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■ Essential QuestionEssential Question:–How did England’s changing
policy towards its colonies lead to rising calls for independence?
■ Warm-Up QuestionWarm-Up Question:–How did the French & Indian War
change the way Britain ruled the American colonies?
–Was this change in governing appropriate? Explain from the point of view of Britain & colonists
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The Road to the American Revolution
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The Road to Revolution (1763-1776)■The end of the French & Indian War
(1763), marked the start of the road towards the American Revolution:–1763: Beginning of parliamentary
sovereignty & Proclamation Line–1765-67: Stamp & Townshend Acts–1773-75: Boston Tea Party,
Intolerable Acts, Lexington & Concord–1776: Declaration of Independence
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Mob reaction to the Stamp ActFor the 1st time, many colonists refer to
fellow boycotters as “patriots”
The “Sons of Liberty” & “Daughters of Liberty” were formed to protest British restrictions &
became the leaders of colonial resistance
The colonial boycotts were effective & Britain repealed the Stamp Act
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“Indirect” tax on lead, glass, paper, tea, etc.
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More Boycotts
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Colonists created
committees of correspondence to communicate with each other
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Paul Revere’s etching of the Boston Massacre became an American best-seller
Colonists injured British soldiers by
throwing snowballs & oyster shells
With only 4 dead, this was hardly a “massacre” but it reveals the power of colonial propaganda
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First Continental Congress
“We have to help Boston”
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Lexington & Concord
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The Enlightenment■Colonists used the ideas of the
Enlightenment to justify their protest–John Locke wrote that people have
natural rights (life, liberty, & property) & should oppose tyranny
–Rousseau believed that citizens have a social contract with their gov’t
–Montesquieu argued that power should not be in the hands of a king, but separated among gov’t branches
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Conclusions■By December 1775, the British &
American colonists were fighting an “informal revolutionary war”…but: –Colonial leaders had not yet
declared independence–In 1776, Thomas Paine’s
Common Sense convinced many neutral colonists to support independence from Britain
–By July 1776, colonists drafted the Declaration of Independence
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Examining Excerpts from Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
■Examine Common Sense:–In teams, read the 6 excerpts
from Common Sense & write the main idea in your own words
–For each excerpt, think of a short skit that could be used to show the main idea