13 Colonies- it’s a revolution!

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13 Colonies- it’s a revolution!

Why are the colonists angry?

MONEY

Britain needs

Sugar Act

�  In _______ the British taxed ______ and other goods coming into the colony.

Stamp Act

�  In _______ the British put a tax on all printed papers. Newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, insurance policies, licenses, and even playing ______ were all taxed.

Townshend Act

�  In ______ the British taxed paint, paper, lead, _____, and glass. The colonists were so ____ they began to _______ British goods.

WITHOUT ______________!

No TAXATION

The colonists felt their _______ were being violated and began protesting:

Boston Massacre 1770

•  In the winter of ______, a small group of colonists in Boston were taking out their frustration with the troops by taunting them and throwing __________, rocks, and sticks at them. In retaliation, these soldiers opened fire, killing four of the colonists.

•  The events of the Boston Massacre were spread quickly by

____________ throughout the colonies. The spreading news further angered the colonists. As a result, Great Britain was forced to repeal all of the new taxes; however, to show they were still in charge they left the tax on ____ in place.

Colonist’s Viewpoint British’s Viewpoint

Boston Tea Party 1773

•  The tax on tea that the British had passed greatly affected the tea business in the _________. The British also passed a law that exempt British companies from having to pay the tax. This meant that these companies could sell their tea _________, almost guaranteeing that companies based in the Americas would go out of business.

•  In protest, a group of colonists called the ‘Sons of Liberty’ led by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, dressed up as Native Americans, boarded a cargo ship in Boston ___________, and dumped its entire load of ______ into the harbor waters

E N O U G H T O M A K E T H E B R I T I S H M A D !

How much tea was actually dumped?

340 chests of tea was dumped in the Harbor

•  Each chest weighed about 270 pounds. How many pounds of tea went into the Boston Harbor?

•  Each chest contained about 5,000 dollars worth of tea. How much money worth of tea went into the harbor that day?

•  300 cups of tea in a pound •  4 boxes of tea is about a pound

As a result of the Boston Tea Party

�  British shut down the ________ ________ until all of the 340 chests of British East India Company tea were paid for.

�  Colonists were not allowed to make their own laws and colony officials with serious crimes would be put on ______ in Britain.

�  Colonists could not hold meetings. �  The quartering act was put into place which made

colonists house and feed the British soldiers.

Why are the colonists angry now?

Personality Quiz 1.What is your age? a.  10 years old or younger b.  11 years old or older

2.What do you dislike most? a.  Bossy people telling me what to do b.  Fighting

3.What is your role in a group project? a.  Loud leader b.  Quiet peacekeeper

4. Your teacher is about to take away recess, what do you do? a.  Fight! Can’t take away my recess! b.  Accept it, my teacher knows best.

5.Your friend asked you to be your partner, but then the really cool new kid asked you. Who do you keep as a partner? a.  The cool new kid, duh. b.  My friend, they’ve always been there for me.

Loyalist Patriot

�  Supports the king �  Wants independence from Britain

Which are you?

Based on what have you learned and pages 280-308 of the textbook- Write a paragraph about whether or not the colonies should go to war with Britain. Written from the point of view of either a loyalist or a patriot based on the quiz you just took.

SHOULD WE GO TO WAR?

R U L E S : S P E A K O N L Y I F Y O U A R E H O L D I N G T H E T A L K I N G F R O G .

- I W I L L G I V E O U T T H E T A L K I N G F R O G

1 . P O I N T G I V E N B Y A S I D E 2 . O T H E R S I D E M A Y R E F U T E T H E I D E A

3 . T H E N T H E Y M A Y G I V E A P O I N T

Debate:

First Continental Congress- 1774

�  The first Continental Congress was held in __________, Pennsylvania.

�  Delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Great Britain and to promote __________.

�  The colonists were worried they did not have an ______, so created a special militia called minutemen based in Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts.

•  The British found out about the colonist’s army and weapons. The British were unhappy and went to arrest the leaders and confiscate their ___________.

•  Paul Revere found out the British’s plan, and rode to town on his horse yelling, “The British are coming, _____ __________ _____ ______!”

•  Thanks to Paul Revere’s warning, the minutemen were armed and ready when the _________ arrived.

•  The first shot fired is known as the ‘shot heard around the world’ and also the start of the ________________ war.

Battles at Lexington and Concord- 1775

•  The British and Colonists fought for control of Breed’s Hill •  The British came in by ____ since the Colonists were protecting the land

with their army of ______________ and the use of earthworks (walls of earth and stone) as barricades

•  The fighting was so fierce that a colonial commander told his soldiers, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their ____”

•  The colonists were forced to retreat, but they still considered it a _____ because the British learned that fighting the colonists would not be _____

Battle of Bunker Hill- June 16,1775

CREATE A NEW NATION!

The war has begun, now what?

•  With your colony group members create a to-do list of things you will need to do as you’re creating your new nation to share with the rest of the colonies.

•  We will all come together at the Second Continental Congress and create our new nation based on your to do lists.

THINK ABOUT: Governments- should we have one? what do they do?

Second Continental Congress

�  The Second Continental Congress met in 1775 in Philadelphia, ____________, when the Revolutionary war had started.

�  Things were going _______, and the armed forces were disorganized.

�  The Continental Congress created the Continental Army and named George Washington as _________ ___ _______.

�  Each colony contributed guns, bullets, food, and uniforms. �  The colonists created their own paper _________. �  The colonists sent an ______ branch petition to the King of

Britain to ask for a peaceful end to the fighting ¡  King denied it because of the fierce fighting at Bunker Hill and declared

it a foreign ____ �  The colonists also establish the Marine Corps as the ‘_____ of

the_____’

Declaration of Independence

�  The Declaration of Independence was written (by Thomas Jefferson with the help of John Adams and Benjamin Franklin) to declare the colonists ____________ from Britain.

�  It stated that all men are created _________, and entitled to “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness”

�  The Declaration of Independence was voted into action on _____ _, ______.

The Revolutionary War

�  The British had about 40,000 more soldiers and more skilled soldiers than the Colonists.

�  Therefore the _______ started out winning the war

�  Battle of Saratoga 1777-an American victory that was the ________ point in the war

�  Battle of Yorktown 1781- final battle of the war, where General Cornwallis surrendered

�  Treaty of Paris 1783- named the United States as an independent _______

Map of US after the Revolutionary War

People in the War

Who am I?

�  British King during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War

�  Responsible for taxing the colonists

Who am I?

�  British general who surrendered at Yorktown which ended the Revolutionary War

Who am I?

�  Championed the cause of independence

�  Becomes the second President of the United States

Who am I?

�  Commander of the Continental Army

�  Becomes first president of the United States

�  Featured on the one dollar bill

Who am I?

�  Major author of the Declaration of Independence

Who am I?

�  Inspired colonial patriotism with his famous “Give me liberty of give me death” speech

Who am I?

�  Important member of the Continental Congress

�  Created the join or die campaign during French and Indian war

�  Helped create the declaration of independence

�  Helped gain French support for American independence

Final Project Make a Timeline:

Must Include: �  Proclamation of 1763 �  Sugar Act �  Stamp Act �  Boston Massacre �  Boston Tea Party �  Battle of Lexington and

Concord �  First Continental

Congress �  Declaration of

independence �  Battle of Saratoga �  Surrender at Yorktown �  Treaty of Paris

•  On piece of white paper create a timeline of all the events listed

•  The timeline must include the name of the event and the date

•  There should be a picture with each event to describe it

Graded on: •  Accuracy of dates •  Creativity of pictures •  Overall neatness

•  Coloring •  Writing •  Lines (use a ruler!)