MyWorld Grade 4: Ch. 2 Lesson 2 - A New Nation

Ch. 2 Lesson 2

A New Nation p. 56-58

The America Revolution

• 1763 British wanted to tax the colonists to help pay for a war against France.

• Stamp Act & Townshend Acts passed.

• Colonists are very angry.

The America Revolution

• Proclamation of 1763 - No colonists could live west of an imaginary line drawn up by the king.

• Again, colonists are very angry.

Open Ended

What actions caused the colonists to feel that they were losing their right to self-government?