Unit 2 Chapter 2 Section 2 Uniting for

Unit 2 Chapter 2, Section 2 Uniting for Independence Mr. Young 2 nd – 5 th

Essential Question Why did the colonists decide, after almost 175 years of British rule, that it was time to revolt and start their own country?

I CAN: Understand the significance of King George III coming to power and its role within the colonies Explain the significance of important events such as the Boston Tea Part and Massacre, Stamp Act, Continental Congresses, and its effect on the colonists wanting to break ties with Great Britain

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1) French and Indian War (1754 -1763) Fought with British and Colonists on one side and French and Native Americans on the other War determined supremacy of Eastern part of North America (and also would lead to French helping America during War) New taxes were coming from England as they made the colonist pay for the war (colonists wanted to move out West into French territory)

2) Albany Plan of Union (1754) Presented by Ben Franklin First plan put together that suggested uniting the colonies as one nation

3) Proclamation of 1763 Giving by King George III after the end of the French and Indian War Told colonists that they could not move west of the Appalachian Mts. This is one of the reasons they fought the French and Indian War

4) Stamp Act (March 1765)

Stamp Act of 1765 Enacted by King George III to help pay for French and Indian War 1 st direct tax imposed on the colonists Taxes on newspapers, custom documents, wills, contracts, and other legal documents Internal tax levied directly on property, goods and services in the colonies Was passed without colonial legislature approval

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5) Sons of Liberty (1765) Groups organized by colonists to protest British actions in the colonies Began as the Loyal Nine Famous protests were Stamp Act protest in 1765 and Boston Tea Party in 1773 Members did not include the famous John and Sam Adams (they were public figures and did not want to expose the group)

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6) Boston Massacre (March 5, 1170)

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Boston Massacre

Boston Massacre

Boston Massacre Facts The Massacre occurred on the evening of March 5, 1770 5 civilians died as a result of the incident, 3 died on the scene and 2 died later. Some websites incorrectly add up the number of victims to be 7 in total. All victims of the Massacre, Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick and Patrick Carr, were buried at Granary Burying Ground in Boston. There were two separate Boston Masacre trials. The trial of Captain Preston started almost 8 month after the incident and lasted for one week, from October 24, 1770 to October 30, 1770. The second trial was for the soldiers. It started almost one month after Preston’s aquital, on November 27, 1770 and ended on Dec 14, 1770. 9 British regulars were charged during the B. M. trials. Preston and six of his men were acquitted, two others were found guilty of manslaughter. The heavy military presence in Boston that lead to the Massacre was the result of British enforcement of the Townshend Acts of 1767. 4, 000 troops were dispatched to Boston in October of 1768—not a small number, considering that Boston’s population was only about 20, 000 residents at the time. The three years that followed the Massacre, from 1770 to 1772 passed rather quietly without any major confrontation between the British and the colonists. Before the “The Boston Massacre” name became common, the incident was also called The Bloody Massacre in King Street, from the title of the famous Paul Revere engraving. In the early 1800's it was also called the State Street Massacre.

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7) Boston Tea Party (December 16, 1773)

Boston Tea Party

Boston Tea Party Facts The Boston Tea Party occurred on Thursday, December 16, 1773, and took 3 hours between 7 and 10 PM 90, 000 lbs (45 tons) of tea in 342 containers was thrown overboard 116 people participated in the destruction of tea (including Paul Revere) Each full container had a weight of 400 pounds. Half-containers were 100 pounds each The destroyed tea was worth an estimated £ 10, 000. In today’s money this would be approximately equal to a million dollars More than 5000 people showed up for the meeting in the Old South Meeting house The names of the three B. T. P. ships were Dartmouth, Eleanor and Beaver The Tea Party occurred at the Griffin’s Wharf in Boston that no longer exists due to landfills that occurred in 19 th century

8) Committees of Correspondence (1773) In the Old Raleigh Tavern, a correspondence committee at work, handcolored engraving (reproduction) after illustration by Howard Pyle, ca. 1896

9) Intolerable Acts (1774)

10) Battle of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775)

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11) Second Continental Congress (1775 -1781)

12) Thomas Paine writes Common Sense (Jan. 10, 1776)

13) Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)

Signers of the Declaration While none of the members of the Continental Congress was actually tried for treason, fifteen who signed the Declaration of Independence had their homes destroyed, four were taken captive, and one spent the winter of 1776 in the woods, pursued by British soldiers who had burned his home. Before the end of the Revolutionary War, many of those who served in the Continental Congress suffered direct, personal consequences for their support of American liberty and independence.

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Works Cited page http: //www. boston-tea-party. org/index. html http: //www. bostonmassacre. net/index. html