Chapter 4 section 2 pt.1

Wednesday, November 7, 2012Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Agree Disagree 1. A monopoly is Agree Agree Disagree 1. A monopoly is Agree DisagreeDisagree

____ ____ when one ____ ____ when one ____ ____ ____ ____

company has control of a productcompany has control of a product

____ ____ 2. Loyalist or ____ _________ ____ 2. Loyalist or ____ _____

Tories supported the coloniesTories supported the colonies

Chapter Four: The American Chapter Four: The American RevolutionRevolution

Section Two: The Revolution BeginsSection Two: The Revolution BeginsA.A. Massachusetts defies Massachusetts defies BritainBritain TheThe Boston TeaBoston Tea PartyParty-- Patriots protest and Patriots protest and boycott the sale of boycott the sale of tea.tea. Parliament passed the Parliament passed the Tea ActTea Act - - This law was designed This law was designed to saveto save the the

British East India Company which British East India Company which was nearly was nearly bankruptbankrupt..

ItIt granted the company a granted the company a monopolymonopoly on the tea trade on the tea trade in the coloniesin the colonies..

They could also They could also sell tea directly to sell tea directly to shopkeepersshopkeepers..

This upset This upset merchantsmerchants

who felt they were who felt they were

being put out ofbeing put out of

business.business.

December 1773 – a boatload of tea December 1773 – a boatload of tea arrived in Boston Harbor.arrived in Boston Harbor.

Around 150 colonists Around 150 colonists disguiseddisguised as as Mohawk Indians boarded the ship and Mohawk Indians boarded the ship and threw the tea threw the tea into the Boston into the Boston HarborHarbor..

The Coercive ActsThe Coercive Acts Designed to Designed to punishpunish Massachusetts. Massachusetts.

Boston Harbor was Boston Harbor was closed closed until the until the tea tea was paid forwas paid for..

Town meetingsTown meetings were were banned banned and and self self governmentgovernment was was limitedlimited..

The Colonists called these laws the The Colonists called these laws the Intolerable ActsIntolerable Acts..

The First Continental CongressThe First Continental Congress

Meeting of the colonistsMeeting of the colonists

in response to the in response to the

Intolerable Acts.Intolerable Acts.

Created a Created a Declaration of Rights Declaration of Rights and Grievancesand Grievances - They explained - They explained they were they were loyal to the kingloyal to the king, but , but condemned the Coercive Actscondemned the Coercive Acts..

B. The Revolution BeginsB. The Revolution Begins Militias Militias (civilian soldiers)(civilian soldiers) began began

training and preparing for war.training and preparing for war.

These soldiers were These soldiers were

called called minutemen minutemen

because they were because they were

ready to fight within ready to fight within

a minute’s notice.a minute’s notice.

Two sidesTwo sides began to develop in began to develop in the colonies:the colonies:

LoyalistsLoyalists – those who supported – those who supported England.England.

Also called Also called ToriesTories..

PatriotsPatriots – those who felt the English – those who felt the English had become tyrannical.had become tyrannical.

REVIEWREVIEW

1.1. Why did the colonists meet at the Why did the colonists meet at the First Continental Congress?First Continental Congress?

2.2. What was the result of that What was the result of that meeting?meeting?

Lexington and ConcordLexington and Concord

April, 1775 – the April, 1775 – the first battlefirst battle of the of the American Revolution.American Revolution.

British troops set out to destroy a colonial British troops set out to destroy a colonial arsenalarsenal near Concord, MA. near Concord, MA.

The colonists were warned The colonists were warned

by by Paul Revere, William Paul Revere, William

Dawes and Samuel Prescott.Dawes and Samuel Prescott.

CHUNK #2CHUNK #2

Pg 130. Study the map. Pg 130. Study the map.

Why do you think Paul Revere and Why do you think Paul Revere and William Dawes took different William Dawes took different routes on the first leg of their routes on the first leg of their journey?journey?

Colonial militia met up with the Colonial militia met up with the British soldiers British soldiers at Concordat Concord and and

fighting broke outfighting broke out..

The British were The British were forcedforced

to to retreatretreat..

The colonist continued to attack from The colonist continued to attack from behind trees, bushes, and houses. behind trees, bushes, and houses. (English lost more than 100 men)(English lost more than 100 men)

The Second Continental CongressThe Second Continental Congress

Met 3 weeks later in Met 3 weeks later in PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia..

Voted to create the Voted to create the Continental Continental

ArmyArmy and appointed and appointed George George WashingtonWashington as its’ as its’ commandercommander. .

They would act as the They would act as the

central governmentcentral government of the of the

colonies for the rest of the war. colonies for the rest of the war.

The Battle of Bunker HillThe Battle of Bunker Hill

First large scale battleFirst large scale battle..

June 16, 1775June 16, 1775

Colonists pushed back several British Colonists pushed back several British attacks before attacks before running out of bullets running out of bullets and gun powderand gun powder and later retreating. and later retreating.

Moral victoryMoral victory – helped boost the – helped boost the confidence of the colonies. confidence of the colonies.

ReviewReview

Complete the worksheet on Complete the worksheet on Parliamentary Acts placed on the Parliamentary Acts placed on the Colonists.Colonists.