Transcript Causes PowerPoint Part 1

The American Revolution:
CAUSES and events leading up to the
Revolutionary War
What Happened Previously?
•The 13 Colonies grew as more people
moved to America from Britain.
•Britain controlled the colonies.
•Britain didn’t bother the colonies much –
everyone was happy.
•However, Britain would do whatever it
took to keep the 13 Colonies from falling
into the hands of another country.
Nearpod Question
Why do you think Britain
wanted to keep control of the 13
colonies?
What Happened Previously?
There were many reasons Britain
wanted to keep control of the
colonies.
•To gain more power and prestige
•To have the biggest and wealthiest
empire
•To become a respected world
power
What Happened Previously?
Britain and the 13 colonies were
prospering (succeeding).
However…
One event caused that
relationship to change in a big
way!
The French and Indian War
The Colonists and British were fighting together against
the French and Native Americans for land west of the
Appalachian Mountains. After nine years, Britain won
the war!
Why was the French and
Indian War so important?
Why was the French and
Indian War so important?
1)The war was
expensive.
Britain had to spend a lot
of money to send troops
to the 13 Colonies to
defeat France. After the
war was over, Britain was
almost broke. It needed
to raise money.
Nearpod Question
One of the American Revolution’s
greatest heroes once fought for
Great Britain. Who do you think
this was?
Why was the French and
Indian War so important?
2) George Washington
learned important
lessons.
Washington fought with
British troops against the
French. During that time,
he learned their military
tactics. He also learned
about a new way to fight
from watching the French
and Indians.
Nearpod Question
What was guerilla warfare
(frontier style fighting)?
Why was the French and
Indian War so important?
3) The map of America changed after the
French and Indian War. Some nations
lost land while others gained new
land in America.
Before the French and Indian War
After the French and Indian War
The French and Indian War drastically changed
the relationship between Britain and the 13
Colonies.
Before the French and Indian War:
1) Taxes: Britain did not tax the colonists.
They allowed the colonists to collect their own taxes.
2) Laws: Britain allowed the colonists to make their own
laws.
3) Legislatures: Britain allowed the colonists to choose their
own legislatures they wanted for their new colonies.
4) Governors: Britain allowed the colonists to choose their
own governors for their new colonies.
5) Economics/Trade: Britain allowed the colonists to buy and
sell goods and crops with other countries.
After the French and Indian War, Britain wanted to
impose strict control over the colonies. They
INCREASED their control in many ways.
This made the colonists very angry.
Why were the colonists so angry?
Proclamation of 1763 –
The British prohibited the
colonists from moving west of
the Appalachian Mountains.
Note: this was passed after attacks on the settlers by Natives.
Nearpod Question
Draw a map showing the
limitations imposed by the
Proclamation of 1763.
Why were the colonists so angry?
Britain (England) raised
taxes on the colonists!
The two main reasons Britain
taxed the colonies was to:
1) help finance or pay for the French and
Indian War
2) to help maintain British troops in the
colonies.
The Sugar Act (1764)
• Britain imposed the first tax on the
colonists in 1764
• A tax was placed on luxury items such as
wine, molasses, silk, coffee, and sugar.
• Britain also imposed harsh punishments on
smugglers trying to trade smuggled goods
into the colonies.
Nearpod Question
Draw a picture of some of the
items taxed by the Sugar Act.
The Quartering Act (1765)
• To enforce the Proclamation of 1763, Britain
kept 10,000 soldiers in the colonies.
• The Quartering Act required colonists to
quarter, or house, British troops and provide
them with food and other supplies.
Nearpod Question
Why do you think Britain
wanted to keep troops in the
Colonies AFTER the French &
Indian War?
The
Stamp
Act
1765
• Britain required colonists to buy special stamps that had
to be placed on every piece of printed paper including
playing cards, newspapers, and legal documents.
• Protests to the Stamp Act were widespread. Colonists
boycotted many British goods, they signed a petition
demanding the repeal of the Sugar Act and the Stamp
Act, and even physically attacked tax collectors.