Unit 5 Events Leading to Revolution PDF
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This document is a study guide about the events leading to the American Revolution. It details significant events like the French and Indian War, various tax acts (Sugar Act, Stamp Act, etc.), the Boston Massacre, and the Boston Tea Party, setting the stage for the American Revolution. The guide includes information on the importance of these events in shaping American history.
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# STUDY GUIDE Unit 5: EVENTS LEADING TO REVOLUTION ### French and Indian War - The French and Indian War was fought between the French and the British. - It was also known as the 7 Years War. - The conflict was over land in the Ohio River Valley. ### Washington Story ### Effects of the French and...
# STUDY GUIDE Unit 5: EVENTS LEADING TO REVOLUTION ### French and Indian War - The French and Indian War was fought between the French and the British. - It was also known as the 7 Years War. - The conflict was over land in the Ohio River Valley. ### Washington Story ### Effects of the French and Indian War 1. The French lost all of the land in North America. 2. The Proclamation of 1763 said that the colonists were not allowed to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. The colonist were angry because they felt this land was promised to them. 3. Britain was in a large amount of debt. 4. The colonists felt more united after they came together to help win the war. ### Tax Acts 1. **Sugar Act** - The British wanted to find businessmen guilty of smuggling by searching ships. - The colonists who went to trial felt that their right to a jury of their peers was ignored because the trial was only held by a military court. 2. **Quartering Act** - The colonists were forced to provide food and shelter to British soldiers. 3. **Stamp Act** - A tax was placed on all paper goods. - This act was repealed. 4. **Townshend Act** - A tax was placed on all imported goods and Writs of Assistance allowed for universal searches. - The Act was repealed. ### The Boston Massacre - An angry mob of colonists threw snowballs and rocks when in front of a customs house. - Five colonists were killed. - Crispus Attucks a freed slave was one of the first victims of the war. 5.**Tea Act** - A monopoly was created to save the East India Company from... ### 6. The Sons of Liberty organized the Boston Tea Party. ### 7. RESULT - The colonists called the Coercive Acts, the Intolerable Acts. - The colonists were shocked that the British would treat Massachusetts so poorly. ### Effects - 5 of the Acts were targeting Boston | # | Effects | |---|---| | 1 | Boston: Closed harbor, no taxes, no self-government, trials in England. | | 2 | Unified colonies against Britain. The plan backfired. | | 3 | Colonies nervous that this could happen to them. | - 12 colonies were present at the 1st Continental Congress except Georgia because they were fighting native tribes. ### 3 Accomplishments | Accomplishment | Details | |---|---| | Letter | A pledge of loyalty to the King, Listed grievances. | | Agreed | To create colonial militias. | ### Other needed info: - Who were the Sons of Liberty? A group of men who led protests, patriots. - The Daughters of Liberty protested by making their own clothing. - The patriots supported the colonies and the Loyalists supported Britain. - What was the real reason the colonists were upset? No taxation without representation. - The colonists had no say in taxes. ### Politically - Stamp Act Congress - First Continental Congress ### Socially - Sons of Liberty meeting under the Liberty Tree - Tar and feathering ### Economically - Boycotting # Unit 5: EVENTS LEADING TO REVOLUTION ## Study Helper * Some of the questions are not on the Blooket (Extended Responses and what is on this page) * You must use complete sentences and restate the questions when answering or you will get points marked off. * What to review for the extended response: - Know the order of these grouped events (with a word bank): 1. The French & Indian War and Proclamation of 1763 2. Sugar Act and Quartering Act 3. Stamp Act and Stamp Act Congress 4. Townshend Acts and The Boston Massacre 5. The Tea Act and The Boston Tea Party 6. The Intolerable Acts and The First Continental Congress - The story of George Washington in the French and Indian War (in study guide) - Be able to tell the story of the Boston Tea Party with details (Notebook pg 76/TB pg154) - Be able to explain why Boston was the perfect place for a revolution to spark. - Boston is an annoyed, old city!!
