Ssush3 The student will explain the primary causes of the American Revolution. Ssush3 The student will explain the primary causes of the American Revolution

SSUSH3 The student will explain the primary causes of the American Revolution.

• SSUSH3 The student will explain the primary causes of the American Revolution.

• a. Explain how the end of Anglo-French imperial competition as seen in the French and Indian War and the 1763 Treaty of Paris laid the groundwork for the American Revolution.

• b. Explain colonial response to such British actions as the Proclamation of 1763, the Stamp Act, and the Intolerable Acts as seen in Sons and Daughters of Liberty and Committees of Correspondence.

• c. Explain the importance of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense to the movement for independence.

Background

• Background

• History
• Rivalry

Settled in Ohio Valley

• Settled in Ohio Valley

• Sought to keep British from moving west

King William’s War (1689-1697)

• King William’s War (1689-1697)

• Queen Anne’s War (1702-1713)

• King George’s War (1744-1748)

• Albany Plan of Union (1754)

• Proposed by Benjamin Franklin
• Confederation, focused on defense
• Rejected by Parliament and colonial legislatures

Fought over:

• Fought over:

• Control of North America
• Land
• Fur Trade

Major Battles:

• Major Battles:

• Ft. Duquesne
• Originally founded by Virginia farmers, completed by the French
• VA sent George Washington w/ troops
• Loses
• Many other British expeditions sent
• Fort never falls to the British

Major Battles:

• Major Battles:

• Louisburg (1758)
• Prevents French supplies from reaching Canada
• Quebec (1759)
• Conquered by the British

Ends French and Indian War

• Ends French and Indian War

• Gives Britain control of all territory east of the Mississippi River & Canada

• Mississippi River was to be open for trade

Banned colonization west of Appalachian Mountains

• Banned colonization west of Appalachian Mountains

• Those who already lived there must move east

What was the cause of the French and Indian War?

• What was the cause of the French and Indian War?

• Who won the French and Indian War?

• Name two territorial gains for the British given by the Treaty of Paris, 1763.

• Why did the British government issue the Proclamation of 1763?

All sugar and molasses coming into the colonies would be taxed

• All sugar and molasses coming into the colonies would be taxed

• Why?

• Pay for British troops used during the French and Indian War

Printed items required to have a stamp saying tax had been paid

• Printed items required to have a stamp saying tax had been paid

• Items taxed:

• Newspapers
• Pamphlets
• Licenses
• Legal Documents
• Playing Cards

Taxed more items:

• Taxed more items:

• Imported glass
• Lead
• Paint
• Paper
• Tea

• How do you think the colonists felt about these taxes?

Colonies had no direct representation in Parliament

• Colonies had no direct representation in Parliament

Ship, Liberty, seized in 1768 for having illegal goods

• Ship, Liberty, seized in 1768 for having illegal goods

• Owned by John Hancock

• Violence in Boston in protest to the taxes & to the seizure of ships

• British troops occupy city in response

Formed by Samuel Adams

• Formed by Samuel Adams

• Original purpose: to protest the Stamp Act

• Protested against taxes

• Sometimes used intimidation and physical violence to achieve their goals

March 5th, 1770

• March 5th, 1770

• Argument between soldiers guarding custom house and crowd

• Result: 5 killed
• Includes Crispus Attucks

• Used as propaganda to increase hatred of British soldiers

New act, lowered price of tea but required colonists to buy it from the East India Company

• New act, lowered price of tea but required colonists to buy it from the East India Company

• Why do you think colonists preferred to buy more expensive tea on the black market?

3 Ships were anchored in Boston Harbor

• 3 Ships were anchored in Boston Harbor

• Ordered by governor to unload cargo of tea
• Threatened by colonists – told not to unload

• December 16th – at night, patriots dressed as Native Americans boarded the ships & threw 90,000 lbs. of tea overboard

Quartering Act (1765)

• Quartering Act (1765)

• Colonies must supply and house British troops

• Boston Port Bill (1774)

• Closes Boston Harbor until tea is paid for

• Administration of Justice Act (1774)

• British officials could not be charged w/ a crime

• Massachusetts Government Act (1774)

• Massachusetts charter is revoked

• Quebec Act (1774)

• Canada given more territory, taken away from VA, CT & MA

Formed to allow the colonies to communicate with each other

• Formed to allow the colonies to communicate with each other

• Spread revolutionary actions

• Often quicker than other methods of communication
• Writings would be read aloud or published in other colonies

British

• British

• Moved to America (1774)
• Opponent of monarchy

• Called for republic

Published Common Sense, a pamphlet, in 1776

• Published Common Sense, a pamphlet, in 1776

• Sold more than 150,000 copies

• 75x more than average successful paper

Talks about:

• Talks about:

• Problems of the monarchy
• Why America should be independent