Chapter 5 --- 7Th Grade Ss

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Colonists reaction to Proclamation of 1763

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Colonists were upset by the Proclamation of 1763 because:
- it prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
- limited westward settlement for the colonists
- created several advantages for Britain, such as controlling westward movement avoiding conflicts with the Native Americans.

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Sugar Act

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Upset the colonists because they believed that the British actions violated their rights as English citizens

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Writs of assistance

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Writs of assistance violated their rights to be secure in their homes.

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Vice-admiralty courts

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Vice-admiralty courts violated their right to a jury trial and contradicted the British law stating “innocent until proved guilty”.

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Stamp Act

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- When the British passed the Stamp Act, many cities formed organizations known as the “Son’s of Liberty”. Protestors burned effigies representing tax collectors and destroyed houses belonging to royal officials.

- Later delegates from the nine colonies met in New York at the Stamp Act Congress. They drafted a petition to the king and Parliament declaring that the colonies could only be taxed by their own assemblies. The boycott of the Stamp Act continued until parliament final decided to repeal these taxes.

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The ways colonists showed their opposition for actions taken by British government

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Colonists showed their opposition to the actions taken by the British government by rebelling against the British policies. This led to an incident know as the Boston Massacre, in which British soldiers killed five colonists. The Boston Massacre led many colonists to call for stronger boycotts on British goods.

Later the British government passed the Tea Act, which called for a new boycott from the colonists. The Boston Son’s of Liberty decided to combat this tea act in their own way. In December of 1773 a group of men from the Son’s of Liberty decided to disguise themselves as Mohawks and boarded the British tea ships at midnight. They threw 342 chests of tea overboard, an event that became known as Boston Tea Party.

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Boston Massacre

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British soldiers killed five colonists. The Boston Massacre led many colonists to call for stronger boycotts on British goods.

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The Tea Act and Boston Tea Party

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The Tea Act called for a new boycott from the colonists. The Boston Son’s of Liberty decided to combat this tea act in their own way.

A group of men from the Son’s of Liberty decided to disguise themselves as Mohawks and boarded the British tea ships at midnight. They threw chests of tea overboard, an event that became known as Boston Tea Party.

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Reasons why militias were formed

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The resolutions of the Continental Congress also called on the people of the county to arm themselves against British. The people responded by forming militias.

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The resolutions adopted at the First Continental Congress.

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The delegates of Continental Congress drafted a statement of grievances calling for the repeal of 13 acts of Parliament. They believed the “laws of nature, the principles of the English constitution, and the several charters” of the colonies. The delegates voted to boycott British trade. No British goods could be brought in or used in the colonies. No colonial goods could be sold to Britain.

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What happened at Lexington and Concord?

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Hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize ammunition. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militias began to gather to stop the British army. The confrontation at Lexington started off the fighting, and soon the British retreated because of the intense fire. The shots that started of the battle of Lexington and Concord became known as the “the shot heard around the word”.

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Who led the Continental Army?

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George Washington led the Continental Army, which was created by Congress to fight against the British in a more organized way.

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Jefferson’s source for ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence

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Jefferson drew some ideas for the declaration independence from the English philosopher John Locke in his arguments for freedom. Locke wrote that people were born with certain natural rights to life, liberty, and property; that people formed governments to protect these rights; and government interfering with these rights might be overthrown.

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What are the 3 parts of the Declaration of Independence?

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- The declaration of independence includes a preamble, or introduction, which states that people who wish to form a new country should explain their reasons for doing so.

- The next section list the rights the colonists believed they should have their complaints against Britain.

- The final section proclaims the existence of the new nation.