Events Leading to the American Revolution

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Causes of the
American Revolution
 
Mrs. Armstrong
4
th
 Grade Teacher
 
Standards
 
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SS4H4 
The student will 
explain
 the causes, events, and results of the American
Revolution.
 
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a. 
Trace
 the events that shaped the revolutionary movement in America, including the
French and Indian War, British Imperial Policy that led to the 1765 Stamp Act, the
slogan “no taxation without representation,” the activities of the Sons of 
Liberty
, and
the Boston Tea Party.
0
b. 
Explain
 the writing of the Declaration of Independence; include who 
wrote it
, how it
was written, why it was 
necessary
, and how it was a response to 
tyranny
 and the abuse
of power.
 
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c. 
Describe
 the major events of the American Revolution and explain the 
factors
leading to American 
victory
 and British 
defeat
; include the Battles of Lexington and
Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown.
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d. 
Describe
 key individuals in the American Revolution with 
emphasis
 on King George
III, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Benedict Arnold, Patrick
Henry, and John Adams.
 
The French and Indian War
 
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1754 to 1763 
war fought over the land in
America between the English and French.
0
It was called the Seven Years War in
Europe.
0
Called the French and Indian War because
the 
Indians
 helped the 
French 
in the war
against the British. The Indians had
nothing to lose. The British were taking
their land, the French were not.
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The 
British
 won, but at a cost a lot of
money.
 
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Proclamation of 1763
 
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Forbid colonists to settle 
west 
of the
Appalachian Mountains.
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Created to protect colonists from the
Indians
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Many colonists 
reacted
 with anger
toward the 
Proclamation
. They did not
like being told what to do or where they
could live.
 
Taxes
 
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French and Indian War cost a lot of money.
0
Parliament
 (the British government) decided to tax to
colonies to help pay for it.
0
The first tax was the 
Sugar Act 
of 1764. It placed a tax
on molasses and sugar imported by the colonies.
0
Stamp Act 
of 1765 placed a tax on all 
printed
 material,
such as newspapers and playing cards.
0
This tax upset the colonists even more.
 
No Taxation without
Representation
 
0
The colonists claimed “no 
taxation
without representation” because they
were being taxed but had no vote in
Parliament
 and had no say in how the
colonies were being governed.
0
The colonists started a 
boycott
, or a
refusal to buy certain goods, from the
British.
 
Sons of Liberty
 
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Samuel Adams began a
secret
 society called the
Sons of Liberty.
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The group was formed to
protect
 the rights of the
colonists and to take to the
streets against the 
taxes
 by
the British government.
 
Boston Massacre
 
Boston Massacre
 
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Colonial men were 
shouting
 insults at the British
soldiers.
0
They started 
throwing
 things, probably snow balls
and rocks.
0
Someone yelled “
fire
” and the 
Red Coats 
(what the
British soldiers were called) shot.
0
Five
 colonists were killed. These were the 
first
Americans killed in the War for Independence.
0
Sam Adams started calling the incident the Boston
Massacre. He used the 
incident
 to get more people
angry at the British.
 
More Taxes…
 
0
Parliament began taxing 
tea
.
Tea was the most important
beverage in the colonies.
0
The colonists decided to
boycott
 all British tea.
 
Boston Tea Party
 
Boston Tea Party
 
Boston Tea Party
 
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Colonists (Sons of Liberty) dressed up
like Mohawk Indians and 
boarded
three British ships full of tea.
0
The colonists 
dumped
 all the tea into
the harbor, about 
90,000
 pounds.
0
King 
George
 III was furious!
 
The Intolerable Acts
 
0
Laws passed to 
punish
 the colonists for
the Boston Tea Party.
0
The port of Boston was 
closed
 until the
tea was paid for.
0
The 
Quartering
 Act was put into place
which forced colonists to quarter, or
house and supply British soldiers.
 
First Continental Congress
 
0
 A convention of delegates from twelve colonies
(excluding Georgia) that met on September 5, 1774 in
Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania
.
0
It was called in response to the  
Intolerable Acts
.
0
Militias (citizen soldiers) were set up.
 
Shot Heard Round the World!
 
0
British soldiers in Boston were sent to 
capture
 the
militias weapons.
0
Paul 
Revere
, William 
Dawes
, and Israel 
Bissell
 warned
the colonists that, “The Red Coats are coming.”
0
British troops marched to 
Concord
 to capture colonial
leaders, the 
ammunition.
 and weapons that were
stored there.
0
The first two battles of the American Revolution were
fought at 
Lexington
 and 
Concord
, when the American
militia met up with British forces
.
 
Battles of Lexington and
Concord
 
0
About 700 
British Army
 
regulars
 were given secret
orders to capture and destroy military supplies that
were reportedly stored by the
Massachusetts  
militia
 at Concord.
0
 
Patriot
 colonials had received word weeks before the
expedition that their supplies might be at risk and had
moved most of them to other locations. They also
received details about British plans on the night
before the battle and were able to 
rapidly notify
 the
area militias of the enemy movement.
 
Battles of Lexington and
Concord
 
0
The first shots were fired just as the sun was rising at
Lexington. The militia were outnumbered and fell
back, and the 
regulars
 proceeded on to Concord,
where they searched for the supplies.
0
At the 
North Bridge
 in Concord, approximately 500
militiamen fought and defeated three companies of
the King's troops. The outnumbered regulars fell back
from the 
minutemen
.
 
The Second Continental
Congress
 
0
The Second Continental Congress
met in 
Philadelphia
 to discuss the
next move of the colonists.
0
Appointed 
George
 Washington as
commander of the colonial army.
0
War with Great 
Britain
 was
imminent.
 
The Declaration of
Independence
 
0
The United States first needed to 
declare
independence from Great Britain.
0
Thomas
 
Jefferson
, at the young age of 33, wrote
the Declaration of Independence.
0
The Declaration of Independence was 
signed
 on
July 4, 1776.
0
This is the day that the United States of America
declared
 their independence from King George
and Great Britain.
0
That is why we celebrate 
Independence
 
Day on
July 4th.
 
Battle of Saratoga
 
0
The Battle of 
Saratoga
 is considered the
turning point in the war for independence.
0
It was actually 
two
 battles - the Battle of
Freeman's
 Farm and the Battle of 
Bemis
Heights.
0
With the American 
victory
, it proved to the
world that the Americans were 
serious
 and
powerful enough to 
defeat
 the highly trained
British forces.
0
Upon hearing of the American victory
at Saratoga, the 
French
 declared recognition of
the United States of America and fully
supported
 their war of independence.
 
Battle of Yorktown
 
0
The 
last
 major battle of the American Revolution was
fought at Yorktown.
0
Washington
 learned that the French Admiral de
Grasse was sailing to Virginia to prevent the British
army under the command of 
General Cornwallis
 from
leaving Yorktown.
0
He and the French 
General Rochambeau
 rushed their
troops to Yorktown to trap the British and prevent
them from escaping over land.
 
Battle of Yorktown
 
0
A 
siege
 of the city of Yorktown lasted from
August - October 1781.
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Cornwallis
 was told by Sir Henry Clinton, the
commander of all British forces in America
that he was sending a relief British fleet to sail
to Yorktown with 
supplies
 and men.
 
Battle of Yorktown
 
0
Admiral de Grasse's French fleet defeated the British
fleet at the mouth of the
Chesapeake Bay
 so the relief
that 
Cornwallis
 needed was unable to reach
him. 
Cornwallis
 was 
surrounded
. The American and
French troops gradually closed in on him.
0
Cornwallis
 surrendered to 
Washington
 
on Oct 19,
1781.
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Content covers key events such as the French and Indian War, British imperial policies like the Stamp Act, colonists' resistance slogans, activities of groups like the Sons of Liberty, and pivotal moments like the Boston Tea Party. It also delves into the writing of the Declaration of Independence, major battles of the American Revolution, key individuals involved, and the concept of "no taxation without representation."

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  • French and Indian War
  • Stamp Act
  • Boston Tea Party
  • Declaration of Independence

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  1. Standards 0 SS4H4 The student will explain the causes, events, and results of the American Revolution. 0 a. Trace the events that shaped the revolutionary movement in America, including the French and Indian War, British Imperial Policy that led to the 1765 Stamp Act, the slogan no taxation without representation, the activities of the Sons of Liberty, and the Boston Tea Party. 0 b. Explain the writing of the Declaration of Independence; include who wrote it, how it was written, why it was necessary, and how it was a response to tyranny and the abuse of power. 0 c. Describe the major events of the American Revolution and explain the factors leading to American victory and British defeat; include the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown. 0 d. Describe key individuals in the American Revolution with emphasis on King George III, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Benedict Arnold, Patrick Henry, and John Adams.

  2. The French and Indian War 01754 to 1763 war fought over the land in America between the English and French. 0It was called the Seven Years War in Europe. 0Called the French and Indian War because the Indians helped the French in the war against the British. The Indians had nothing to lose. The British were taking their land, the French were not. 0The British won, but at a cost a lot of money.

  3. 0 Join, or Die Political Cartoon by Benjamin Franklin A political cartoon calling for American colonies to band together for protection against Indians and the French. First published in the Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754.

  4. Proclamation of 1763 0Forbid colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. 0Created to protect colonists from the Indians 0Many colonists reacted with anger toward the Proclamation. They did not like being told what to do or where they could live.

  5. Taxes 0 French and Indian War cost a lot of money. 0 Parliament (the British government) decided to tax to colonies to help pay for it. 0 The first tax was the Sugar Act of 1764. It placed a tax on molasses and sugar imported by the colonies. 0 Stamp Act of 1765 placed a tax on all printed material, such as newspapers and playing cards. 0 This tax upset the colonists even more.

  6. No Taxation without Representation 0The colonists claimed no taxation without representation because they were being taxed but had no vote in Parliament and had no say in how the colonies were being governed. 0The colonists started a boycott, or a refusal to buy certain goods, from the British.

  7. Sons of Liberty 0Samuel Adams began a secret society called the Sons of Liberty. 0The group was formed to protect the rights of the colonists and to take to the streets against the taxes by the British government.

  8. Boston Massacre

  9. Boston Massacre 0 Colonial men were shouting insults at the British soldiers. 0 They started throwing things, probably snow balls and rocks. 0 Someone yelled fire and the Red Coats (what the British soldiers were called) shot. 0 Five colonists were killed. These were the first Americans killed in the War for Independence. 0 Sam Adams started calling the incident the Boston Massacre. He used the incident to get more people angry at the British.

  10. More Taxes 0Parliament began taxing tea. Tea was the most important beverage in the colonies. 0The colonists decided to boycott all British tea.

  11. Boston Tea Party

  12. Boston Tea Party

  13. Boston Tea Party 0Colonists (Sons of Liberty) dressed up like Mohawk Indians and boarded three British ships full of tea. 0The colonists dumped all the tea into the harbor, about 90,000 pounds. 0King George III was furious!

  14. The Intolerable Acts 0Laws passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. 0The port of Boston was closed until the tea was paid for. 0The Quartering Act was put into place which forced colonists to quarter, or house and supply British soldiers.

  15. First Continental Congress 0 A convention of delegates from twelve colonies (excluding Georgia) that met on September 5, 1774 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 0 It was called in response to the Intolerable Acts. 0 Militias (citizen soldiers) were set up.

  16. Shot Heard Round the World! 0 British soldiers in Boston were sent to capture the militias weapons. 0 Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Israel Bissell warned the colonists that, The Red Coats are coming. 0 British troops marched to Concord to capture colonial leaders, the ammunition. and weapons that were stored there. 0 The first two battles of the American Revolution were fought at Lexington and Concord, when the American militia met up with British forces.

  17. Battles of Lexington and Concord 0 About 700 British Army regulars were given secret orders to capture and destroy military supplies that were reportedly stored by the Massachusetts militia at Concord. 0 Patriot colonials had received word weeks before the expedition that their supplies might be at risk and had moved most of them to other locations. They also received details about British plans on the night before the battle and were able to rapidly notify the area militias of the enemy movement.

  18. Battles of Lexington and Concord 0 The first shots were fired just as the sun was rising at Lexington. The militia were outnumbered and fell back, and the regulars proceeded on to Concord, where they searched for the supplies. 0 At the North Bridge in Concord, approximately 500 militiamen fought and defeated three companies of the King's troops. The outnumbered regulars fell back from the minutemen.

  19. The Second Continental Congress 0The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to discuss the next move of the colonists. 0Appointed George Washington as commander of the colonial army. 0War with Great Britain was imminent.

  20. The Declaration of Independence 0 The United States first needed to declare independence from Great Britain. 0 Thomas Jefferson, at the young age of 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence. 0 The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. 0 This is the day that the United States of America declared their independence from King George and Great Britain. 0 That is why we celebrate Independence Day on July 4th.

  21. Battle of Saratoga 0The Battle of Saratoga is considered the turning point in the war for independence. 0It was actually two battles - the Battle of Freeman's Farm and the Battle of Bemis Heights. 0With the American victory, it proved to the world that the Americans were serious and powerful enough to defeat the highly trained British forces. 0Upon hearing of the American victory at Saratoga, the French declared recognition of the United States of America and fully supported their war of independence.

  22. Battle of Yorktown 0 The last major battle of the American Revolution was fought at Yorktown. 0 Washington learned that the French Admiral de Grasse was sailing to Virginia to prevent the British army under the command of General Cornwallis from leaving Yorktown. 0 He and the French General Rochambeau rushed their troops to Yorktown to trap the British and prevent them from escaping over land.

  23. Battle of Yorktown 0A siege of the city of Yorktown lasted from August - October 1781. 0Cornwallis was told by Sir Henry Clinton, the commander of all British forces in America that he was sending a relief British fleet to sail to Yorktown with supplies and men.

  24. Battle of Yorktown 0 Admiral de Grasse's French fleet defeated the British fleet at the mouth of theChesapeake Bay so the relief that Cornwallis needed was unable to reach him. Cornwallis was surrounded. The American and French troops gradually closed in on him. 0 Cornwallis surrendered to Washington on Oct 19, 1781.

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