10. COLONIAL FEELINGS
• The colonists have been governing themselves for more than 100
years.
• Many colonists left Great Britain for freedom.
• Many colonists are several generations removed from Great
Britain.
• King George and Parliament are 3,000 miles away.
• They follow British law but think of themselves as Americans.They
don’t want a war, just equal rights and representation.
11. BRITISH FEELINGS
• These colonists should be loyal to the king.
• The colonists need to pay for the money spent during the
French & Indian War (SevenYears War)
• They are subjects of the king.The laws we give them are
the laws they should follow.
14. 1735
TRIAL OF JOHN PETER
ZENGER
*Printer of NewYork Weekly Journal - He is put
in jail for printing true (not kind) stories about
the royal governor,William Cosby.
*He sits in jail for 10 months before he is given
a trial.Then, the governor disbars his attorneys
so he won’t have a good lawyer to represent
him in his trial.
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John Peter Zenger
15. 1735
TRIAL OF JOHN PETER
ZENGER
*Luckily for Zenger, his friends know important
people and on the day of his trial Andrew Hamilton
(the colony’s best lawyer) shows up to defend him.
*Establishes freedom of speech and press, giving the
colonists the ability to publish cartoons, papers, and
pamphlets criticizing the king.
16. 1763
The Proclamation
of 1763
*The king doesn’t want issues
with the Native Americans so he
issues a proclamation stating
that colonists can’t settle west
of the Appalachians.
18. 1764
Sugar Act
*Taxed more goods being
imported from England and
limited the countries that the
colonies could trade with
19. 1764
Sugar Act
*Colonists boycott British goods
*James Otis writes “The Rights
of the British Colonies Asserted
and Approved” - He says,“No
taxation without
representation.”
20. 1764
Currency Act
*The colonies were no longer
allowed to print their own
money.They depended on Great
Britain for the currency they
needed to trade.
21. 1765
The Stamp Act
*To help pay for British troops in
the colonies, Parliament passes
the Stamp Act (first direct tax
on colonists). Colonists must
affix documents like newspapers,
pamphlets, books, etc. with a
stamp.
22. 1765The Stamp Act
*Sons of Liberty is formed (secret organization that meets to
discuss ways to challenge the Stamp Act through intimidation and
sabotage)
*Mob attacks home of Mass. Chief Justice,Thomas Hutchinson
*Business shuts down throughout the colonies
*Stamp Act Congress sends a response to Parliament and the
Crown (for the first time representatives from different colonies got
together to discuss a united response)
24. 1765
The Quartering Act
*NewYork Assembly votes to
ignore the act-Parliament
suspends the governor
*Violence breaks out between
the Sons of Liberty and soldiers
across NewYork city
25. 1766
Ben Franklin speaks to
Parliament - Stamp Act
Repealed
*Franklin speaks to Parliament
warning that there could be war if the
Stamp Act is not repealed.The act is
repealed and the colonists celebrate
in the streets.
26. 1766
Stamp Act
Repealed, but...
... Declaratory Act
Created!
*It states that Parliament has the
right to pass laws on the
colonies
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27. 1767
Townshend Acts
*Taxes on everyday goods such
as glass,lead,paper,paints, and
tea.
*The British send warships to
Boston harbor and troops into
Boston to enforce taxes.
28. 1767
Townshend Acts
*NewYork and Boston
merchants agree to boycott
British goods
*1769-Rhode Island, New Jersey,
North Carolina, and Philadelphia
merchants join the boycott
29. 1770
Boston Massacre
*Colonists surround and throw
rocks at a few British troops.
The troops fire on the crowd
and kill five people.The first
person killed is Crispus Attucks,
a former slave.
30. 1770
Boston Massacre
*Several colonists shot by British
troops.
*Paul Revere’s famous print of
the “Massacre” spreads anger
and resentment throughout the
colonies
33. 1773
Tea Act
*A threepenny per pound tax on
all imported tea.The act gave
the British East India company
an advantage over American
competitors by allowing them to
sell to anyone and sell at a lower
price
34. 1773
BostonTea Party
*In response to the Tea Act
Samuel Adams and the Sons of
Liberty organize the Boston Tea
Party (convinces John Adams
and John Hancock to join
rebellion)
36. 1774
Coercive Acts
(Intolerable Acts)
*This included the
Massachusetts Government Act,
Administration of Justice Act,
Quartering Act, and Boston Port
Act.
*Shut down the port of Boston
until they pay the money owed
from the Boston Tea Party
*Massachusetts is put under
military rule
39. 1774
Quebec Act
*The British government
extends the boundaries of
Canada, attempting to take part
of Massachusetts,Virginia, and
Connecticut.
40. 1774The First Continental Congress
*Representatives from the colonies
meet to discuss how they will address
the Intolerable Acts
*Write the “Declaration of Rights and
Grievances”
41. 1775
“Give me liberty or
give me death!”
*Patrick Henry delivers a fiery
speech to TheVirginia House of
Burgesses declaring that he is
ready to fight
(Not everyone is swayed, some
leaders are still loyal to the
crown)
43. 1775
Lexington & Concord
*British troops try to confiscate guns
and ammunition.The first shots of the
revolution are fired and the war
begins.
“One if by land, two if
by sea!”
Paul Revere, William
Dawes, Samuel
Prescott and others
ride to warn Adams,
Hancock and other
patriots of the coming
British!
45. 1775Ethan Allen Captures Fort
Ticonderoga
*Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys capture a
strategic fort without a shot being fired
*They want the cannons of Fort T. for Bostons
*The Second Continental Congress places the
colonies in a state of defense and appoints George
Washington, commander of the new continental army
46. 1775
Battle of Bunker
Hill
*British troops attack the hills
surrounding Boston.They charge
up Breed’s Hill.They are held off
twice before overrunning the
American lines.The British lose
more than 1,000 men.
48. 1776
Common Sense
Thomas Paine, an Englishman, writes Common Sense
* It was written in plain language and argued that an island nation and
one man should not rule a continent.
* More than 100,000 copies are distributed throughout the colonies in
three months.
* It argues that the crown is 3,000 miles away and rules for itself.They
are too far away to respond to the needs of the colonies and only care
about themselves
51. Big Ideas
• There is unity in the colonies
• They have a governing body (Continental Congress)
and leadership (George Washington, Ben Franklin,
Thomas Jefferson,etc.)
• The theme of freedom and equality has spread
throughout the colonies (Common Sense, European
philosophers, James Otis’ and Patrick Henry’s speeches)
• The British know that they are in for a real fight
(Lexington and Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill)
52. There is no going back
now!
Read Patrick Henry’s speech to the
Virginia House of Burgesses:
New Nation p. 339
