Causes of the American Revolution
SSUSH3 The student will explain the primary causes of the American Revolution.
a. Explain how the end of Anglo-French imperial competition as seen in the French and Indian War and the 1763
Treaty of Paris laid the groundwork for the American Revolution.
b. Explain colonial response to such British actions as the Proclamation of 1763, the Stamp Act, and the Intolerable
Acts as seen in Sons and Daughters of Liberty and Committees of Correspondence.
c. Explain the importance of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense to the movement for independence.
Background between _______________ and _______________ - History & Rivalry
French Forts- Settled in ______________________________
Sought to keep British from moving _______________
Early Conflicts
_______________ _______________ War (1689-1697)
_______________ _______________ War (1702-1713)
_______________ _______________ War (1744-1748)
_______________ _______________ of Union (1754)
Proposed by ______________________________
______________________________, focused on defense
Rejected by _______________ _______________ and _______________ _______________ legislatures
French and Indian War (1754-1763)
Fought over: Control of _______________ _______________ Land
_______________ _______________
Ft. ______________________________
Originally founded by _______________ farmers, completed by the _______________
VA sent _______________ _______________ w/ troops
_______________
Many other British expeditions sent
_______________ _______________ (1758)
Prevents French _______________ from reaching _______________
_______________ (1759)
Conquered by the _______________
_______________ of _______________ (1763)-Ends _______________ and _______________ War
Gives Britain control of _______________ &
Canada. Mississippi River was
to be open for trade
___________________________________________________of 1763-Banned colonization _______________ of _______________ Mountains
Those who already lived there must ______________________________.
Review Questions:
1. What was the cause of the French and Indian War?
2. Who won the French and Indian War?
3. Name two territorial gains for the British given by the Treaty of Paris, 1763.
4. Why did the British government issue the Proclamation of 1763?
_______________ r Act (1764)- All _______________ and _______________ coming into the colonies would be taxed
Why?- _______________ _______________ _______________ used during the French and Indian War
The _______________ Act (1765)- _______________ items required to have a stamp saying tax had been paid
Items taxed:
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
_______________ _______________ Acts (1767)
Taxed more items:
______________________________
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How do you think the colonists felt about these taxes?-“ ____________________________________________________________”
Colonies had no direct _______________ _______________ in ______________________________
The _______________ _______________ Acts (1765-1774)
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_______________ _______________ Act (1765)
– Colonies must supply and ____________________________________________________________.
Trouble in _______________ _______________ - Ship, ______________________________, seized in 1768 for having illegal goods
Owned by _____________________________________________.
Violence in Boston in protest to the _______________ & to the _______________ of ships
British troops _______________ _______________ in response
_______________ of _______________ _______________ -Formed by _____________________________________________
Original purpose: to protest the ______________________________
Protested against ______________________________, Sometimes used intimidation And _______________ _______________
to achieve their ______________________________.
_______________ _______________ _______________ - March 5, 1770
Argument between _______________ _______________ custom house and crowd
Result: 5 killed, Includes _____________________________________________
Used as _______________ _______________ to increase hatred of _______________ _______________ Soldiers
_______________ Act (1773)
New act, lowered price of tea but required colonists to buy it from the _______________ _______________ Company
Why do you think colonists preferred to buy more expensive tea on the blackmarket?
_______________ _______________ _______________ Party (1773)
3 Ships were anchored in Boston Harbor Ordered by governor to unload cargo of tea
Threatened by colonists – told not to unload
December 16 – at night, patriots dressed as _______________ _______________ boarded the ships & threw 90,000
lbs. of tea overboard
The _______________ _______________ (1765-1774)
Quartering Act (1765)-Colonies must supply and house British troops
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ (1774)-Closes Boston Harbor until tea is paid for
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ (1774)-British officials could not be charged w/ a
crime
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ (1774)-Massachusetts charter is revoked
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ (1774)-Canada given more territory, taken away
from VA, CT & MA
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ -Formed to allow the colonies to communicate with each
other
Spread revolutionary actions
Often quicker than other methods of _______________ _______________
Writings would be _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ or _______________ _______________ in
other colonies
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ (1737-1809)-British
Moved to America (1774)
Opponent of _______________ _______________
Called for _______________ _______________
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ (1776)
Published Common Sense, a _______________ _______________, in 1776
Sold more than 150,000 copies
75x more than average successful paper
Talks about:
Problems of the _______________ _______________
Why America should be _______________ _______________