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are needed to pay for things in govt. (schools, army, navy, roads, services, etc...) ■ The King & Parliament are making all the laws & the Colonist have no say England is taxing tea, paper goods (stamp act), & other things... What the colonist didn't like, was having to pay the taxes, without having any say in govt Encarta Encyclopedia, Corbis GINERTZ TREE What's going on in this picture? "The Pizza Theory of Taxes" We are talking about taxes, not pizza-Colonist did not want to pay taxes unless they had a say in govt What if we all pitch in money for some pizza...but only I get to choose what I want on the pizza...and you don't have a say...it would make you Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770 The Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770. www.historyplace.com Angry feelings about taxes, lead to protests and violence! . The Boston Massacre: Colonies protest the taxes in Boston, it turns violent and people are killed (1770) ■ The Colonist write newspaper articles about the deaths, & the British put in more laws/taxes The Colonists protested again: The Boston Tea Party-was a protest of the Tea Act (1773) Because of this, the British tighten their control of the Colonies...so we start to move towards war ■ ÿ + PRELUDE TO REVOLUTION 31 The Boston Tea Party The destruction of tea at Boston Harbor, 1773. www.historyplace.com Key Battles of the Revolution ■ 1775-Lexington and Concord: The 1st Battles of the War ■ 1775-Bunker's Hill: "Don't Shoot till you see the whites of their eyes" ■ 1776-Trenton: Crossing the Delaware ■ 1777-Saratoga: Turning point of the war (Colonist start to win & get French help) ■ 1781-Yorktown: Last battle of the Revolution (France helps us to win) ■ The war lasted over 6 years, and took over 25,000 American lives DONT TREAD ON ME What message does this send? ■ Colonial Resistance and Rebellion The 13 colonies are lead by a group of representatives called the Continental Congress Not all of the Colonist were against the British -Loyalist: 13 of the colonist sided with the British -Patriots: ½ sided against the British, & wanted their own country The 13 Colonies had a big task: to make an army, find a leader, pay for a war, make a navy, fight the most powerful country in the world... ■ The Continental Congress finally appointed George Washington to lead the army The Continental Congress 1 Encarta Encyclopedia, Van Bucher/Photo Researchers, Inc. Key Terms of the Revolution Minutemen: were regular citizens who had to be ready to fight at a moments notice (not trained) Redcoats: The British were called Redcoats because they wore bright red coats in battle Valley Forge (1777-1778): Maybe the worst winter of the war where Washington's Army suffers and almost lost The Colonial Army (Colonist): they used hit & run tactics, hiding in trees, and hitting the enemy leaders...we didn't play fair or follow the rules Sons of Liberty flag...what's the message? JOIN OR DIE TAKA SWING A Per 30 AMERICAN REVOLUTION Key People in the Revolution 1. George Washington: 2. Benjamin Franklin: 3. Thomas Jefferson: 4. Lord Cornwallis: 5. King George III: 6. Paul Revere: 7. Benedict Arnold: 8. Samuel Adams: First Casualties at Lexington Encarta Encyclopedia, Hulton Deutsch After Lexington & Concord, the real war begins... 144 www.historyplace.com The Battle of Bunker Hill "Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes!" Encarta Encyclopedia, Yale University Art Gallery www.historyplace.com ED BOSTON Bunker Hill CHARLES TOW Passi 13141 Washington Crossing the Delaware Encarta Encyclopedia, Corbis Different flags used by the Colonies: Liberty Flag 米 LIBERTY Encarta Encyclopedia, Scala/Art Resource, NY Minutemen VS Redcoats Colonial Regulars 717107 American Revolution Uniforms Encarta Encyclopedia, Culver Pictures Hagters Musket Pistol Paul Reveres Ride Riders & messengers were sent from town to town to warn the people the British Army was coming Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze, 1851