revolutionary war the creation of america. proclamation of 1763 closed lands west of mountains to...
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Revolutionary war
The Creation of America
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Proclamation of 1763
• Closed lands west of Mountains to Colonial Settlers
• Did it Work?– Didn’t stop colonists from moving west even
with British military scouting areas– Native’s and Colonists still fighting
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British Acts on American Colonists
• Sugar Act 1764- Raised taxes on Luxury items such as wine and silk and molasses.
• Quartering act-
• Writs of Assistance- Royal army had right to search for illegal products. Make sure Taxes are paid
• Stamp Act- 1765- law ordering colonists to house British Troops
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Colonial Protests in North Carolina
• Applauded Stamp act congress
• Created Wilmington Sons of Liberty– Prevented ships of taxed paper from being
unloaded– Refused to sell British goods– Arrested British sailors who stepped foot in
Wilmington
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North Carolina’s Reaction to Taxes
• Wrote to King George asking him to fix problems.
• “No Taxation Without Representation “
• Continued to Protest and Boycott
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Major terms• Treason- Betrayal of one’s country• Repealed- Take away a law• Boycott- Refusing to buy goods• Tyranny- Unjust use of power• Hessians- Hired German soldiers fighting
for British during Revolutionary war • Revolution- A great change• Loyalist- Colonist loyal to Britain during
Revolution• Patriot- Colonists who wanted
Independence from England
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Non-Importation Association
• Colonial Governmental plan to Boycott British Goods
• North Carolina accepted this plan even after the Governor said no
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Boston Massacre
• How did it help Patriots cause?
• What were the claims of what happened?
• Were those claims accurate?
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Tea Parties North and South
• North- Boston Tea Party- Sons of Liberty dressed up like Natives and dumped tea into Boston Harbor (Violent)
• South- Edenton tea Party. 51 North Carolina Women, Patriotic Ladies, signed an agreement to boycott British tea and Protest the tea act. (Non-Violent)
• Both Were Protests against the British tax on tea
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Time Line• 1770- Boston Massacre• 1773- Tea act• 1773- Boston Tea Party• 1773- Edenton Tea Party• 1774- Intolerable Acts• 1774- Continental Congress meets• 1774- NC colony Provincial government
meets• 1775- NC colony removal of British
Governor putting NC on the road to Revolution
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Richard Caswell
• First Provincial Governor of NC during Revolution.
• Fought in French and Indian War
• Representative for North Carolina at Continental Congress
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Continental Congress
• September 5th, 1774
• 12 colonies sent representatives to discuss how they were being treated and how to avoid war with Britain
• Why would Colonists want to avoid war with Britain?
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Minute Men
• Made up Militia
• Farmers with guns who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice
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Major Battles
• Lexington and Concord- First Battles of the Revolutionary War between Sons of Liberty and British Soldiers in Massachusetts
• “Shot Heard Around the World”
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Saratoga
• Turning point of the Revolutionary War
• First Major American Victory over the British
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Moore’s Creek Bridge
• First Battle of War in North Carolina
• Stopped Loyalist and British Army from Meeting up
• The win Encouraged North Carolina to Seek Independence
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Bunker Hill
• Fiercest battle of the War
• British want control of Major Colonial Area
• Americans had to Retreat and lost battle but proved to Colonists they could fight the British Army
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Battle of Yorktown
• Last Battle of War
• French helped Americans win
• Colonists Defeated greatest army in the world turning the world Upside down
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Second Continental Congress
• Second meeting of 13 colonies
• Dealing with Growing threat of war
• Created an army called the Continental Army
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Hudson River
• Washington used Hudson River to send Cannons down to surround the British in Boston. When British saw the were surrounded they knew they were defeated and left Boston forever
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Halifax and Mecklenburg Resolves
• Halifax Resolves– Formal written statements calling for the
colonies Independence from Britain.– Helped Draft the Declaration of Independence
• Mecklenburg Resolves– Created by North Carolina County stating
British Laws were no Longer in effect– First NC call for Independence from Britain
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Declaration of Independence
• Written by Thomas Jefferson
• Explain reasons why colonies decided to declare Independence
• Listed wrongs of King George III
• North Carolina Agreed to it