Unit 3: The War of the Independence and the

Revolutionary Era

Name: ____________________

Notes Packet

The French and Indian War

Causes of the French and Indian War

• France __________________________________________________ and is highly involved in fur trade with the Natives

• England _________________________________________________ region which angers the French

This Leads to War…

______________________________________ vs. __________________________________

______________________________________ __________________________________

The French and Indian War• A young George Washington gains first experience on the battlefield • After nine years of fighting, ___________________

Treaty of __________• Great Britain gains all ____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________.• Spain takes land west of the Mississippi

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The Effects of the French and Indian War

1. As a result of the war, Britain acquired a large amount of debt which led to increased… ______________________________!!!!!

These taxes would be levied on ______________________________

2. Despite orders from the British government, ________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________.

3. ____________________________________________________________ in the west.

The ___________________________of 1763

• After acquiring the new territory, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

British Tax the Colonies

Salutary Neglect

Policy used by Great Britain to allow the colonists to govern ____________________ Enabled the colonies to feel more _________________________________

Navigation Acts

Forced the American colonists to trade only with ______________________________ Massive amounts of __________________________ occurred which angered the British

Writs of Assistance

British Officers could ______________ any American boat at any time Intended to prevent American ______________________ Heightened tensions between the ____________________ and the ________________

Post- French and Indian War Taxes

Tax- money collected by a government Taxes were passed by the British in the form of these acts:

Tax Year What Did It Do? American Response

Sugar Act

Stamp Act

Declaratory Act

Townshend Act

Tea Act

Coercive Acts

Quartering Acts

The Boston Massacre

Colonists Respond to British Taxes

• The colonists grew tired and ___________ over the many ______________passed by the British

• Many colonists decided to_______________ in response to them

The Boston Massacre

• Occurred on March 5, __________

• British soldiers opened _________ on ______________________ protestors on King

Street in Boston, Massachusetts

• Killed _____________________________

Cause Effect

• Colonists were angry about __________ passed by __________ __________

• _____________ taxes at King Street in _____________

• Death of protesters led to public ______________.

• Made Americans more _______________ about the idea of ___________________

Tea Act (1773)

Act was passed to help East India Company sell tea

Didn’t raise taxes on tea (Townshend Act)

Americans could only buy _______ from East India Company

This act lead to an American protest known as the _______________ ____________________

First Continental Congress (1774)

• Met to discuss how to react to the ________________________

Tea Tax in the Colonies

Boston Tea Party

• A group led by the ___________________________________________________________________________

Intolerable Acts

• Acts passed by Britain to _____________ the _________________ for the _______________________

• Took away Massachusetts ability of self-government and rights

• These Acts eventually lead to the…

Resolutions: • ____________ (Suffolk Resolves)- don’t purchase British goods

(Most effective)• _____________________- Called for the repeal of the Intolerable

Acts

In the meantime… several things happen….1. Battles of _________________ and ________________________

American surprise ___________________________ April 19, 1775 Americans become convinced that they can beat the

_______________________2. Thomas Paine writes _________________________

January 9, 1776 Americans become convinced that _________________________ is a

good idea

Second Continental Congress (1775)

• Meet to discuss relationship with Britain• Olive Branch Petition– Last attempt by colonist to

__________________________________• Britain rejects and they eventually write…

The __________________________________ of

________________________________________!!!

The Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution

The Enlightenment and the First Great Awakening

Intolerable Acts

• Acts passed by Britain to _____________ the _________________ for the _______________________

• Took away Massachusetts ability of self-government and rights

• These Acts eventually lead to the…

The Enlightenmento Encouraged people to reexamine how ______________________________o Known as the “Age of Reason”

The First Great Awakeningo Encouraged people to rethink how they ______________________o Encouraged people to ____________________________________

Both events contributed to the rise of ___________________________ thought in America

The Declaration of Independence

Drafted by ___________________________________________ Signed by the _______________________________________________________ in

_____________________________________________________________________ Formally declared a_________________________________________________________

General George Washington

Americans were led by _____________________________________________________ Although inexperienced, his ________________________________ was vital to American

victoryLexington and Concord

April 18, 1775 First battle of the AR was at _____________________________________________________ Known as the “__________________________________________________________” Proved the Americans could __________________________________________

Paul Revere Alerted the townspeople of ______________________ that the British were

__________________________ “______________________________________________________________”

Battle of Bunker Hill June 17, 1775 Happened during the British attack on _________________________ Even though the British were victorious, Americans ________________________ Greatly improved the __________________ of the war effort

Siege of Boston and New York

Colonists were able to successfully defend _____________________________ _____________________ to do so in _________________________

Washington Crosses the Delaware

Washington carries out a ________________________ on British in New Jersey Greatly ________________________________________________________

Valley Forge

American troops led by ________________________________ had to survive a _____________________________________ in 1777

Their survival showed both Washington’s _____________________ as a _______________________ and American _______________________________

The Battle of Saratoga

October 7, 1777 Major _____________________________________ in favor for

____________________________________ during the war

Battle of Cowpens and Guilford Courthouse

• January 17, 1781 and March 15, 1781 Both battles pushed the ____________________________ army led by

_________________________________ north into _____________________

Yorktown

With the help of the __________________, the Americans trapped the _______________________ in ______________________________________________

Led to _____________________________________ over Britain _______________________________________ ended the

_______________________________________________________

Effects of the war

1. Independence from Britain2. Problems:

a. ________________________b. ___________________________________________?c. Rebuilding the countryd. Relationship with _______________________________ and other countriese. __________________________?