Start of The Revolutionary War

Start of The Revolutionary War

By William Rives

​Standard 2: Demonstrate an understanding of the identity of a new nation, including the state of South Carolina between 1730-1800.

4.2.CE: Examine the economic and political motivations for colonists to declare independence from Great Britain.

French and Indian War (7 years war)

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The war fought by the English against the French for territory in America.

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​The English won the war, but it cost a lot of money and put England into debt.

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England Paying Its Debt

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​Due to the French and Indian War, England needed some way to pay its debt off. Their solution was to impose taxes on the 13 American Colonies.

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Multiple Choice

Did the British Government give the colonists a say in the taxes they imposed?

• Yes

• No

The colonists got mad at Britain for imposing all these taxes.

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The protest began in opposition to taxes levied without colonial representation by the British monarchy and parliament.

Poll

Do you think the taxes Britain imposed on the colonies were fair?

• Yes, the taxes were fair

• No, the taxes were not fair

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On March 5, 1770, a group of nine British soldiers killed three people in a crowd of three or four hundred who were abusing them verbally and throwing various projectiles.

Multiple Choice

What was this event on March 5th called?

• Boston Massacre

• New York Shooting

• Boston Tea Party

• Greenwood Riots

​Boston Tea Party

​Dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. The event was the first major act of defiance to British rule over the colonists.

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​The British closed the Boston Harbor until the Colonies paid for the tea they destroyed in the Boston Tea Party.

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The British also created a new set of laws nicknamed the Intolerable Acts. ​

1774 Representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts. 

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​They decided each colony would get one vote in all decisions. 

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They agreed that colonies should be free from any taxes they did not vote for.

​The First Continental Congress!!!

Multiple Choice

The First Continental Congress met to discuss what laws?

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• Sugar Act

• Tea Tax

​What are some things that you would want to discuss if you were making a new nation?

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Any Laws?

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Taxes?

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Form of Government?​

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​Wrap Up

Standard 2: Demonstrate an understanding of the identity of a new nation, including the state of South Carolina between 1730-1800.

4.2.CE: Examine the economic and political motivations for colonists to declare independence from Great Britain.​

Multiple Choice

How many colonies fought against Great Britain in the American Revolution?

• 10

• 13

• 9

• 7

Multiple Choice

What did the colonists say was unfair and became their Motto.

• French without Indians

• Tea without Scones

• War without Victory

• No Taxation without Representation

Multiple Choice

In 1770, British soldiers opened fire on colonists in Boston killing 3 people, this event was later known as the?

• Salem Witch Trials

• Boston Massacre

• Greenwood Riots

• New York Shooting

Multiple Choice

In which event did colonists dress as Indians and dump over 300 barrels of tea into the Boston Harbor in protest.

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• The Battle of York Town

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

Multiple Choice

What Act was passed by Parliament to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party?

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Sugar Act

Multiple Choice

1774 Representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts, this was the?

• The First Continental Congress

• Geneva Convention

• Second Continental Congress

• Paris Accords

Multiple Choice

The First Continental Congress agreed that each colony would get one vote in all decisions.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The First Continental Congress agreed that they loved having a king and it was the best form of government.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What were some reasons that the Colonies declared independence from Britain?

• They felt they were taxed unfairly

• They had a different idea of government than Britain

• They didn't like British food

• They were not represented in the British Parlament