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The American Revolution

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What do you already know about the American Revolutionary War?

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  1. Why were the colonists unhappy?

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  • Upset about taxes, what did a radical group of colonists do in Boston? How were they dressed?

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  • How did King George III respond when the colonists asked him to stop the Intolerable Acts?

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  • How did King George respond the the Olive Branch Petition?

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  • What document was written and sent stating that the colonies were now an independent country and in charge of their own government?

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  1. Why were the colonists unhappy?

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  • Upset about taxes, what did a radical group of colonists do in Boston? How were they dressed?

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  • How did King George III respond when the colonists asked him to stop the Intolerable Acts?

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  • How did King George respond the the Olive Branch Petition?

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  • What document was written and sent stating that the colonies were now an independent country and in charge of their own government?

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“No taxation without Representation!”

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They were upset because other taxes had been removed and NOT the tax on tea.

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Why did they dress as Native American?

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Tea Value: 1,500 Euros!

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  1. Boston Tea Party

1773

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  • What country openly helped the colonists during the war?

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  • Near Yorktown, the British troops were waiting for supplies and reinforcements. What happened?

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  • What happened when the Treaty of Paris was signed?

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  1. What country openly helped the colonists during the war?

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  • Near Yorktown, the British troops were waiting for supplies and reinforcements. What happened?

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  • What happened when the Treaty of Paris was signed?

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2. Declaration of Independence

1776

Explained why the colonists wanted to be an independent country and in charge of their own government.

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Declaration of Independence

1776

Treaty of Paris

1783

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3. Battle of Yorktown

1781

  1. The British Troops were waiting for supplies and reinforcements, which the French navy stopped.

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  • American and French troops surrounded the British at Yorktown and attacked them for 11 days.

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  • Eventually the British found out no help was coming and they surrendered.

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Hamilton

On Broadway