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The Intolerable Acts (1774) to the Battles of Lexington and Concord (April, 1775)

The Intolerable Acts (1774) to the Battles of Lexington and Concord (April, 1775). Reaction to the Tea Party: Lord North. Frederick North, Lord North British Prime Minister, 1770 - 1782 . The Intolerable Acts. The Intolerable Acts. The Boston Port Act (March 31, 1774)

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The Intolerable Acts (1774) to the Battles of Lexington and Concord (April, 1775)

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  1. The Intolerable Acts (1774) to the Battles of Lexington and Concord (April, 1775)

  2. Reaction to the Tea Party: Lord North • Frederick North, • Lord North • British Prime Minister, 1770 - 1782

  3. The Intolerable Acts

  4. The Intolerable Acts • The Boston Port Act (March 31, 1774) • The Massachusetts Government Act (May 20, 1774) • Administration of Justice Act (May 20, 1774) • The Quartering Act (June 2, 1774)

  5. Edmund Burke

  6. Edmund Burke • MP from 1765 • Sympathetic to the Americans • Supported free trade, criticised capital punishment • Critical of French Revolution • Strong influence on Conservative politics

  7. Committees of Correspondence

  8. Committees of Correspondence • Boston Committee of Correspondence established in 1772 by Samuel Adams • Increase communication; sustain morale and energy; co-ordinate action • Inspired other committees through Massachusetts and the other colonies

  9. Circular Letter • Boston Committee of Correspondence; May 13, 1774

  10. The First Continental Congress, September 5, 1774

  11. The First Continental Congress, September 5, 1774 - Delegates appointed by each colonial legislature- absolute ban on importation of British goods- Threat to cease exporting goods to Britain if the Intolerable Acts were not repealed - Petitioned King George - Agreed to convene a Second Continental Congress in May, 1775

  12. Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, October 14, 1774

  13. Instructions to petition the King

  14. Petition to the King, October 26, 1774

  15. Provisional Act Fails, February 1, 1775

  16. Provisional Act Fails, February 1, 1775 • Chatham (William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham • Pitt the Elder • PM: 1766 – 1768 • Dominated House of Commons • Whig • Champion of Empire

  17. 1774/5: Shadow government develops in Massachusetts

  18. Battles of Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775

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