2. The Big Picture (1)
✦ American colonists were angered by Great
Britian. Therefore they rebelled against their
mother country.
✦ They wanted liberty.
3. England Tightens Its Grip (2)
✦ Colonists like Patrick
Henry felt the Stamp Act
was unfair. He was
accused of commiting
treason.
✦ Sam Adams, one of the
Sons of Liberty, wanted the
Stamp Act to be repealed
4. England Tightens Its Grip (2)
✦ Delegates from 9 colonies
attended a Stamp Act
Congress. They demanded
the Stamp Act be repealed.
✦ Parliament in Great Britain
repealed the Stamp Act.
5. Troubles in Boston (4)
✦ Townshend Acts required
Colonists to pay taxes on
tea, paper, lead, glass and
paint.
✦ Colonists boycotted British
goods. Daughters of
Liberty spun thread to
avoid buying cloth from
Britain.
7. Troubles in Boston (4)
✦ Boston Massacre occurred
when Colonists threatened
to attack British troops sent
to control Boston’s citizens.
8. Troubles in Boston (4)
✦ 5 Colonists were killed in
Boston Massacre, including
Crispus Attucks.
9. Colonists Rebel (3)
✦ Committees of
Correspondence were
formed to unite the
colonies.
✦ Sam Adams called a town
meeting in Boston to “state
the rights of the colonies”
10. Colonists Rebel (3)
✦ By 1774, all of the colonies
had Committees of
Correspondence except PA.
11. Colonists Rebel (3)
✦ Boston Tea Party- 342
chests of British tea was
dumped into the Boston
Harbor
✦ Boston Harbor and port
were closed and town
meetings were banned.
Soldiers tried to keep order.
