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Tar and Feathering Tax Collectors
The Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre ((March 5,1770March 5,1770))
The Gaspee The Gaspee IncidentIncident (1772)(1772)
Providence, RI coastProvidence, RI coast
Committees Committees of Correspondenceof Correspondence
PurposePurpose warn neighboring warn neighboring coloniescolonies about incidents with Br. about incidents with Br.
broaden the resistance broaden the resistance movement. movement.
Tea Act Tea Act (1773)(1773)8 British East India Co.:British East India Co.:
Monopoly on Br. tea Monopoly on Br. tea imports.imports.
Many members of Many members of Parl. held shares.Parl. held shares.
Permitted the Co. to Permitted the Co. to sell tea directly to sell tea directly to cols. without col. cols. without col. middlemen middlemen (cheaper tea!)(cheaper tea!)
8 North expected the North expected the cols. to eagerly choose cols. to eagerly choose the cheaper tea.the cheaper tea.
Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party (1773)(1773)
The Coercive or The Coercive or IntolerableIntolerableActs Acts (1774)(1774)
Lord NorthLord North
1.1. Port Bill Port Bill
2.2. Government Government ActAct
4.4. Administration Administration ofof Justice Act Justice Act
3.3. New Quartering New Quartering Act Act
Is this Tyranny?
The Quebec Act The Quebec Act (1774)(1774)
First Continental First Continental Congress 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 Acts & the Acts & the Quebec Act?Quebec Act?
1 vote per colony 1 vote per colony represented.represented.
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
The Second The Second Continental Continental
CongressCongress(1775)(1775)
Olive Branch Olive Branch PetitionPetition
Thomas PaineThomas Paine: : Common SenseCommon Sense
Declaration of Declaration of Independence Independence
(1776)(1776)
Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence
Independence HallIndependence Hall
New New National National SymbolsSymbols
The“VirtuousRepublic”
The“VirtuousRepublic”
Classical view of
a model republic
Classical view of
a model republic
“City on a hill”
[John W
inthrop]
“City on a hill”
[John W
inthrop]Ideal citizen
[Cincinnatus]
Ideal citizen
[Cincinnatus]
1. Govt. gets its authority from the citizens.
2. A selfless, educated citizenry.
3. Elections should be frequent.
4. Govt. should guarantee individual rights & freedoms.
5. Govt.’s power should be limited [checks & balances].
6. The need for a written Constitution.
7. “E Pluribus Unum.” [“Out of many, one”]
8. An important role for women raise good, virtuous citizens.[“Republican Womanhood”].
Enlightenment
Thinking
Enlightenment
Thinking