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5. The American Revolution

5. The American Revolution. 1775 - 1783. Part 1: Road to War. The Defeat of the French . In the French and Indian War largely ended their influence in the Americas. After the war, the British attempted to make the colonies pay their fair share for the war effort. Parliament Acts .

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5. The American Revolution

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  1. 5. The American Revolution 1775 - 1783

  2. Part 1: Road to War

  3. The Defeat of the French • In the French and Indian War largely ended their influence in the Americas. • After the war, the British attempted to make the colonies pay their fair share for the war effort.

  4. Parliament Acts • Parliamentary efforts during this era results in various taxes and duties on the colonies resulting in great unrest in the colonies.

  5. The Growing Tensions • Proclamation of 1763 • Currency Act (1764) • Sugar Act (1764) • Stamp Act (1765) • Townshend Acts (1767) • The Quartering Act • The Declaratory Act

  6. Individuals Cry Out • Benjamin Franklin • Patrick Henry • Samuel Adams • John Adams • Thomas Paine

  7. Colonists Unite • Paxton Boys • Committees of Correspondence • Sons of Liberty • Stamp Act Congress

  8. Violence Erupts • Boston Massacre (1770) • Boston Tea Party (1773) • Boston will become center of opposition

  9. Following the Boston Tea Party • The Intolerable Acts (1774) closed the port of Boston and curtailed freedom of speech in Massachusetts. • Many were outraged.

  10. First Continental Congress (1774) • Passed a resolution that stated the colonies would resist measures that taxed them without their consent. • Individual colonies should start to raise and train state militias.

  11. Part 2: Revolution

  12. Lexington and Concord • 1775 • First armed resistance to the British Army

  13. 2nd Continental Congress • Began to prepare colonies for war • Olive Branch Petition tried to accommodate colonial interests with the Crown

  14. The Declaration of Independence • Preamble • Discussion of beliefs • Grievances • Separation

  15. Locke’s Two Treatises of Government • Natural or inalienable rights. • Rights of life, liberty and property • Free men formed contracts with society.

  16. Thomas Paine: Common Sense • Argued for independence • Read throughout the colonies

  17. Loyalists • Many colonists remained loyal to the king • Many were members of the economic elite

  18. Minorities During War • African Americans and Women played a large part

  19. George Washington • Defensive tactics as leader of the Continental forces proved decisive, since a longer war was disadvantageous to the British.

  20. Battle of Saratoga • American victory convinces France to assist the colonies. • Proves to be invaluable. • French Navy proved to be especially critical as the war progressed.

  21. The War Ends • When the British decided to quit • At the Battle of Yorktown

  22. Treaty of Paris, 1783 • British recognize United States • Gain territory west of Appalachia

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