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Chapter 7, Lesson 3
ACOS #5b: Identify reasons for the French and Indian
War.
ACOS #5c: Describe the impact of the French and
Indian War on the settlement of the colonies.
ACOS #7: Identify events leading to the American
Revolution, including the French and Indian War, the
Stamp Act, the Intolerable Acts, the Boston Massacre,
and the Boston Tea Party.
ACOS #8: Identify major events of the American
Revolution, including the Battles of Lexington and
Concord, Bunker Hill, and Yorktown.
Trouble in Boston
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British soldiers are
placed in Boston.
Boston does not
want the soldiers there.
Colonists argued and
fought with soldiers.
Boston Massacre
Nine British soldiers
faced an angry mob of
colonists
The colonists began to
argue and throw
snowballs at the soldiers
Five
colonists,
including
Crispus
Attucks, were
killed
More soldiers
arrived and started
shooting at the
colonists
Colonists Take Action
 Paul Revere created a picture of the Boston
Massacre showing the colonists peaceful and
the soldiers angry.
 The Sons of Liberty used this picture to convince
the colonists that the British were dangerous.
 The soldiers stood trial, with John Adams
defending them.
 Six soldiers were found innocent and two were
lightly punished. They were believed to be
defending themselves from the angry crowd.
Committees of
Correspondence
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In 1772, Samuel Adams and other colonists set
up the Committees of Correspondence.
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These were written letters to share news of
important events happening in the colonies.
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They kept the colonists
informed of what the
British were doing and
what actions they could
take.
The Boston Tea Party
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1773 Tea Act
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Allowed East India Company of Britain to sell tea
cheaper than the smuggled tea.
Colonists smuggled tea to keep from paying the
British tea tax.
Boston Merchants would not sell the tea.
British officials would not let the tea go back to
Britain.
On December 16, 1773, the colonists (dressed like
Indians), threw the tea overboard into the Boston
Harbor.
Intolerable Acts
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Britain was mad about the Boston Tea Party
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Lord Frederick North of Parliament passed the
Coercive acts to force colonists to do what
Britain wanted
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Trade stopped between Boston and Britain
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More British soldiers came to Boston and the
colonists had to quarter (house) them
The First Continental
Congress
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Colonists sent representatives to
Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable
Acts
Congress wrote a letter to King George III and
said the colonists should have the same
freedoms as the other British citizens
Congress also asked King George to repeal
the Intolerable Acts and to stop taxing the
colonies
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Colonists began to train for battle
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King George III sent more soldiers to
Boston
Vocabulary Review
The killing of many people
massacre
Written communication
correspondence
To give people food and shelter
quarter
One person chosen to speak or act for delegate
a number of people
An event or action that makes
something happen
cause
Another event or action that is the
result of the cause
effect
Vocabulary Review
Money people pay their government in
return for services
tax
The secret import or export of illegal
goods
smuggling
Another word for freedom. Freedom
from being controlled by gov’t.
liberty
An event about which people
complain about an issue
protest
To refuse to buy, sell, or use products
as a way of protesting
boycott
To take a law out of effect-to stop a
law. To cancel a law.
repeal
Vocabulary Review, continued
ally
a person or group who has joined
together to accomplish a goal
congress
a meeting of representatives to discuss
a subject
rebellion
A fight against a government
proclamation an official public statement