A New Nation Begins to Grow

A NEW NATION BEGINS TO GROW

Section 1The Proclamation of 1763

A. Colonists Great numbers settles in the

Ohio Valley.

B. Chief Pontiac and the Ottawa Tribe

Organized several tribes and attacked Colonial Forts.

C. Proclamation of 1763 King George signed to avoid further

trouble with American Indians. Ordered all settlers to leave the Ohio

Valley. Colonists were opposed to the new law.

D. Taxation Without Representation

Parliament wanted to tax the colonies in exchange for protection from all enemies.

VocabularyParliament- The government of Great

Britain.

E. The Sugar Act Passed in 1764. Taxed sugar, clothes, and any other

goods from any place other than Great Britain.

F. The Currency Act Passed in 1764. Made it illegal for the colonies to print

their own money.

VocabularyCurrency- Printed money.

G. The Quartering Act Passed in 1765. Demanded that colonies provide

housing and goods for all British soldiers in America.

H. The Stamp Act Passed in 1765; enabling the British

government to tax all legal and business papers used in America.

Colonists tried to force its removal by boycotting all British goods.

Parliament repealed the tax in 1766.

VocabularyLegal- Having to do with law.Boycott- To refuse to do something.Repeal- To remove a law.

I. Declaratory Act Stated that Great Britain had control

over the colonies in all cases.

VocabularyTolerate- To allow something to happen.Relationship- Two or more things

connected in some way.Tar and Feather- To cover a person with tar

and then feathers to punish them.

Write down 3 things you would consider unfair from the video.

Section 2The Townshend Acts

A. Charles Townshend Was appointed Minister of Finance for

Great Britain in 1766.

VocabularyFinance- Having to do with money. Revenue- Money gained from something.

B. The Townshend Acts Passed in 1767. New taxes were placed on goods

important to settlers. Colonists boycotted British goods.

C. Samuel Adams Led the Sons of Liberty in protest

against The Stamp Act.

D. Boston Massacre Started when a crowd of colonists threw

stones and snowballs at soldiers. Crispus Attucks was the first to fall

when the soldiers fired. All of the Townshend Acts were repealed

except the tax on tea.

E. Strict British Rule Colonists lost much of their earlier

freedom. Committees wrote strong statements

of American rights and complaints, which were given out to all colonies.

King George III looked upon the colonies as weak.

List 3 important fact about the Boston Massacre from the video.

Section 3East India Trading Company

A. British Tea Tax East India Trading Company had to

pay a tax to Great Britain before shipping tea to other places.

Frederick North wanted to force the colonies to pay a duty on tea.

Colonists refused to pay a duty.

VocabularyDuty- A tax placed on certain goods

brought into a certain place.Frederick North- Great Britain’s prime

minister.Prime Minister- Head of parliament.

B. Boston Tea Party On December 16, 1773, colonists

dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded a ship carrying tea.

300 chests containing 90,000 pounds of tea were dumped into the harbor.

The British responded by passing the Intolerable Acts and the Quebec Acts.

VocabularyIntolerable Acts- Laws that closed port of

Boston, banned town meetings, made people house British troops in homes.

Quebec Acts- Made Ohio Valley part of Quebec, a Canadian province controlled by Great Britain.

Province- A part of a country.

List 3 facts you learned about The Boston Tea Party from the video.

Section 4The First Continental Congress: 1774

A. Convention in Philadelphia

The meeting was called the Continental Congress because the British referred to Americans as Continentals.

VocabularyConvention- A formal meeting held for a

special purpose.

B. Delegates Were elected for all colonies except

Georgia. Debated for seven weeks starting in

September of 1774. Agreed to adopt a Declaration of

Rights and to boycott British goods.

VocabularyDelegate- A person who represents an

area or group of people.

C. The King and Parliament

Became furious and threatened the colonies.

D. Lexington and Concord Minutemen agreed to gather a minute’s

notice and become soldiers. British planned to seize all military

supplies and capture the gunpowder supply at Concord.

Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott warned colonists on horseback.

Shots fired on April 18, 1775, were later described as the shots heard around the world.

VocabularyMinutemen- a group of men trained to be

soldiers and who agreed to meet at a minute’s notice.

Patriot- Someone who loves his or her country.

List 3 facts from the video about the First Continental Congress.

Complete the worksheet while you watch the video.