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Colonial Resistance: From Rebellious Belligerence to Political Consciousness.

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Page 1: Colonial Resistance: From Rebellious Belligerence to Political Consciousness.

Colonial Resistance: From Colonial Resistance: From Rebellious Belligerence to Rebellious Belligerence to

Political ConsciousnessPolitical Consciousness

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British Economic PoliciesBritish Economic Policies The British feel that the colonists are in The British feel that the colonists are in

some sense responsible for the French and some sense responsible for the French and Indian War in North America.Indian War in North America.

They seek to place the war debt onto the They seek to place the war debt onto the colonists because they are British subjects.colonists because they are British subjects.

The colonists are used to self-governing The colonists are used to self-governing themselves and electing their own themselves and electing their own representative governments due to salutary representative governments due to salutary neglect from the British Parliament.neglect from the British Parliament.

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British Economic PoliciesBritish Economic Policies In actuality the colonist have grown quite In actuality the colonist have grown quite

wealthy because of the amenities being a wealthy because of the amenities being a British subject provides them.British subject provides them.

The British attempt to reduce their war The British attempt to reduce their war debt by passing the cost onto the colonists debt by passing the cost onto the colonists through a series of taxes.through a series of taxes.

Colonial resistance will vary from mob Colonial resistance will vary from mob violence to tactfully designed propaganda to violence to tactfully designed propaganda to a statement based on poltical consciousnessa statement based on poltical consciousness..

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Stamp Act Congress, Oct. 1765Stamp Act Congress, Oct. 1765

Stamp Act Congress Stamp Act Congress made up of colonial made up of colonial representatives. They representatives. They protest the new taxes protest the new taxes imposed on the colonies imposed on the colonies and win in 1765.and win in 1765.

““Taxation without Taxation without representation”, belief representation”, belief that colonists should vote that colonists should vote on their own taxes.on their own taxes.

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Sons of Liberty, 1765Sons of Liberty, 1765

Formed in Boston as a Formed in Boston as a response to the Stamp Act. response to the Stamp Act. Supported by Samuel Supported by Samuel AdamsAdams

The Sons of Liberty use The Sons of Liberty use intimidation in the form of intimidation in the form of tarring and feathering tax tarring and feathering tax collectors. collectors.

Andrew Oliver, a tax Andrew Oliver, a tax collector’s home is torn collector’s home is torn apartapart

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The Boston Massacre, Dec. 1770The Boston Massacre, Dec. 1770

Colonists are upset that Colonists are upset that British troops are in Boston British troops are in Boston and that they are competing and that they are competing for jobs with them. for jobs with them.

Crispus Attucks an African Crispus Attucks an African American sailor is the first American sailor is the first to die in the Revolutionto die in the Revolution

The colonist will look to The colonist will look to this incident as another this incident as another example of King George’s example of King George’s tyranny in the colonies tyranny in the colonies

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The real story behind the The real story behind the drawingdrawing

The British soldiers are shown standing in a straight line The British soldiers are shown standing in a straight line shooting their rifles in a regular volley, actually both shooting their rifles in a regular volley, actually both groups are cussing at one another. groups are cussing at one another.

The event occurred around nine o'clock on a cold winter The event occurred around nine o'clock on a cold winter night. night.

Notice too the absence of snow and ice on the street, Notice too the absence of snow and ice on the street, Crispus Attucks, a black man is lying on the ground Crispus Attucks, a black man is lying on the ground closest to the British soldiers but is shown to be white. closest to the British soldiers but is shown to be white.

The print of the Boston Massacre was released three The print of the Boston Massacre was released three times by separate men. Paul Revere was one of those times by separate men. Paul Revere was one of those men. All the men benefited financially from the drawingmen. All the men benefited financially from the drawing..

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Committees of Correspondence, Committees of Correspondence, 17721772

Groups appointed in the Groups appointed in the 13 colonies to provide 13 colonies to provide leadership and to show leadership and to show that the colonies, they that the colonies, they were experiencing the were experiencing the same thing under the same thing under the British British

Samuel Adams organized Samuel Adams organized the first in 1772 the first in 1772

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Samuel AdamsSamuel Adams

Harvard educated Harvard educated politician from politician from MassachusettsMassachusetts

Shrewd and politically Shrewd and politically savvy starts committees savvy starts committees of correspondence, Sons of correspondence, Sons of Libertyof Liberty

Involved in Boston Tea Involved in Boston Tea Party Party

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Boston Tea Party, 1774Boston Tea Party, 1774

Sons of Liberty Sons of Liberty members quietly and members quietly and orderly December 13, orderly December 13, dump 342 tea crates into dump 342 tea crates into Boston HarborBoston Harbor

It is to protest the Tea It is to protest the Tea Act, a British general Act, a British general will be sent to govern will be sent to govern Massachusetts Massachusetts

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Common SenseCommon Sense, 1776, 1776

Author of Author of Common Sense, Common Sense, his writing style is crude, his writing style is crude, simple and direct to the simple and direct to the pointpoint

He argues that King He argues that King George is a tyrant, that George is a tyrant, that England is to far away to England is to far away to rule the colonies and it is rule the colonies and it is time for the colonies to time for the colonies to start off on their ownstart off on their own

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Declaration of IndependenceDeclaration of Independence,1776,1776

Formal declaration of Formal declaration of independence from independence from EnglandEngland

It explains the reasons for It explains the reasons for the Revolution, lists the the Revolution, lists the injustices made by King injustices made by King George III, and explains a George III, and explains a the basic ideas of the basic ideas of American government American government

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Declaration of IndependenceDeclaration of Independence,1776,1776