Causes of Colonial Rebellion

SS8H3: The student will analyze the role of Georgia in the American Revolution.

French and Indian War(The Recap)

• The War officially came to an end on February 10, 1763, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

• France officially ceded all of its holdings in North America, west of the Mississippi

• America’s First first world war

• British victory • Huge War Debt • Heavier taxes on the

colonists

Taxation in the British Colonies

Taxes and duties on colonial trade had always been viewed

as measures to regulate commerce, not to raise

money.

Proclamation Of 1763

• The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in

North America following the end of the French and Indian Wars with the Peace of Paris which concluded the Seven Years' War in Europe

and the French Indian War in America.

• The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was designed to calm the fears of Native Indians by halting the westward expansion by colonists whilst

expanding the lucrative fur trade

Rumbles of Rebellion1763-1775

Stamp Act of 1765

• Required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. • The actual cost of the Stamp Act

was relatively small• Tax was going to be used to pay

for defense

Colonial Response

• Was viewed as a direct attempt by England to raise money in the colonies without the approval of the colonial legislatures.• If this new tax were allowed to pass without resistance, the

colonists reasoned, the door would be open for far more troublesome taxation in the future• The boycott of English goods significantly hurt English

manufacturers, and provided the push needed for the repeal on March 18th, 1766

The Next Sequence of Events

• Declaratory Act (3/18/1766) • “For the good of the empire." • proclaimed Parliament’s power to “bind the colonies . . . in all cases

whatsoever.”

• Quartering Act of 1766• Required Americans to house British soldiers at their own expense

• The Townshend Acts • Taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea were applied with the design of

raising £40,000 a year for the administration of the colonies

Sparks in Boston

• Boston Massacre of 1770• What really Happened?• Who is really at fault?

More Sparks in Boston over Tea

Intolerable Acts

• Parliament was utterly fed up with colonial antics. • The destruction of 342 chests of

tea belonging to the British East India Company as wanton destruction of property • Someone was going to pay!!

What are the Intolerable Acts?

Administration of Justice Act provided that British officials accused of committing crimes in a colony might be taken to England for trial. Because it would mean witnesses would be forced to travel, the practical effect was thought to be that the British officials would escape justice.

The Quartering Act allowed the British to quarter British soldiers in colonial buildings at the expense of the colonists, including colonists' homes, if there were insufficient space in other buildings.

The Quebec Act extended the boundaries of the province of Quebec. Because Quebec did not have representative assemblies, many colonists thought this transfer of land from the colonies to unrepresented Quebec was another attempt to punish the colonies and solidify British control.

Britain had Gone too Far!!

The First Continental Congress is called togetherTwelve colonies sent delegates (Georgia sent no delegate) to a meeting in Philadelphia to discuss matters of common concern

The delegates sent a document to King George III demanding that the rights of the colonists be restored

King refused and sent troops to the colonies

Who’s side do you choose?

PATRIOT • wanted the American colonies to

gain their independence from Britain. • Taxation takes away property from

citizens (i.e. - money and goods)• British personnel are causing

violence, riots, and death (Boston Massacre & Boston Tea Party)

Loyalist • Their lives would be better off if

the colonies remained under British rule• Afraid to go up against the might

of the British army• Economic ties back to Britain

Activity: What does the source say?

• Each of you have been divided into groups • Each group has a file contains• a Primary Source • 4 exit tickets

• Costa’s level of analysis • 1 checklist • Graphic Organizer