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2 stories (again  )

2 stories (again  ). The story of a thankless child in a big family The story of a parent who just won’t let you grow up!. “Say you want a Revolution?”. Jaywalking clip. EVENTS THAT LEAD TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. AKA: What ticks off Colonists so much that they revolt from Britain!.

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2 stories (again  )

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  1. 2 stories (again ) The story of a thankless child in a big family The story of a parent who just won’t let you grow up!

  2. “Say you want a Revolution?” Jaywalking clip

  3. EVENTS THAT LEAD TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AKA: What ticks off Colonists so much that they revolt from Britain!

  4. Why did the Revolution Happen? • British were unfair and harsh • It was just time to break away • The colonists were a bunch of selfish rebels • It really wasn’t a revolution, it was just a war for independence 60% 8% 12% 20%

  5. Before Britain gets all up in the Colonists bis-nass, things are going pretty well… Why Britain? In the 1600s….Enlightenment Thinking… Colonists began to question why Britain ruled them the way they did Colonists start to think on their own/challenge authority SO 1700s Britain Enacts Salutary Neglect • Britain lets the colonists run their land and governs from afar. * Colonists LOVE running the show…start to get used to it. We’ll Watch the Colonists from way over here… Bye Britain! Colonists British

  6. Before Britain gets all up in the Colonists bis-nass, things are going pretty well… • The standard of living in the colonies was among the highest in the world. • There was an abundance of land to be had. • Since things were so good in England, they were used to governing themselves • The main threats to the colonists (French and Indians) had been removed Isn’t life grand, dear? ggjjjeeaahhh

  7. Britain smacks the crap out of the French and N.A. • 1754-1763 • Many colonists fight alongside the British and are even trained by them! • George Washington made a name for himself Here I am world!

  8. Before vs. After

  9. What were the effects of the F & I War? • Britain gets a ton of land! • Removes the threat from the West! • BUT…wars cost money • Video

  10. Quick…what was the biggest effect of the F& I War? • The French defeated the Indians • The British gained more land • The Colonists didn’t have to worry so much about threats • The war was crazy expensive 10% 21% 3% 66%

  11. Now that the war was over the colonists began viewing the Mother Country a little differently • 1st of all, England was now broke from fighting this long war and they needed money. They wanted the 2 million colonists to pay 1/3 of the costs • They decided to end “salutary neglect” • i.e. they started enforcing the laws. Show me the Money Brit is like Cuba Gooding Jr… Colonists are like Tom Cruise….

  12. This pisses off some of the colonists…but who cares if you piss off a colonist? STAMP ACT 1765 You must purchase a stamp for EVERYTHING “You’re paying for nothing” Colonists HATE King’s Office Holders

  13. The colonists really start getting frustrated as more taxes are enacted… • Form the “sons of liberty” • video • Develop “non-importation agreements” which really hurt British merchants • Coin the phrase “No taxation without representation.” • But that was sort of a sham • Notice the “enlightenment thinking” here

  14. Quick…what was the biggest effect of the F& I War? • The French defeated the Indians • The British gained more land • The Colonists didn’t have to worry so much about threats • The war was crazy expensive 0% 0% 0% 0%

  15. Here’s the leaders of both sides…. Well, what do you know, I hate you too! Dumb colonists, should be thankful we even let you go over there! Oh, yeah, and I’m Pyschotic….I will stop at nothing to make the brits look bad! I’m aPATRIOT…. Which means, I hate the British. King George III Loyalist/Wus Sam Adams Patriot/Pyscho

  16. BOSTON MASSACRE 1770 1 Brit soldier mobbed by crowed of angry colonists… Throwing Snow/Ice Yelling Two more Brits come to help One Slips, Gun goes off British soldiers begin firing 5 Colonists die

  17. IS 5 PEOPLE DYING A MASSACRE? Everyone will freak out about this & want a revolution! PROPAGANDA!

  18. What was the biggest massacre in US history? • St. Valentine’s Day Massacre • Boston Massacre • Ludlow Massacre • Wounded Knee Massacre • Colfax Massacre • Virginia Tech Massacre Good link

  19. Heroes of Liberty or Selfish Rebels? • Heroes? • Selfish Rebels? 0% 0%

  20. The Colonists Want REVENGE Boston Tea Party 1773 • Colonists must purchase tea from East India Tea Company. • ACTUALLY… the tax was a mere 3 pence for a pound…barely anything…the tea was actually cheaper now! • Sam & Sons of Liberty (i.e. smugglers) dress as Indians & throw 15,000 lbs of tea into the harbor. • $3 million dollars today

  21. British Want REVENGE So, how Do you Like that?!? You Colonists?!?! INTOLERABLE ACTS 1774 Georgie’s Response to Tea Party 3 Acts that made Colonists MAD 1. Close Boston harbor 2. Quartering Act 3. Martial Law It’s INTOLERABLE! War is Coming you foolish man! Sleep w/ one eye open!

  22. Were the British Unjust for doing this? • Yes • No • Abstain

  23. 1st Blood is shed in 1775 • Lexington and Concord • The Brits are going after the Sons’ of Liberty guns and powder • Video clip

  24. “Nowhere in the physical universe did the smaller heavenly body control the larger one. Then why should the tiny island of England control the vast continent of America?” Colonists get some “COMMON SENSE” in 1775 Common Sense = 47 page pamphlet telling of all the wrong’s the king has committed. Before only Boston hated the King…. Now all colonies know how bad he is! Caused a wide spread want for REVOLUTION

  25. CHECK YOUR TIMELINES…..DO THEY MATCH? Do you see WHY the colonists wanted To revolt!?!? • 1700’s ENLIGHTENMENT Thkng • 1700’s SALUTARY NEGLECT • 1754-63 FRENCH & INDIAN WAR • 1765 STAMP ACT • 1770 BOSTON MASSACRE • 1773 BOSTON TEA PARTY • 1774 INTOLERABLE ACTS • 1776 “COMMON SENSE” Little review clip

  26. Which cause was the biggest? • Enlightenment • Salutary Neglect • F & I War • Stamp Act • Boston Massacre • Boston Tea Party • Intolerable Acts • Common Sense

  27. Are we ready for independence yet? • Representatives meet in Philadelphia (the biggest town in the colonies) to discuss. • The 2nd Continental Congress

  28. The Colonies were ultimately divided… Would you have been a patriot or loyalist? 1/3 Loyalist 1/3 PATRIOT 1/3 Undecided • Patriot • Loyalist 0% 0%

  29. The Colonies were ultimately divided… 1/3 LOYALIST Loyal to Britain (No rev) 1/3 PATRIOT FOR the revolution 1/3 Undecided

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