Week 3 The

Ameri can
Revol uti on
UNIT 1: COLONIZATION &
REVOLUTION


To what extent has the Declaration of
Independence and the American
Revolution impacted the ideals of our
nation?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
French & Indi an War (pg. 116)
Treaty of Pari s (pg. 118)
Royal Procl amation of 1763 (pg. 119)
Infl ation (pg. 120)
Boston Massacre (pg. 123)
Loyal ist (pg. 129)
Patri ot (pg. 129)
Lexi ngton & Concord (pg. 130)
Decl aration of Independence (pg. 133)
Saratoga (pg. 141)
Yorktown (pg. 144)
Republic (pg. 147)
VOCABULARY
War between France &
Great Britain
The American colonists were
British citizens and fought for
Great Britain.
The conflict was over who
would control the Ohio River
Valley territory.
Great Britain wins and the
French are forced to give up
the territory in the Treaty of
Paris.

THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR (1754-1763)
Ohio River Valley
The land won by Great Britain in
the French & Indian war was
restricted from the colonists.
Colonists were forbidden to settle
west of the Appalachian mountains.
This was done to organize the
empire and stabilize relations with
the Native Americans.
Many colonists were angry because
they saw the territory as a reward
for serving in the war.
PROCLAMATION OF 1763
Great Britain stops the policy of Salutary
Neglect
Fighting the French & Indian war created a lot of debt
for Great Britain.
In order to pay of their war debts they created and
increased taxes on the colonists.
Colonists believed only their colonial governments
had the right to tax them and not English Parliament
since they had no representation in Parliament.

NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!
GREAT BRITAIN TAXES THE COLONIES
Great Britains Action:
Created admirality courts which try American
smugglers in courts in England (Sugar Act).
This action violated the right to a trial by a jury of
your peers (Magna Carta & English Bill of Rights).
Colonists Reaction:
Colonists protested the act and smuggling increased

A LONG TRAIN OF ABUSES
Great Britains Action:
Implemented the Stamp Act: a direct tax
on paper goods in the colonies
newspapers etc.
Colonists Reaction:
Colonists opposed the Stamp Act
Created the Sons & Daughters of Liberty
Formed the Stamp Act Congress
(established a boycott of British goods).
Great Britain repealed the Stamp
Act
A LONG TRAIN OF ABUSES CONT.
Great Britains Actions:
Great Britain stationed more troops in colonial cities which led
to the Boston Massacre worsening relations between the
colonists and Great Britain.
Great Britain implemented more taxes (Townshend) on the
colonies.
Reactions and Actions:
The Townshend Acts led to more boycotts.
The Tea Act resulted in the Boston Tea Party.
The Boston Tea Party led to the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts.
The First Continental Congress formed and commissioned the
writing of the Declaration of Independence.

ABUSES LEAD TO WAR
Purpose
To formerly declare the colonies independent from
Great Britain.
To further the cause of the revolution by attempting
to convince loyalists of Great Britains wrong doing.
Defines limited government based on the ideas of
John Locke: equality, natural rights, the governments
purpose to secure those rights, and the right of the
people to alter/abolish a government that fails to do
so.
To list the grievances against the king since he
violated the rights of the colonists.
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Beginning
Lexington & Concord Shot hear round the world signaled
the beginning of the war when patriot minutemen engaged the
British.
Turning Point
Saratoga Horatio Gates victory over the British at Saratoga,
NY showed the world America was capable of winning the war
and convinced France to aid America with its navy and training
officers.
End
British surrender at Yorktown With the help of the French
Navy, American troops were able to surround British General
Corn Wallis, forcing him to surrender ending the war.
THE WAR

The French and Indian War put Great Britain into debt
which it attempted to pay by raising taxes on the
colonies. This caused great resentment and reaction
by the colonists who felt that they should not be taxed
by a body they have no representation in.
&
The Declaration of Independence furthered the cause
of the revolution by defining American beliefs of the
role of government to protect the peoples natural
rights and promoted the equality of all men.
IMPACT