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Content Vocabulary• Revenue- the money a government collects from taxes or
other sources.• Embargo- an agreement prohibiting trade
Britain and the 13 colonies
In the beginning the colonies operated independently from Britain1. 3000 miles away from Britain2. Colonists governed themselves through
representatives
Britain Tightens Controls
Two events changed the relationship b/w the colonies and Britain1. The French-Indian War
2. King George III became king of Britain in 1760
KING GEORGE III
French-Indian War
CAUSE-- The French and Indians fought against the British
and American colonist for land in Pennsylvania and Ohio
OUTCOME-- The British won the war and drove out the FrenchRESULT-- The colonists no longer needed the British to
protect them from the French- The British were left with a large war debt
Taxing the Colonies- King George III taxed the colonists on tea, sugar,
and paper to help pay the debt- Stamp Act- 1st direct tax on colonists (legal
documents, newspapers)- Colonists protested the Stamp Act
Boston Tea PartyColonists Protest- In 1773, colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians,
dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor
British Retaliate- Intolerable Acts- closed Boston Harbor
Colonists Take Action
• Stamp Act Congress- 1765, 1st meeting to protest King George III’s policies• Committees of Correspondence- 1763,
created for colonists to stay in touch
The First Continental Congress
- Philadelphia, Sept. 5, 1774- Delegates from all colonies except
Georgia- Key members: Patrick Henry, Sam
Adams, George WashingtonOutcome-- Agreed to an embargo on British goods
Lexington and Concord- The first battle of the American Revolution- April 19, 1775- Took place at Lexington and Concord,
Massachusetts, between the British Army and the American Colonial Militia
The Second Continental Congress• Served as the government throughout the Revolutionary War• John Hancock- president• George Washington- Commander of the Army
John Hancock George Washington
The Declaration of Independence• Committee included: Adams, Franklin, Jefferson, Livingston,
Sherman• Jefferson wrote the original draft• Congress approved it on July 4, 1776• All 56 delegates signed, John Hancock was the first to sign
3 Sections1. Basic Human Rights2. Complaints against King George III3. Separation from Great Britain
Declaration of Independence - Text Transcript
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYyttEu_NLU