Declaration of Independence study guide

Patriot, Loyalist, and Neutralist Arguments

Patriots want to get away from Great Britain loyalists want to stay with Great Britain and neutralists don’t care about either.

Thomas Paine’s arguments in Common Sense

Thomas Payne is saying that the what is now called America should break away from Great Britain and become a free country

British Acts (Describe each act, causes, and effects)

Proclamation of 1763

The Stamp Act

Townshend Acts

Tea Act

The Intolerable Acts

Proclamation of 1763

In 1763 king gorge the 3 issued the proclamation organized Britain’s new North American territories after the French and Indian war. The proclamation forbid colonists from settling west of the Appalachian mountains to avoid further conflict most of colonists ignored and continued to go over to west of the Appalachian Mountains.

The Stamp Act

On October 1765 representatives from nine colonies meat to discuss how to respond to the stamp act the stamp act was unpopular because colonist thought it was unfair to tax them so they said “no taxation without representation” and they met in New York City.

Townshend Acts

In 1767 British parliament passed a series of laws that placed taxes on imported goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea, but the 13 American colonies did not have a say in this law and we’re mad at King George the third.

Tea Act

on December 16, 1773 the British parliament started to tax tea and the members of the Suns of liberty and others protested against the act in which colonist dumped chest of British tea into Boston Harbor the tea act allowed the British East Indian company to sell T directly to colonist at a lower place, but with a tax seal attached.

The Intolerable Acts

The intolerable act were five acts that British Parliament passed in 1774 in Boston, Massachusetts by enforcing the in intolerable acts for resistance to British rule.

Important Events (What happened, causes, and effects)

The French and Indian War

The Boston Massacre (Points of View)

The Boston Tea Party

Lexington and Concord

The French and Indian War

The French and Indian war was fought between Great Britain, France and the Native Americans over control of land and trade in north America specifically in the Ohio River Valley. The British won the battle, France ceded its territories east of the Mississippi.

The Boston Massacre (Points of View)

On March 5, 1770 British soldiers fired into a crowd of protesting, colonist, killing five people by then tensions were high because colonist resented the presence of British troops enforcing unpopular taxes from the township acts confusion and panic led to the soldiers opening to fire fueling,anti-British feelings across the colonies through newspapers account.

The Boston Tea Party

December 16, 1773 members of Sons of liberty and other Boston colonist dumped chest of tea into Boston Harbour. These acts were to show the discretion of the British taxing the T insane it was at a lower price.

Lexington and Concord

In April 1775 British regulars fought in the Lexington Concorde due to the colonies protesting this happened by using gunpowder and stealth and strategic moves

Congresses (decisions made, causes, and effects)

Stamp Act Congress

First Continental Congress

Second Continental Congress

Stamp Act Congress

On October and 1765 representatives from nine colonies met in New York City to discuss how to respond to the stamp act the stamped act was unpopular because colonist think it is unfair for no taxation without representation. They were debating how to respond to King George the third and parliament.

First Continental Congress

From fall of 1774 through September 5 in October 26, delegate from 12 of 13 colonies meant to discuss the undefined response to the entire act. They did this to protect colonial freedoms debate and to vote on them and they would later send a petition to King George the third

Second Continental Congress

three 1775 and 1776 representatives from the 13 English colonies went to Philadelphia Pennsylvania to respond to growing actions in conflict. They voted on issues and formed continental Army.

Declaration of Independence

Who wrote it

Why it was written

Who was meant to read it

Key concepts (e.g., Unalienable Rights, all men are created equal)

Parts/Sections

Who wrote it

Gorge Washington

Why it was written

To declare freedom from Great Britain

Who was meant to read it

King George the third

Key concepts (e.g., Unalienable Rights, all men are created equal)

This means that the one is now known America will be free from Great Britain and be their own country with their own laws and their own way of doing things

Important People to Know - Be sure to understand their role in THIS period of American history.

George Grenville

Crispus Attucks

Samuel Adams

King George III

George Washington

William Pitt

John Adams

Patrick Henry

Ethan Allen

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

Crispus Attucks

First to die in Boston massacre

Samuel Adams

Founder of sons of liberty

George Washington

Commander of continental army

John Adams

2 present of us

Thomas Jefferson

Author of Declaration of Independence

Benjamin Franklin

A leader for USA

King gorge 3

King of Great Britain