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The document outlines key events leading up to the American Revolution, including the Albany Plan of Union, various acts imposed by Great Britain, and colonial responses such as the Boston Tea Party and the formation of the Continental Congress. It highlights the growing tensions between the colonies and Britain, culminating in the Declaration of Independence. The document emphasizes the colonists' struggle for representation and rights against British rule.

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Road to Revolution Notes (Full)

The document outlines key events leading up to the American Revolution, including the Albany Plan of Union, various acts imposed by Great Britain, and colonial responses such as the Boston Tea Party and the formation of the Continental Congress. It highlights the growing tensions between the colonies and Britain, culminating in the Declaration of Independence. The document emphasizes the colonists' struggle for representation and rights against British rule.

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*Albany Plan of Union (1754)- Colonists

from 7 colonies met in Albany to discuss


many issues including the war, Benjamin
Franklin proposed a Plan of Union - a
loose confederation of the 13 colonies and
while the plan was never carried out, the
idea of uniting together remained.
* After the war, Great Britain had a large
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#FAIL Albany Plan of Union Video


*1763 - Chief Pontiac led an attack
against colonial settlements on the
western frontier
*British sent over troops to fight instead
of using colonial militias

Pontiac’s Rebellion
*1763 - Colonists were not allowed to
settle west of the Appalachian
Mountains

Proclamation of 1763
*April 1764 - Placed a tax on
foreign (non-British) sugar and
certain luxuries

Sugar Act
Sugar Act Song #1
Sugar Act Song #2
*March 1765 – Colonists
had to provide shelter and
food for the British soldiers

The Quartering Act


Proclamation from King George III
*March 1765 - placed a tax on all printed
materials
*The Sons of Liberty group was created
in opposition to the act -“no taxation
without
representation!”

1765 Stamp Act Sons of Liberty


*October 1765 - representatives from 9
colonies resolved that only their elected
officials could approve taxes
*March1766
*March 1766 - reminded the colonists
that Great Britain made the laws
You may make the laws,
but tax officials better
watch out for angry mobs
with tar and feathers!
I know thousands of miles
separate us and I did neglect
you for a while, but
I AM YOUR KING!

No More Kings Song


*1767 - placed a tax on imported tea, glass, and
paper
*suspended the New York Assembly for refusing to
follow the Quartering Act
*gave customs officials a general license or writ of
assistance to search private homes
and businesses for
smuggled goods
*1767-1768
Taxes cannot be
levied without the
consent of colonial
representatives.
*Feb. 1768 - letter was sent to every colonial
legislature urging them to petition Parliament to
repeal the Townshend Acts
March 1770-
except for a
tax on tea
Paul Reve
re’s Print

*On March 5, 1770 - a crowd of colonists


harassed British guards near a customs house
*soldiers fired into the unruly crowd and killed
5

Boston Massacre Explained Boston Massacre


*June 1772 - Rhode Island colonists burned
the British patrol ship, the Gaspee
*Between 1772- 1774, each colony
established a Patriot led government that
opposed British policies and became a
communication network between the
colonies

Committees of Correspondence
*April 1773 -placed a
tax on tea

Even if it is cheaper than


my smuggled Dutch tea. I
will never drink
British tea!
*Dec. 1773 - Boston patriots dressed as
Indians
boarded ships and dumped 342 chests of tea
worth about $1 million today into the harbor
Shh. . . I’m really a Patriot is
disguise! They British won’t
be able to identify me as I
dump chests of tea
overboard!

History Channel Video Boston Tea Party Song


*1774 - also known as the Coercive Acts
*passed to punish the people of Boston and
Massachusetts for the Tea Party
*closed the port of Boston until the tea was
paid for
Colonists, now is the time
to gather. These acts are
truly intolerable. We must
work together towards a
*gave more power to the
common solution.
royal governor
*allowed royal officials accused
of crimes to be tried in England
instead of the colonies
*expanded the Quartering Act to
force colonists to house British
soldiers in private homesIntolerable Acts Video
*Sept. -Oct. 1774 - met in Philadelphia in
response to the Intolerable Acts
*Georgia was the only colony that did not send
a representative
*April 19, 1775 - British troops on
their way to destroy The British are
coming! The
weapons being stored British are
coming!
by the colonists were
met by colonial militia at
Lexington, Massachusetts
*Someone, no one
knows who, fired the first
shot and the war began
*Colonial militia and
British troops fought
again in Concord,
Lexington and Concord Video
Massachusetts
Shot Heard Around the World Song
*1775-1781 - met in Philadelphia and began
to act as an independent government
*appointed George Washington as head of the
colonial army
*June 1775 - Massachusetts militia and
British troops fought outside of Boston
*While the battle was a British victory, it
helped improve colonial forces’ morale

Battle of Bunker Hill


I don’t think you understand who you are
talking to. I am the king of the most
powerful nation in the world. My army and
my navy make my enemies shake in the
boots and you think you can negotiate with
ME?! Prepare for annihilation!

*July - 2nd Continental


Congress sent King George
III a petition offering a
chance for peace
*the king doesn’t read it

Olive Branch Petition


King’s Response
*Jan. 1776 - Written by Thomas Paine,
Common Sense, clearly explained the
problems between the colonies and that it
was common sense for the colonies to
separate from England

Thomas Paine
Common Sense
*July 4, 1776 -Written by Thomas Jefferson, the
Declaration of Independence explained the reasons
for the colonies’ actions
*Jefferson used ideas from Enlightenment
philosophers like John Locke
I believe we have natural
rights of life, liberty, and
property and I believe
government exists for the
benefit of the governed.

Too Late to Apologize Song

Locke Thomas Jefferson Writes the


Declaration of Independence

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