Causes of the American Revolution Name: _____________

I. French and Indian War Effects

• Colonists felt they could _______ just as well as the British
• George Washington got “field _______________” for _____ to come
• France wants ___________ for their loss to Britain (they will help US in Revolutionary War)
• England went in _______ from war and began __________ colonists
• Proclamation Line of ______ – declared that Appalachian Mountains western ________ for all colonies
• Colonists couldn’t _________ land west of mountains without king’s permission (avoid Indian conflict)
• Created __________ between Britain and the colonies
II. Sugar Act - 1764
• To help _____ for the French and Indian War, Britain taxed sugar ____________ to the colonies
• The Sugar Act also taxed luxury items like wine, silk and coffee
• Colonists became ____________ and angered because of this ________ tax
• Mercantilism – using ____________ to increase the “mother country’s” trade and _________
• Mercantilism belief: More wealth=more __________
III. Stamp Act - 1765
• The British __________________ imposed a tax on all printed materials, (paper, playing cards, etc.)
• Parliament – British ________________
• Colonists began to __________ British paper goods.
• Famous quote in the colonies: “No _________________ without ___________________!”
• This means, don’t _____ us if we have no ____________________ in Parliament to argue for us
IV. Quartering Act - 1765
• Some colonists were required to ________ British soldiers, feed them, and provide _______________
• Angry colonists didn’t ________ troops
• Eventually this act was _____________ (not for long)
V. Boston Massacre - March 5, 1770
• Tensions were high and Boston colonists decided to ________ and threaten British soldiers
• Colonists threw snowballs and ______; eventually hit the soldiers with clubs and sticks
• One soldier’s _____ went off; no one knows if intentional or not; all soldiers began ___________
• 5 __________ killed, including Crispus Attucks, first African-American ______ in American Revolution
VI. Boston Tea Party - Dec. 16, 1773
• Tea Act passed in 1773; ________ the very popular drink
• Colonists were also forced to buy only tea made in _____________
• Last straw for colonists – they _____________
• Sons of ____________ dressed like Indians and snuck onboard British tea company ships.
• Sons of Liberty – Patriot rebel group in New England led by _________________
• Threw 342 chests of tea into Boston _________ in protest (boycott British tea)
VII. Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts - 1774
• Britain passed the Intolerable Acts as a ________________ for the Boston Tea Party
• Britain __________ Boston Harbor until tea was paid for
• They also stopped Boston town _____________ and forced colonists to house soldiers again.
• Nearby colonies sent food and clothing to show their __________ for Boston.

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I. First Continental Congress, 1774

• Representatives from each colony gathered in __________________ to discuss how to deal with
Britain’s strict _____________
• The leaders decided to __________ all trade and purchases with __________________
• They also decided to form ___________ in preparation of possible _________.
• Militia – ordinary _____________ who served as __________________ soldiers
• Each _______ had a militia; ________ with whatever they could find

II. Lexington and Concord (April, 19th 1775)

• British were told to _________ guns and ________ in Concord, MA
• Paul ___________ (and others) rode from __________ to warn them; midnight ride
• The __________ was ready when the _____________ arrived (in Lexington first)
• Shots were ________ and 8 _________________ died. “Shot Heard Round the World”
• Redcoats then marched to ____________ but ammo was already _______.
• The militia ____________; Redcoats __________
• This battle signaled the American ________________ had officially begun

III. The Declaration of Independence

• In the Summer of _______, colonial leaders organized the 2nd __________________ Congress
• _______________________, Ben Franklin and others wrote the American Congress wrote the
Declaration of _________________
• Jefferson used a lot of ________________ John Locke’s idea of social ________
• The document argued for “life, ___________ and the __________ of happiness”
• On _________, 1776, they sent it to England (and all over the U.S.) to declare their independence
• A new country had been ______
• They also decided to organize an _______
• Continental Army – Patriots who were _________ as _____________ (American Army)

IV. The Fighting Begins

• From 1776-1781, America fought against the world’s ____________ & most _______________ army
• America fought with many young and ______________ soldiers
• But they did have 1 advantage, the _______
• Minutemen – part of the ____________ that could be ready in a matter of _____________
• _________________________ helped organize and lead America’s _____________________ Army
• The Americans were a much ___________ opponent than Britain ______________

V. Battle of Saratoga
• During the early years of Rev. War, Patriots had _______ most ___________
• At Saratoga, NY the British were __________________ & short on ___________
• American troops ___________ them on all sides; Britain _________________ (1777)
• Considered the __________________ of war
• __________ agreed to ____________ American Independence; very important!
• France sent ______________ to help train soldiers as well as supplies (Lafayette)

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VI. Battle of Guilford Courthouse, NC

• March 15, _______ – Modern day _________________, NC
• Nathaniel _________ (Patriots) vs Lord ________________ (Loyalists)
• Greene’s forces started _________ before being ___________________ by Cornwallis
• Patriots were ________ back & _______________
• The victory was __________________ for Cornwallis
• His troops were _______ & many ______ (25%)
• His next (and _______) battle would occur in a Virginia coastal city called ________________

VII. Yorktown
• In October ______, with the help of the __________, England was ________________ in Yorktown, VA
• Land was blocked by _______________ soldiers and sea was blocked by _________ ships
• England’s ___________ were cut off; they were in _____________
• _________________ surrendered on Oct. 19, _______
• The Revolutionary War was officially ______
• Treaty of __________ – American & British leaders met (_______)
• John Jay, Ben Franklin & John Adams negotiated a peace __________
• Britain recognized US __________________ & withdrew remaining troops

Random Notes
• Battle of _________: Christmas Day, 1776; Washington crosses the Delaware River at night;
Washington’s first major victory
• Nicknames: Loyalists also called _________ or Lobsterbacks; Patriots also called _______
• During the war, many loyalists ____________ to pressure & switched sides; some fled the __________
• __________ during the American Revolution helped make _________ (uniforms, guns) for the Patriots
• Thomas Paine – Common _________- influential work that first promotes independence from England
• Propaganda-information or ___________ used to influence
• Paul Revere’s picture -great example of ___________________
• Committees of Correspondence – ____________________ network throughout the colonies in 1770s
to coordinate __________ against Great Britain

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