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Proclamation of 1763

• In 1763, Parliament issued the Proclamation of 1763, which ordered colonists not to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The British government believed this would keep peace with the Native Americans.

• The colonists thought the British government should not interfere.

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The Stamp Act

• In 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act.

• It forced colonists to pay a tax on almost everything printed on paper—newspapers, legal documents—even playing cards.

• The colonists reacted so strongly against the tax that Parliament revoked it a year later.

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The Townshend Acts

• In 1767, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which taxed lead, glass, paper, paint, and tea imported to the colonies.

• Colonists resisted by refusing to buy these items.

• The tax was lifted on everything except tea.

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Boston MassacreMarch 5, 1770

• In 1768, 4,000 British soldiers moved into Boston, Massachusetts.

• Colonists were forced to keep them in their homes, so Boston became an occupied city.

• This occupation triggered the Boston Massacre.• On March 5, 1770, a number of colonists got in an

argument with the redcoats and began throwing snowballs and chunks of ice at them.

• Soldiers fired shots into the crowd and 5 Americans were killed. Crispus Attucks was the first African-American to die for his country.

• The soldiers were brought into court and John Adams defended the soldiers. Two were found guilty and the others were declared innocent.

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The Boston Massacre

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Boston Tea Party

• In 1773, British East India company ships full of tea were docked in Boston Harbor.

• On December 16, colonists dressed as Mohawks boarded the ship and dumped the tea in the water.

• The event became known as the Boston Tea Party.

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Boston Tea Party

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The Intolerable Acts

• To punish the colonists for dumping the tea, the British passed even stricter laws.

• The colonists called these laws the Intolerable Acts because the colonists decided they would not tolerate (accept) them.

• The First Continental Congress met to protest the Intolerable Acts.

• Every colony except Georgia sent delegates, or representatives.

• In Sept. 1774, the congress demanded that the Intolerable Acts be taken back and that the colonist be given more power in making decisions.

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War Begins

• The war began when fighting broke out in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts.

• Minutemen were members of groups of armed men who were ready at a minute’s notice to take to the field against the British.

• The British were called “redcoats” due to the bright red color of their uniforms.

• There were 25,300 casualties of Americans.• There were 10,000 casualties of British soldiers.

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Soldiers

Minutemen Redcoats

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The Second Continental Congress

• The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in May 1775, a month after the American Revolution had begun.

• The colonists realized that they must fight together against the British if they were to defeat the British.

• George Washington was nominated to be the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army—everyone voted for him.

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Results of the American Revolution

• The thirteen colonies became an independent nation called the United States of America, which was recognized by Britain.

• Britain gave the United States the land east of the Mississippi river, north to Canada, and south to the border of Florida.

• All British control of American trade was lifted.• A new government with elected representatives was

formed under the Articles of Confederation.• The successful revolution encouraged other people,

especially the French, to overthrow their governments.

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People of the Revolutionary WarAmericans

George Washington Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry John Adams Samuel Adams

Ethan Allen Nathan Hale Paul Revere Thomas Paine Thomas Jefferson

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People in the Revolutionary WarBritish

King George III Benedict Arnold

Gen. Cornwallis

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