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The American NationThe American Nation
Chapter 5 – Section 3From Protest to Revolution
Crisis in the Colonies, 1745–1775
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Chapter 5, Section 3
From Protest to RevolutionFrom Protest to Revolution
Objectives to learn:• How did a dispute over tea lead to tension
between the colonists and the British government?
• How did Parliament strike back at the people of Boston?
• Why did fighting break out at Lexington and Concord?
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How did a dispute over tea lead to tension between the Colonists and the British government?
How did a dispute over tea lead to tension between the Colonists and the British government?
• Who was involved?• The British East India Company sold tea to colonial tea merchants. • The colonial tea merchants sold the tea to the colonists for a higher
price.• What happened?
• When the British East India Company had money troubles, Parliament passed the Tea Act of 1773. The act said British East India Company could sell directly to colonists.
• Why it was a problem? • American merchants protested being cut out of the tea trade. • Other colonists said it was a trick to force colonists to pay the tax on tea.
• How did the colonists react to the tea tax?• Colonists boycotted tea.• The Boston Sons of Liberty showed their displeasure by staging the
Boston Tea Party in November 1773. Disguised as Indians, they raided 3 ships and dumped their cargo of tea into Boston harbor.
Onlevel: Sam Adams’ Tea PartyOnlevel: Sam Adams’ Tea Party
• Read “Sam Adams’ Tea Party” • Summarize how the Boston Tea Party
occurred
Honors: The Boston Tea PartyHonors: The Boston Tea Party
• Read “Sam Adams’ Tea Party• Summarize “Sam Adams’ Tea Party”
and explain how the Boston Tea Party occurred
• Read “The Boston Tea Party”• Answers questions #1-4.
The Boston Tea PartyThe Boston Tea Party
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The Boston Tea PartyThe Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party
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How did Parliament strike back at the people of Boston for the Boston Tea Party?
How did Parliament strike back at the people of Boston for the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts of 1774—passed to punish Massachusetts1. The port of Boston was closed.2. Massachusetts colonists could not hold town meetings more than once a year without the governor’s permission.3. Customs officers and other officials could be tried in Britain or Canada instead of in Massachusetts.4. A new Quartering Act said colonists must house British soldiers in their homes.
The Intolerable ActsThe Intolerable Acts
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Steps to Lexington and Concord After the Intolerable ActsSteps to Lexington and Concord After the Intolerable Acts
Who or What
Quebec Act (5th Intolerable Act)
What Happened
Parliament set up a government for Canada.
Results
Angered colonists because it included the land between the Ohio and Missouri rivers as part of Canada, which the English colonists claimed.
First Continental Congress
Delegates from 12 colonies gathered in Philadelphia.
• Agreed to boycott all British goods and to stop exporting goods to Britain.
• Urged each colony to set up a militia, which is an army of citizens who serve as soldiers in an emergency.
• Agreed to meet again the next year in May 1775
Minuteman A volunteer prepared to resist the British in “a minute’s notice.”
British heard that the minutemen had arms stored near Boston.
Lexington (April 18, 1775)
Village near Boston. Minutemen met British soldiers under General Thomas Gates on the village green.
Shots rang out. 8 colonists were killed.(Commander of colonists was Captain John Parker)(Paul Revere carried the message that the “redcoats were coming!”
Concord Town near Boston. Minutemen met British soldiers on Concord bridge.
Colonists forced the British to retreat to Boston where they faced fire from the woods and fields along the way. With the battles at Lexington and Concord, war had begun.
Onlevel: The Shots Heard Round the WorldOnlevel: The Shots Heard Round the World
• Read “The Shots Heard Round the World”• Answer:
• What happened?• Why are the Battles of Lexington and
Concord known as the “shots heard round the world”?
Honors: “The British Are Coming”Honors: “The British Are Coming”
• Read “Paul Revere, the Patriot”• Answer questions #1-3
• Read “The Battle of Lexington”• Answer questions #1-4
The First Continental CongressThe First Continental Congress
The First Continental CongressThe First Continental Congress
Paul Revere’s Ride and the Battle of Lexington and Concord
Paul Revere’s Ride and the Battle of Lexington and Concord
Paul Revere’s House in Boston
Battle of Lexington and ConcordBattle of Lexington and Concord
Onlevel/Honors: Causes of the American Revolution
Onlevel/Honors: Causes of the American Revolution
• Read “Causes of the American Revolution”
• Answer:• Comprehension Question at the end of
the reading• What were the causes of the American
Revolution?
Exit TicketExit Ticket
Crises like the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, and Intolerable Acts ultimately led to the outbreak of fighting at:
A. Saratoga B. Lexington and Concord C. Yorktown D. Bunker and Breed’s Hill
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Section 3 AssessmentSection 3 Assessment
Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts toa) collect taxes on tea.b) punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.c) separate French Canadians from English colonists.d) protest against unfair laws.
When British troops marched on Lexington and Concord, theya) found a store of weapons and gunpowder.b) shouted “The redcoats are coming!”c) surprised the colonists.d) clashed with armed minutemen.
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Chapter 5, Section 3
Section 3 AssessmentSection 3 Assessment
Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts toa) collect taxes on tea.b) punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.c) separate French Canadians from English colonists.d) protest against unfair laws.
When British troops marched on Lexington and Concord, theya) found a store of weapons and gunpowder.b) shouted “The redcoats are coming!”c) surprised the colonists.d) clashed with armed minutemen.
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History Channel – The American RevolutionHistory Channel – The American Revolution
Conflict Ignites – DVD 1 – Episode 1• 1st 24 Hours (10:18)
• Paul Revere’s Ride• Battle of Lexington and Concord
• Boston: Seeds of Revolt (9:50)• No Taxation without Representation• Boston Tea Party• Intolerable Acts
• The Oldest Revolutionary (14:47)• Patrick Henry• American Revolution was a Civil War• Ben Franklin• British occupation of Boston• Battle of Bunker Hill