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The French & Indian War (end)
British defeats the French for control of North America; they are also in a lot of debt and expect the colonists to pay for their protection -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 (look to notes from class)- Green Mountain boys (NY & N.Hampshire) led by Ethan Allen - conflict over land claims - Paxton Boys - outraged b/c Pontiac's Rebellion --> massacred peaceful Indians - continued rampage to Philadelphia, Ben Franklin talked them into returning home by allowing them the ability to present their demands to the governor & assembly - Regulators - backcountry S. Carolina- vigilante justice, refused to pay taxes until effective govt -
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Grenville's Colonial Policy (The Sugar Act / Revenue Act of 1764)
Use this resource first and read "From Rum to Revolution" http://cobblearning.net/athielen/apush/unit-2-links/unit-2-webquest-resources-causes-of-the-revolution/ This is an additional source if you need to find more
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Virginia Resolves
VA House of Burgesses declared people were entitled to the rights of Englishmen, and Englishmen could be taxed only by their own representatives. ... How can this cause some issues for the colonists and the crown? -
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Stamp Act Congress & Declaration of the Rights and Grievances of the Colonies)
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Declaratory Act
passed at the same time as the Stamp Act was repealed
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"Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania"
https://web.archive.org/web/20080715233809/http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/bookmarks/farmer/
What particular circumstances will in any future case justify such resistance can never be ascertained till they happen. Perhaps it may be allowable to say generally, that it never can be justifiable until the people are fully convinced that any further submission will be destructive to their happiness. -
Adams-Otis Letter (aka Massachusetts Circular Letter)
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The Gaspee Affair
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Gaspee.html After reading about the event; what do you think would happen to those American colonists? What rights should they expect as English citizens? How might problems arise during this chaotic time? -
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The Tea Act
Use this resource and read "Policy of the Teapot" at the bottom http://cobblearning.net/athielen/apush/unit-2-links/unit-2-webquest-resources-causes-of-the-revolution/ Use this as an additional resource if you need it http://totallyhistory.com/tea-act-of-1773/
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The Boston Tea Party
If you already read "Policy of the Teapot" then you should be able to record what happened from the Boston Tea Party... but if you still need something more .. use this link
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The Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
http://totallyhistory.com/intolerable-acts/ -
- Boston Port Act
- Massachusetts Government Act
- Quartering Act of 1774
- Quebec Act *Cartoon is depicting the Coercive Acts as an assault upon a Native American women (a symbol of the Ameircan colonies) was copied and distributed in North America -
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Declaration of Rights and Grievances
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Patrick Henry's speech
https://gpb.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/fa32b8f2-228f-42d7-9dd3-3017035ee71b/liberty-or-death-patrick-henrys-speech/ (watch video for understanding the impact of the speech, a small excerpt is on your paper)
