Making the American Revolution

the English had not interfered much with colonial life; colonies had their own governors and legislatures set up, and were fairly independent
1. The Navigation Acts
  1. The Proclamation Line of 1763
    1. The Stamp Act
      1. The Townshend Acts
        The Tea Act
        The Intolerable Acts
        The Second Continental Congress
        The Declaration of Independence
        The Articles of Confederation
        The American Revolution
        France and Spain were happy to help, since it would weaken England
        Britain joined officially in 1776, sending 32,000 troops to NY
        Battle of Saratoga - British surrender, France officially backs America
        British take Savannah, GA, Charlestown, SC, and most of SC territory
        Battle of Camden - Americans lost
        Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens - Americans won
        Battle of Guilford Courthouse - tie
        Cornwallis retreats to Yorktown for evacuation - French fleet and GW army trap them and force a surrender in October of 1781
        written earlier, but ratified in 1781, increasing Congress' power
        had to ask for permission from the states to tax them, had no courts or executive branch, but a council of 13 to enforce laws, and 9 out of 13 states had to agree to pass a major law
        written July 4, 1776
        Preamble - basic human rights
        27 grievances against England
        declaration of war and separation
        met in 1775 and raised another militia with George Washington as the Commander
        Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" was written - sounded like a sermon and easy for everyone to understand - "nothing but independence"
        meant to punish Boston for the Tea Party
        closed their ports, disbanded the Massachusetts legislature, and forced citizens to quarter troops
        First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, 1774 - 55 delegates sans Georgia
        decided to boycott, withhold taxes, and raise a militia
        British soldiers were sent to enforce law, met colonial militia at Battles of Lexington and Concord
        England gave the East India Tea Company permission to sell directly to the colonies while still taxing tea
        this led to the Boston Tea Party of 1773, which made Parliament furious
        taxed glass, lead, paper, and paint products
        there was another boycott, and the Boston Massacre (1770) fueled the fire
        the boycott eventually worked, but England kept the tax on tea to make a point
      2. taxes all paper goods, which hit the lawyers and the newspapers hardest
        the colonies boycotted and petitioned for "no taxation without representation"
        the boycott worked, and the Stamp Act was repealed
    2. Indians were uprising again just after the French and Indian War
      1. Parliament ordered colonists to remain East of the Appalachian Mountains
  2. the colonies had traded with the French during the French and Indian War
    1. the Acts were made in the 1660s, but not enforced until 1763 as a result of their betrayal

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