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Intolerable Acts

Explore the reasons behind the war, including the Intolerable Acts and Patriots vs. Loyalists. Learn about key events like the Boston Tea Party and Battles of Lexington and Concord.

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Intolerable Acts

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  1. Aim: What are the causes of the War for Independence?Do Now:Define Intolerable Acts. Why were they passed?HW: Patriot versus Loyalist Handout.

  2. Intolerable Acts • King George III was infuriated with Boston Tea Party and pressed Parliament to pass the Intolerable Acts. • 1. Boston Harbor was shut down because colonists refused to pay for the damaged tea. • 2. Quartering Act: authorized British commanders to house soldiers in private homes and buildings. • 3. British General Thomas Gage was appointed as new governor of Massachusetts • 4. Martial Law: rule imposed by military forces.

  3. First Continental Congress • In response to Intolerable Acts, the Committees of Correspondence assembled the First Continental Congress. • 56 delegates met in Philadelphia and drew up declaration of colonial rights. • Minutemen (civilian soldiers) began to stockpile ammunition, gunpowder, firearms.

  4. Paul Revere“The British are coming!” • General Gage ordered his soldiers to seize the colonists’ illegal weapons in Concord, Massachusetts. • Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott rode out to spread word that the British were coming. • As they rode through each town, they rang church bells and sounded gunshots to warn colonists.

  5. Battle of Lexington and Concord • Was the first battle of the American Revolution • Colonists defeated the British and took back control of Boston • http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord

  6. Second Continental Congress • Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, and other delegates attended. • 1. Appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental Army • 2. Congress printed money in order to support the army.

  7. Patriots: Colonists who wanted independence Loyalists: Colonials who were loyal to Britain (did not want independence) Patriots vs. Loyalists Neutral: Colonists who did not take either side

  8. Patriots vs. Loyalists ActivityDirections: • Rows 1,3,and 5: Complete Colonist A-C SILENTLY • Rows 2,4,and 6: Complete Colonist D-F SILENTLY

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