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For almost 100 years, American colonial governments enjoyed relative “self -government” from Britain.
In 1760, King George III takes the throne and demands more control over America
Illustrated Timeline
The French and Indian
War(1754-1763)
The Declaration
of Independenc
e(1776)
Directions: Create a timeline (like the one below). For each spot on the timeline, include the following.
The name of the event/act
A date
A picture that summarizes the significance of the event/act
“French & Indian War”1754-1763The British fought with
colonists to protect their
land from the French.The war was
extremely expensive for the British government, leading to increased taxes in America.
Illustrated Timeline
The French and Indian
War(1754-1763)
The Proclamation of
1763
The Declaration
of Independenc
e(1776)
Proclamation of 1763The
Proclamation
of 1763 kept
colonists from
expanding
west of the
Appalachian
Mountains and
brought more
British troops
to the
colonies.
Illustrated Timeline
The French and Indian
War(1754-1763)
The Stamp Act (1765)
The Proclamation of
1763
The Declaration
of Independenc
e(1776)
Key terms: Boycott, No
taxation without representation
“Stamp Act” (1765)
This act required expensive tax stamps on all newspapers and legal documents
Before After
“No Taxation Without Representation”
American colonists resented these new taxes by the British.
Since they had no representation in the British Parliament (England’s Congress), they felt they should not have to pay taxes.
American Boycotts
In protest, many Americans began to “boycott” or refuse to buy British goods.
As a result, the British government “repealed” or cancelled the act.
Illustrated Timeline
The French and Indian
War(1754-1763)
The Stamp Act (1765)
The Proclamation of
1763
The Declaration
of Independenc
e(1776)
Key terms: Boycott, No
taxation without representation
The Quartering Act (1765)
“The Quartering Act” (1765)American
colonists had to provide for the basic needs of British soldiers stationed in the colonies.
Items included bedding, cooking utensils, firewood, beer or cider, and candles.
Illustrated Timeline
The French and Indian
War(1754-1763)
Townshend Acts (1767)
The Stamp Act (1765)
The Proclamation of
1763
The Declaration
of Independenc
e(1776)
Key terms: Boycott, No
taxation without representation
The Quartering Act (1765)
“Townshend Acts” (1767)
This act allowed taxes to be levied (raised) on basic goods imported to the colonies from Great Britain (glass, tea, paper, paint, etc.)
Illustrated Timeline
The French and Indian
War(1754-1763)
Townshend Acts (1767)
The Stamp Act (1765)
The Proclamation of
1763
The Tea Act
(1773)
The Declaration
of Independenc
e(1776)
Key terms: Boycott, No
taxation without representation
The Quartering Act (1765)
“Tea Act” (1773)The “Tea Act”
followed, forcing the colonists to buy tea only from the British East India Company.
American merchants were outraged. >:/
Illustrated Timeline
The French and Indian
War(1754-1763)
Townshend Acts (1767)
The Stamp Act (1765)
The Proclamation of
1763
The Tea Act
(1773)
Boston Tea Party (1773)
The Declaration
of Independenc
e(1776)
Key terms: Boycott, No
taxation without representation
The Quartering Act (1765)
“Boston Tea Party” (1773)
Disguised as Indians, It took nearly three hours for more than 100 colonists to empty the tea into Boston Harbor. The chests held more than 90,000 lbs. (45 tons) of tea, which would cost nearly $1,000,000 dollars today.
Illustrated Timeline
The French and Indian
War(1754-1763)
Townshend Acts (1767)
The Stamp Act (1765)
The Proclamation of
1763
The Tea Act
(1773)
Boston Tea Party (1773)
Coercive “Intolerable” Acts (1774)
The Declaration
of Independenc
e(1776)
Key terms: Boycott, No
taxation without representation
The Quartering Act (1765)
“Coercive” (“Intolerable”) Acts (1774) To respond to
the “Boston Tea Party”, the British Parliament instituted the “Coercive Acts”.
Called the “Intolerable Acts” by America, they closed down Boston Harbor until colonists could pay back the cost of the destroyed tea.
Illustrated Timeline
The French and Indian
War(1754-1763)
Townshend Acts (1767)
The Stamp Act (1765)
The Proclamation of
1763
The Tea Act
(1773)
Boston Tea Party (1773)
Coercive “Intolerable” Acts (1774)
The Declaration
of Independenc
e(1776)
The Continental Congress,
First shots of the
Revolutionary War, and “Common
Sense”1774-1776
Key terms: Boycott, No
taxation without representation
The Quartering Act (1765)
First Continental Congress (1774)
American colonies sent “delegates” or representatives to Philadelphia to express their concerns with Britain’s new taxes.
Congress sent a letter to King George demanding the rights of the colonists be restored.
All agreed to meet again within a year if the king did not agree.
King George’s Response…I’m coming for your guns…
#American Revolution
The shot that was heard around the world at Lexington and Concord, just outside of Boston.
Second Continental Congress (1775)
During the second meeting, delegates argued over the best solution.
Many did NOT want independence, fearing they could not win a war with Britain.
Thomas Paine & “Common Sense”
Paine argued in 1776 that is was only “common sense” for America to break with Great Britain.
King George was a “royal brute” and America had every right to sever ties.
Second Continental Congress (1776)
After many months of debate, more than half of the delegates agreed to declare independence from Great Britain.
The writings of Paine were very influential.
Illustrated Timeline
The French and Indian
War(1754-1763)
Townshend Acts (1767)
The Stamp Act (1765)
The Proclamation of
1763
The Tea Act
(1773)
Boston Tea Party (1773)
Coercive “Intolerable” Acts (1774)
The Declaration
of Independenc
e(1776)
The Continental Congress,
First shots of the
Revolutionary War, and “Common
Sense”1774-1776
Key terms: Boycott, No
taxation without representation
The Quartering Act (1765)
“Declaration of Independence”
“Declaration of Independence”
Thomas Jefferson detailed the colonies’ reasons for breaking away with Great Britain.
His list of complaints are referred to as grievances.
Jefferson claimed that the king did not look after the interests of the colonies anymore.
“Declaration of Independence”
First Section Explains why
the Continental Congress drew up this declaration.
“Declaration of Independence”
Part II: Declaration of Natural
Rights This lists the rights of
the citizens, explaining that in a “republic”, the people form the government to protect their rights.
*** This proved that if when the
government violates their natural rights,
then the people have the right to alter or abolish
it!
“Declaration of Independence”
Part III:List of Grievances
(Complaints)This lists the
colonists’ complaints against the British government (singling out King George for the blame).