The
Revolutionary Era
1763-1783
The Main Idea
America declared independence from Great Britain in 1776 and won the
Revolutionary War in 1783.
Reading Focus
• What events led to the American Revolution?
• Why did the colonists declare independence?
• What key events took place as the Revolution continued?
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How did Americans achieve victory?
British Laws against the Colonists
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The Sugar Act – 1764
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First British law to…
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Taxed sugar from…
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Colonial leader… |
The Stamp Act – 1765
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Required colonists to…
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Marked the first time…
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Parliament eventually… |
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The Quartering Act – 1765
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Required colonists to…
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Was the policy in… |
The Townshend Act – 1767
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The Townshend Acts taxed…
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It also gave customs officers the right to…
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Powerful opposition to these acts… |
Political Protest Continues
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The Boston Tea Party
1.
2.
3.
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The Boston Massacre
1.
2.
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The First Continental Congress
1.
2.
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Before the Continental Congress…
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British general Thomas Gage was ordered to…
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In April 1775…
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Colonial alarm riders…
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By the time the British…
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A shot rang out…
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The British then…
Declaring Independence
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The Second
Continental Congress met...
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Attitudes toward
Britain were…
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The Congress
created…
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Other delegates sent
a…
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While the Congress
met, battle raged on. Key battles
included:
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Battle of
Bunker Hill
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British troops retreated to…
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The British… |
Battle of
Dorchester Heights
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Two weeks after Bunker Hill…
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Washington’s strategies allowed… |
The Declaration of Independence
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Intensifying battles
made more…
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Thomas Paine’s
pamphlet…
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In June of 1776
Virginia…
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The Declaration of
Independence formally…
–
–
–
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Jefferson wrote the
first draft…
Strengths and Weaknesses
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Continental
Army
Strengths: – Strong ... – Fighting for ... – Fighting on ... |
British Army (Redcoats) Strengths: – Well-trained ... – Ample ... –
Alliances with ... |
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Weaknesses: – Small ... – Shortage of ... – Weak ... |
Weaknesses: – Unfamiliar ... – Fighting for ... |
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African Americans and Women in the Revolutionary
War:
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Defeats and Victories
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Washington moved
the Continental Army to…
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The British took
control of…
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British troops
settled down…
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Washington
ignored traditional…
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Washington drove
the…
Saratoga and its Aftermath
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Two British
generals tried to…
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One general did
not…
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The Battle of
Saratoga…
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Washington’s
troops retired to…
The Last
Days of the Revolutionary War
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War in the
West and the South
1.
2.
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The Colonists
Gain Allies
1.
2.
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The British Shift Strategies
1.
2.
3.
American
Victory
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The colonists…
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Cornwallis built
a fort and waited…
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Washington saw
his…
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After bombardment
by…
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The Battle of
Yorktown was…