Ch 5 US

1. They did not believe in any form of taxation.

1. They had no representatives to vote on the tax.

1. People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes.

1. People in Great Britain were taxed only on property.

1. The British soldiers were fearful of the colonial militia

1. The British troops were eager to start a war with the colonies

The colonial militia was no match for the well-trained British troops

1. The colonists were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves

To declare war on Great Britain

To create taxes that would be acceptable to the Americans

To find a solution to the conflicts with Great Britain

To bring representatives from Great Britain and America together

1. France

Spain

1. Netherlands

Britain

Patriots

Loyalists

British

Neutralist

Patriots

Loyalists

Neutralists

British

As brave soldiers

As foreign invaders

As ungrateful rebels

As agreeable neighbors

Money to pay for the French and Indian War

Punishment for the Boston Tea Party.

Limit the conflict between the colonists and Native Americans.

Increase of British troops in the colonies.

Colonists organized and met for the first Continental Congress to send a message to King George.

Colonists declared this an act of tyranny by the King. They were angry that they had fought a war to move west and were now being denied the right to do so.

Colonists began to organize against “taxation without representation”.

 Colonists argued the legality of this act saying it violated the English Bill of Rights by allowing individuals to inhabit colonial homes.  The act was never repealed. 

Colonists organized and met for the first Continental Congress to send a message to King George.

Colonists began to organize against “taxation without representation”.

 Colonists argued the legality of this act saying it violated the English Bill of Rights by allowing individuals to inhabit colonial homes.  The act was never repealed.

Colonists declared this an act of tyranny by the King. They were angry that they had fought a war to move west and were now being denied the right to do so.