1 Day 14 Opening Question Write on the sheet…skip slot 3Read George Grenville’s Speech Context Text Subtext Analyze Grenville’s speech from the Point of View of… Great Britain Colonists

2 Day 15 Opening Question Slot 4…1754 vs 1763Split your slot into 4 parts,  so you can draw arrows to connect answers for GB and the Colonists Compare and Contrast the ESP climate in Great Britain and the Colonies in 1754 and in 1763… There are differences from one year to the other… What are they? How did they happen? Day 15 Opening Question

3 Day 13-16 Objectives Analyze the causes of the Revolutionary WarEvaluate the effects the British Laws on the colonies Critique the colonists’ responses to the various British Laws Analyze the evolution of Americans’ viewpoints of themselves and GB before the Revolution Day Objectives

4 1. GB's new goals after FI WarMake $$$ for GB from the colonies to pay off the war debt Don’t squeeze too much though… why? Control the new land you earned… where and why? (2)

5 King George III 2. Who is GB’s leadership??I’m in my late 30s. And I’m psychologically & intellectually unfit to rule (mental illness).

6 British Prime Ministers = George Grenville = … Charles Watson-Wentworth Pitt the Elder!!! = Ill…distant…apathetic? No control over his Cabinet led to Exchequer Charles Townshend’s mistake Augustus FitzRoy Frederick North = Tory (no sympathy) and harsh

7 3. Before & After the Acts Common EnemyWhat was wrong with the colonies? No unity as “Americans” Little Class Unity too (Upper, Middle, Lower) What do the colonists need then? Something/someone they can all be mad at together… I’m a New Yawkah!! I’m a Virginian!! I’m a Georgian!! Common Enemy

8 3. What did the Colonists Cherish?Their Colonial Assemblies/Legislatures Whig Ideology and Virtuous countrymen Until 1754, we practically ruled ourselves…

9 4. Main Theme = Threshold Why? Every person (or country) has their breaking point... Why?  From 1763………………….…to 1775, tension between “Americans” & the British government escalates, until our breaking point hits!!!!!!

10 Staircase to Secession

11 An English worker made about £40 versus the colonist who made about £60 for the same job. Colonial merchants made £180.

12 Proclamation of 1763 What “problem” pushes GB to make it?We didn’t care…some crossed anyway! What “problem” pushes GB to make it? GB wants some peace with Native Americans again What did it say? Colonists’ reaction?

13 Sugar + Navigation ActsWhy did GB make it? Help British sugar company make more $$$ Colonists had 3 options at the time… What did it say The duty on foreign sugar was LOWERED!!! How many options does there need to be now for GB (and their sugar companies) to win? What ‘ism is this? 2

14 Stop the smuggling Stop Option 3Enforce those Navigation Acts you made long ago

15 Sugar Act?  Navigation Act? Colonists’ Reaction?Eh…It wasn’t a tax…no prices were increased Navigation Act? Who is mad? Why are they important? Colonists’ Reaction?

16 7. Quartering Act 1765 Why do it? Think about our POV... What is it?Colonists reactions.. what did we think you guys were violating?

17 Stamp Act of 1765 What was it? Why do it?

18 Reaction to Stamp Act? Who did it affect? Why be mad? (4 reasons)Everyone!! (Tavern owners, Lawyers, Newspaper Printers) Why be mad? (4 reasons) GB makes 10x the tax $$$ from the colonies from to 1765

19 Political Anger from Stamp ActStamp Act Congress meets in NY in October 1765 petitioned King & Parliament What did they write? We are still loyal to GB…but… “No Taxation without Representation…” Who can/should tax the colonists? Condemned the Stamp & Sugar Acts as unconstitutional… hmm What plan looks good now?

20 On Reflection it now seems probable, that if the foregoing Plan or some thing like it, had been adopted and carried into Execution, the subsequent Separation of the Colonies from the Mother Country might not so soon have happened, nor the Mischiefs suffered on both sides have occurred, perhaps during another Century. For the Colonies, if so united, would have really been, as they then thought themselves, sufficient to their own Defence, and being trusted with it, as by the Plan, an Army from Britain, for that purpose would have been unnecessary: The Pretences for framing the Stamp-Act would then not have existed, nor the other Projects for drawing a Revenue from America to Britain by Acts of Parliament, which were the Cause of the Breach, and attended with such terrible Expence of Blood and Treasure: so that the different Parts of the Empire might still have remained in Peace and Union. But the Fate of this Plan was singular…it was totally rejected. -Feb. 9, Dr. Franklin.

21 Colonists’ reaction to Stamp Act? East Coast riots in 1765Sons of Liberty attacked stamp agents and burned stamps sale of stamps halts after the riots major riots in Boston destroyed Lt. Gov Thomas Hutchinson’s house

22 Sons of Liberty = Terrorists?Graded Discussion using three sides of the classroom Bulletin Board = S of L do not fit the terrorist profile Poster Wall = S of L do fit the terrorist profile Middle Desks = answer is somewhere in the middle Sit on whichever side that you feel fits your beliefs Then try to defend your position You can move during the discussion if you are persuaded One speaker at a time 

23 Colonists beat GB & the Stamp Act… MerchantsColonists hurt GB’s economy! Many stopped buying British goods (AKA) Who got hurt? asked Parliament to repeal Stamp Act While England’s gov made $$$, England’s merchants lost $$$ Merchants

24 9. Declaratory Act March 1766, Stamp Act repealed (Grenville OUT)GB concurrently passed #9 GB says… Did colonists care? Yes and No Parliament rules the colonies just like it rules England and can make laws on the colonists

25 the Colonists in trouble!10. Quartering Act gets the Colonists in trouble! Colonists have hated  for years and defy it more and more… but which colonies (same trouble makers in the F&I War) & how? MA & NY assemblies voted to not give supplies to troops (can they?) How should GB react?

26 PM Pitt the Elder = , so Charles Townshend  ran things more5 Acts were part of  NY Assembly disbanded… New duties on goods imported from GB… lead, paint, paper, tea $$$ would pay for… Response by colonists = Power of the Purse has belonged to and should still belong to... Internal or External Taxes are unconstitutional!!! Townshend Acts of 1767 External Taxes… so the colonists shouldn’t be upset, right?

27 Colonists Fight back Boycott the goods from GB againBoycott started by what colony? Will other colonial assemblies back them up? What do we see happening to the colonies? YES!! Massachusetts Assembly, of course!

28 GB Gets Tough! Who does GB crack down on? What is next? MA (Boston)Many more Redcoats  occupy the city Crackdown on smuggling works well What is next?

29 Boston Massacre

30 Any event or figure can be seen in 360°History is Point of View Any event or figure can be seen in 360°

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32 Somehow [Mass Shootings] has become routine. The reporting is routineSomehow [Mass Shootings] has become routine. The reporting is routine. My response here at this podium ends up being routine, the conversation in the aftermath of it…We have become numb to this…

33 After WWII we tried to impose our development model on whole Eastern European nations, and this ended in nothing good, this wasn't good, and we've got to admit it…By the way, this is what the United States is doing across the entire world now.

34 The rich and large corporations get richer, the CEOs earn huge compensation packages, and when things get bad, don't worry; Uncle Sam and the American taxpayers are here to bail you out. But when you are in trouble, well, we just can't afford to help you, if you are in the working class or middle class of this country.

35 This is one viewpoint of the Boston MassacreBut this is the one that became popular Is this what really happened? Who was to blame? What are we going to say that we witnessed? What are we going to say that we witnessed?

36 How does this one look?

37 What happened? More Redcoats in Boston = increased tensionRedcoats don’t get paid well… Fights on the docks between two sides days earlier March 5, 1770 Who started it? British protect customs house Redcoats hit with snowballs, ice, rocks Redcoats fire into crowd 5 killed Why is this a big deal? It goes back to Locke!

38 Aftermath of the Massacre Martyrs 5 Victims =For what? Paul Revere engraving is popular…does what? What happens to the guilty Redcoats? This guy  defends them  How do you think he is viewed? Soldiers only charged with manslaughter (go back home) Martyrs

39 Townshend Acts after the Massacre…Townshend  has been dead since 1767 New PM Lord North  repeals all of the Townshend Acts except the Tea Tax

40 "Drink my beer & lets go pillage!!" What do you notice here? Sam AdamsPolitician, Publicist, Brewer, Distant Cousin of John Adams Vocal (and…) critic of British policy GB =  USA =  Helps form the long-term MA “Committee(s) of Correspondence” in 1772 coordinate resistance Most colonies join up by 1774 becomes a network to keep the spirit of dissent alive Shadow govs that had more power than colonial legislatures by 1774!! To Be Continued!! "Drink my beer & lets go pillage!!" What do you notice here?

41 1773 Tea Act? Who did it help? (déjà vu of Sugar Act) Who did it hurt?British East India Company Their tea would be cheapest Who did it hurt? American tea merchants

42 Sugar Act Tea Act ≠ They are similar acts…they’re just made 9 yrs apart Why are the colonists mad at one and not the other?

43 Response? Tried to prevent the company’s ships from dockingBoston Tea Party – Dec 16, 1773 Colonists boycott tea first

44 GB responds w/ Intolerable Acts

45 What is the big deal hereWhat is the big deal here? Quebec Act brings up an old fear of the colonists Quebec Act

46 Colonists’ Response Committees of Corr. meet up at the First Continental Congress held Sept 5, 1774 Who shows? 56 delegates Most Big Names  No GA delegates A few resolutions are made Continue boycott Each colony make militias… Send a letter to the King  Meet again in one year

47 1st Continental CongressPetition to King from 1st Continental Congress The foundation of English liberty, and of all free government, is a right in the people to participate in their legislative council: and as the English colonists are not represented, and from their local and other circumstances, cannot properly be represented in the British parliament, they are entitled to a free and exclusive power of legislation in their several provincial legislatures, where their right of representation can alone be preserved, in all cases of taxation and internal polity, subject only to the negative of their sovereign, in such manner as has been heretofore used and accustomed:

48 But, from the necessity of the case, and a regard to the mutual interest of both countries, we cheerfully consent to the operation of such acts of the British parliament, as are (in good faith), restrained to the regulation of our external commerce, for the purpose of securing the commercial advantages of the whole empire to the mother country, and the commercial benefits of its respective members; excluding every idea of taxation internal or external, for raising a revenue on the subjects, in America, without their consent.” What do the members of the First Continental Congress want? What is the tone of the passage?

49 GB Responds Parliament tried to accommodate!!tried to remove some laws Parliament’s changes not good enough for the 1st Cont Congress By this time, the conflict became more than words anyway…

50 Says… What next? George III RespondsNew England is in a state of rebellion “Blows must decide” What next?

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52 Escalation & ThresholdIt is ……………………………………1775, and “Americans” have reached their breaking point