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Toward Independence
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•1600s & 1700s-British followed the mercantilism policy•Believed this would make the British
very wealthy•Wealth would be used to develop
industry and navy•America would provide a cheap source
of raw materials for the policy
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British Taxes•King George III wanted to get as much wealth from America as he could•Parliament required the colonies to sell raw materials to Britain at low prices, but buy British products at high prices•Killed colonial business
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• To pay debts from a war with France, Britain levied heavy taxes on the American colonies•1764- Sugar Act passed- tax on sugar,
coffee, and other imported goods•1765- Stamp tax passed- tax on all
printed materials and legal documents•1777-Townshend Acts- tax on all
imports, including a 3 penny tax on tea
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• Resented the taxes, because no representation for the colonists in parliament• Boycotted British goods (Boston Tea Party)• Parliament repealed the tax laws
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Intolerable Acts• Passed by parliament after they repealed
the taxes to show the Americans they were still in control• Shut down Boston Harbor because the
colonists refused to pay for the destroyed tea• Restricted colonists rights -no trial by jury -allowed British soldiers to search and live
in colonists’ homes (Quartering Act)
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Discussion
• From what you know of colonial history, why did the colonist want to break away from England? Give at least 3 reasons.
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Move towards Independence
•Colonial governments banded together to fight the Intolerable Acts
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First Continental Congress• 1774- colonies (except Georgia) sent
delegates to Philadelphia• -56 delegates sent a document to King
George III• asked for rights of “life, liberty, and
property”• Extended the boycott of British goods• Decided to meet again 1 year later if
demands went unmet
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•King George refused to the demands •Ordered the military to use force against the colonists•Fight between the soldiers and colonists in Lexington, then, Concord
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Second Continental Congress•1775- met in Philadelphia•Not all delegates favored
independence•1776- more than ½ the delegates
favored independence•Committee appointed to write a
document that announced America’s independence
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The Declaration of Independence• Thomas Jefferson wrote the majority• Explanation of why Americans had the right
to be independent• Took ideas from Rousseau and John Locke• Argued that Britain did not look out for the
colonists’ interest nor protect their rights
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•Congress approved the Declaration on July 4, 1776•American colonies were now independent states•Video about the declaration.•Write down a few thing that stuck out to you.
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Discussion
• How much influence should a taxpayer have? Explain.