN NEW YORK. THEY WROTE A PETITION TO THE KING AND PARLIAMENT DECLARING THAT THE COLONIES COULD NOT BE TAXED EXCEPT BY THEIR OWN ASSEMBLIES. THEY URGED PEOPLE TO BOYCOTT BRITISH GOODS.
DECLARATORY ACT THE REPEAL OF THE STAMP ACT - 1766 THE DECLARATORY ACT - 1766, STATED THAT PARLIAMENT HAD THE RIGHT TO TAX AND MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE BRITISH COLONIES IN ALL CASES. THE REPEAL OF THE STAMP ACT AND THE DECLARATORY ACT WERE PASSED BY PARLIAMENT ON THE SAME DAY.
TOWNSHEND ACTS TOWNSHEND ACTS - 1767, THESE ACTS TAXED IMPORTED GOODS AS THEY WERE BOUGHT AT THE PORT BY BUSINESS. THE PARLIAMENT LEARN FROM THE STAMP ACT NOT TO TAX THE COLONIST DIRECTLY.
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY - THEY TRIED TO DO THEIR PART IN FIGHTING THE ACTS BY MAKING GOODS AT HOME. THEY TRIED NOT TO BUY BRITISH GOODS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. THEY BELIEVED THIS WOULD HELP THE COLONIES BECOME ECONOMICALLY INDEPENDENT OF ENGLAND.
BOSTON MASSACRE BOSTON MASSACRE - MARCH 5, 1770, A FIGHT BROKE OUT IN THE STREETS OF BOSTON BETWEEN CITIZENS OF BOSTON AND REDCOATS. THE BOSTON CITIZENS WANTED TO DRIVE THE REDCOATS OUT OF THE CITY. THEY BEGAN PICKING UP WEAPONS AND MARCHING TOWARD SOME REDCOATS.
BOSTON MASSACRE THE CROWD BEGAN TO THROW STONES, SNOWBALLS, OYSTER SHELLS, AND PIECES OF WOOD AT THE SOLDIERS. YELLING YOU BLOODYBACKS, YOU LOBSTERS, YOU DARE NOT FIRE. AFTER ONE SOLDIER WAS KNOCKED DOWN THE REDCOATS BECAME CONFUSED AND NERVOUS.
BOSTON MASSACRE SEVERAL SHOTS RANG OUT, KILLING FIVE COLONISTS. THE COLONIST BEGAN TO CALL THIS ENCOUNTER THE BOSTON MASSACRE. PROPAGANDA - INFORMATION DESIGNED TO INFLUENCE OPINION. THE COLONIST USED THE BOSTON MASSACRE AS PROPAGANDA AGAINST THE BRITISH.
TEA ACT TEA ACT - 1773, THIS ALLOWED THE BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY TO BYPASS PAYING MANY OF THE TAXES AND BYPASS COLONIAL MERCHANTS, SELLING TO THE SHOPKEEPER DIRECTLY. THIS GAVE THE BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY A BIG ADVANTAGE OVER THE COLONIAL MERCHANTS.
BOSTON TEA PARTY BOSTON TEA PARTY - 1773, BOSTON AND PHILADELPHIA SONS OF LIBERTY GROUPS BOYCOTTED BRITISH TEA. RATHER THAN PART WITH FREEDOM, WE WILL PART WITH TEA. ON DECEMBER 16, 1773, MEN DISGUISED AS MOHAWKS AND ARMED WITH HATCHETS BOARDED THE SHIPS AND THREW 342 CHEST OF TEA OVERBOARD. ( BOSTON TEA PARTY)
COERCIVE ACTS COERCIVE ACTS - 1774, VERY HARSH LAWS INTENDED TO PUNISH THE RESIDENTS OF MASSACHUSETTS. THEY CLOSED BOSTON HARBOR UNTIL THE RESIDENTS PAID FOR THE RUINED TEA. THIS PREVENTED THE ARRIVE OF FOOD AND OTHER GOODS.
LOYALIST Did not consider unfair taxes and regulation a good reason for rebellion. They held government offices appointed by the king. Scared to offend God by going against the head of the church.
PATRIOTS Did not like the taxes and regulations Did not like the King and did not believe he ruled with divine right. Wanted to rule themselves Rule by the people
Advantages for the Colonies Fighting on home ground. Fighting for FREEDOM! George Washington
Advantages of Great Britain powerful army, navy very well organized bigger population more experienced fighter
Colonies Disadvantages Inexperienced army small navy small population few supplies
British Disadvantages Fighting 2,000 miles across the ocean Soldiers were not motivated to fight Cost lots of money
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL THE MILITIA UNDER THE COMMAND OF COLONEL PRESCOTT HAD A STRATEGIC POSITION ON TOP OF BUNKER HILL ACROSS FROM BOSTON HARBOR. THE BRITISH CROSSED BOSTON HARBOR DETERMINED TO TAKE BUNKER HILL.
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL THE MILITIA DID NOT HAVE MUCH AMMUNITION. COLONEL PRESCOTT TOLD HIS MEN NOT TO SHOOT UNTIL THEY SAW THE WHITES OF THE BRITISH EYES. THE BRITISH FIXED BAYONETS AND CHARGED UP BUNKER HILL.
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL THE FIRST TRY WAS STOPPED AND THE SECOND. THE MILITIA RAN OUT OF BULLETS AND HAD TO RETEAT. LEAVING BUNKER HILL FOR THE REDCOATS. EVEN THOUGH THE REDCOATS WON THE BATTLE THEY LOST 1,000 MEN.
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL AFTER THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL THE BRITISH NEW THAT THE WAR WOULD NOT BE QUICK OR EASY TO WIN.
INDEPENDENCE MAY 10TH, 1775 THE SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL CONGRESS MEET TO DISCUSS THE COLONIES RELATIONSHIP WITH ENGLAND. DESPITE THE FIGHTING GOING ON IN THE COLONIES. MANY COLONIST WERE NOT READY TO DECLARE INDEPENDENCE FROM ENGLAND.
INDEPENDENCE THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS BEGAN TO RUN THE COLONIES. PRINT MONEY AND SETUP POST OFFICES. THEY ESTABLISHED COMMITTEES TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE NATIVE AMERICANS AND OTHER COUNTRIES. THEY ALSO CREATED THE CONTINENTAL ARMY.
INDEPENDENCE THE COLONIAL ARMY HEAR OF THE REDCOAT PLAN TO ATTACK FROM A FORT IN CANADA TO TAKE OVER NEW YORK. THE COLONIAL ARMY DECIDED TO ATTACK FIRST. THIS ATTACK FAILED.
INDEPENDENCE GENERAL WASHINGTON LEAD THE CONTINENTAL ARMY ON A SEIGE OF BOSTON AND TOOK OVER THE CITY IN MARCH 1776. IN JANUARY 1776 THOMAS PAINE WROTE A BOOK COMMON SENCE. EXPLAINING IT WAS COMMON SENCE THAT THE COLONIES SHOULD BE INDEPENDENT FROM ENGLAND.
INDEPENDENCE IN APRIL 1776 THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS BEGAN DEBATE ON THE ISSUE OF INDEPENDENCE. THEY CHOOSE A COMMITTEE TO DRAFT THE DECLARATION. THOMAS JEFFERSON BEING A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THAT COMMITTEE.
INDEPENDENCE ON JULY 4TH 1776 THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS RATIFIED BY THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AND COPIES WERE SENT TO KING GEORGE AND THE NEWLY DECLARED INDEPENDENT STATES. JOHN HANCOCK SAID HE WOULD WRITE HIS NAME BIG ENOUGH FOR KING GEORGE TO READ IT WITH OUT HIS GLASSES.