ROAD TO ROAD TO REVOLUTION REVOLUTION

SHORT-TERM CAUSESSHORT-TERM CAUSES

CONCEPTCONCEPT

Poor leadership Poor leadership Poor colonial policyPoor colonial policyLack of Lack of

knowledge/understandinknowledge/understandingg

PONTIAC’S REBELLIONPONTIAC’S REBELLION

Chief Pontiac Chief Pontiac –Launches a surprise Launches a surprise attack Reaction to attack Reaction to westward settlementwestward settlement

Led to Proclamation line Led to Proclamation line of 1763of 1763

Proclamation Line of Proclamation Line of 17631763 Limited Limited

settlement to settlement to east of the east of the Appalachian Appalachian MountainsMountains

Why did it Why did it anger anger colonists?colonists?

SUGAR ACT OF 1764SUGAR ACT OF 1764

Passed to raise revenuePassed to raise revenue Tightens enforcement Tightens enforcement Added to Enumerated ArticlesAdded to Enumerated Articles EffectsEffects

– Hurt sugar and lumber trade Hurt sugar and lumber trade – Taxation w/o RepresentationTaxation w/o Representation– Colonists launch boycottColonists launch boycott

Stamp Act 1765Stamp Act 1765

Raises revenueRaises revenue Tax on newspapers, Tax on newspapers,

pamphlets, legal documents, pamphlets, legal documents, cardscards

Affected most Affected most powerful/influential colonistspowerful/influential colonists

Stamp Act 1765Stamp Act 1765

EffectsEffects– Sons of LibertySons of Liberty– Stamp Act Congress- ALL 13 Stamp Act Congress- ALL 13

coloniescolonies– Non-importation agreements Non-importation agreements – ““Declaration of Rights and Declaration of Rights and

Grievances”Grievances” 1766 – Stamp Act repealed1766 – Stamp Act repealed

Tar and Feathering

DECLARATORY ACTDECLARATORY ACT

Reaffirmed England’s Reaffirmed England’s authority over the authority over the coloniescolonies

Tempered colonial sense Tempered colonial sense of victory over Stamp Actof victory over Stamp Act

Townshend Acts 1767)Townshend Acts 1767)

Suspended/dissolved some Suspended/dissolved some colonial assemblies (NY, PA, colonial assemblies (NY, PA, VA)VA)

writs of assistancewrits of assistance New taxes on importsNew taxes on imports Ended “power of the purse”Ended “power of the purse”

Townshend Acts 1767Townshend Acts 1767

Colonial ReactionColonial Reaction– The Virginia ResolvesThe Virginia Resolves

No taxation without representationNo taxation without representation

– Additional non-importation Additional non-importation agreementsagreements

Repealed taxes – except tea taxRepealed taxes – except tea tax

BOSTON MASSACRE BOSTON MASSACRE MARCH 5, 1770MARCH 5, 1770 Troops Troops

stationed in stationed in colonies = colonies = competitioncompetition

EffectEffect– It became a It became a

rallying cryrallying cry

The Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre ((March 5,1770March 5,1770))

TEA ACT - 1773TEA ACT - 1773

Monopoly East Monopoly East India CompanyIndia Company

Angered tea Angered tea merchantsmerchants

EffectEffect– Boston Tea Boston Tea

Party – Dec 16, Party – Dec 16, 17731773

Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party (1773)(1773)

INTOLERABLE ACTS INTOLERABLE ACTS (1774) (Coercive Acts)(1774) (Coercive Acts)

Punish Boston for Tea Punish Boston for Tea PartyParty

Closed the port of BostonClosed the port of Boston Ended self-government Ended self-government

in MAin MA

INTOLERABLE ACTS INTOLERABLE ACTS (1774)(1774)Harsh Quartering Act Harsh Quartering Act

passedpassedMartial law in BostonMartial law in BostonEffectsEffects

–Led to colonial unity NOT Led to colonial unity NOT submissionsubmission

First Continental Congress First Continental Congress (1774)(1774)

55 delegates from 12 55 delegates from 12 coloniescolonies

AgendaAgenda How How to respond to to respond to the Coercive the Coercive ActsActs

1 vote per colony 1 vote per colony represented.represented.

FIRST CONTINENTAL FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESSCONGRESSActionsActions

–Suffolk ResolvesSuffolk ResolvesRaise troopsRaise troopsDenounce British policyDenounce British policySuspend tradeSuspend trade

– Declaration of Rights and Declaration of Rights and Grievances Grievances

– Agreed to meet againAgreed to meet again

LEXINGTON AND LEXINGTON AND CONCORDCONCORD

Arrest rebel leaders Arrest rebel leaders destroy munitions at destroy munitions at ConcordConcord

Confrontation at LexingtonConfrontation at Lexington EffectsEffects

– Moderates took a positionModerates took a position

The British Are The British Are Coming Coming . . .. . .

Paul ReverePaul Revere & & William DawesWilliam Dawes make make their midnight ride to warn the their midnight ride to warn the

MinutemenMinutemen of approaching British of approaching British soldiers.soldiers.

The Shot Heard The Shot Heard ’’Round the WorldRound the World!!

LexingtonLexington & & ConcordConcord – April – April 18,177518,1775

Second Continental Second Continental CongressCongress May 1775May 1775 13 colonies represented13 colonies represented Established the Continental Established the Continental

ArmyArmy Declaration of the Causes and Declaration of the Causes and

Necessity of Taking Up ArmsNecessity of Taking Up Arms Olive Branch PetitionOlive Branch Petition

The Second The Second Continental Continental

CongressCongress(1775)(1775)

Olive Branch Olive Branch PetitionPetition

Second Continental Second Continental CongressCongressEffectEffect

–Dismissed by George IIIDismissed by George III–Declared colonists rebelsDeclared colonists rebels–Banned trade with the Banned trade with the coloniescolonies

–Began to hire HessiansBegan to hire Hessians

The EndThe End