Hey US A Lets discover the ROAD TO

Hey! US A Let’s discover the ROAD TO THE REVOLUTION today!

Vocabulary Act: a law made by a governing body.

Vocabulary tax: money paid to the government, usually a percentage of personal income or of the cost of goods or services bought.

Vocabulary boycott: to refuse to buy a product or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval.

Vocabulary Patriot: a person who loves and strongly supports or fights for his or her country.

Vocabulary intolerable: difficult or impossible to deal with; unbearable.

Before America was an independent country, the land was divided into 13 colonies all ruled by the king of England.

We have already learned that colonists came to this country to have a better life. Many wanted to worship in their own way. Others heard that the New World had plenty of good farmland gold. Still other colonists came for the adventure.

What an adventure it was!

From 1754 to 1763, the French and Indian War took place between the American colonies and New France. British troops and colonists fought together to gain land.

cede: to give up especially by agreement or negotiation.

The French and Indian War cost England a lot of money. The king of England decided the colonists should pay for it. He charged the colonists extra for many items that came from England, such as tea or clothing. The extra charges were called taxes. KING GEORGE III

Here a few of the laws and taxes England imposed on the colonists…

The Stamp Act The first direct British tax on the colonists was The Stamp Act of 1756. Every newspaper, pamphlet, and document had to have a Stamp, or British seal, on it. The stamp, of course, cost money.

The Royal Proclamation of 1763, forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains (even though they helped Britain gain that land during the war).

The Sugar Act of 1764 was a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. The Act set a 3 cent tax on sugar and molasses and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine.

The Quartering Act of 1765 required colonists to provide food, drink, quarters, fuel, and transportation to British forces stationed in their towns or villages.

The Townshend Acts of 1767 were a series of laws which set import taxes on more British goods including paint, paper, lead, glass and tea.

Of course the colonists didn’t like this one bit. THEY WERE MAD! They said the taxes were not fair. The colonists complained to King George III, but he didn’t care. He just kept charging them more and more.

Many colonists stopped buying items that were taxed, such as sugar and tea from England. This is called a boycott.

The colonists said they should not have to pay British taxes because they had no representatives in the British Parliament. Their motto became… "No TAXATION Without REPRESENTATION!"

What do you think “Taxation Without Representation” means?

Some colonists from Boston, started a group called the Sons of Liberty. The leaders of the group were John Hancock and Samuel Adams. The group took action against the laws and taxes. The action was called a protest.

In 1773, the British imposed a new tax on tea. Several patriots in Boston protested this act by boarding ships in Boston harbor and dumping their tea into the water. What was this protest called?

This protest was called The Boston Tea Party.

What do you think the king did when he found out that over 300 boxes of his tea were ruined and not paid for?

If you guessed he was mad, you’re right! The king was so mad that he issued a number of new laws that the colonists called The Intolerable Acts!

The Intolerable Acts included… • Closing the Port of Boston for trade until the price of the dumped tea was recovered. • Banning town meetings. • Forcing colonists to feed and shelter the soldiers employed to punish them. … and more!

The. These Intolerable laws are Acts included… INTOLERABLE! • Closing the port of Boston for trade until the price of the dumped tea was recovered. • Banning town meetings that. • Forcing colonists to feed and shelter the soldiers employed to punish them. … and more!

Since town meetings were banned, American patriots had to meet in secret.

One of these secret meetings was the First Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia in 1774. In all, 56 delegates from 12 colonies got together to discuss the growing problem with England.

One of these secret meetings was the First Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia in 1774. In all, 56 delegates from 12 colonies got together to discuss the growing problem with England. They established a boycott of British goods.

Then, British soldiers were ordered to disarm the American rebels and to arrest their leaders. Not long after, a war broke out.

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SLASH ASSIGNMENT: Why did the First Continental Congress establish a boycott of British goods? Use evidence from the lesson to support your answer.

THANKS! Please complete this week’s assignment before Friday.