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Building Colonial Unity
Chapter 5, Section 2
Chapter 5 Road to Independence
Section 1 – Taxation Without Representation Section 2 – Building Colonial Unity Section 3 – A Call to Arms Section 4 – Moving Toward Independence Chapter 5 Review Chapter 5 Test
Main Idea
As tensions between colonists and the British government increased, protests grew stronger.
Tensions Grow in Boston
In the summer of 1768, Britain sent hundreds of soldiers to Boston to maintain order and discourage protesting.
Bostonians and British soldiers clashed.
The Boston Massacre
site of the Boston Massacre
In March 1770, British soldiers fired at a mob of angry colonists, killing five.
Leaders in Boston used the incident in Boston as propaganda to strengthen antiBritish feelings in America.
After the Massacre
The Boston Massacre led to even stronger boycotts of British goods.
Sam Adams started “committees for correspondence” to circulate writings about colonists’ complaints against Britain.
Parliament repealed all the Townshend Acts taxes – except the tax on tea………
A Crisis Over Tea
One British tea company was excused from paying taxes on tea.
This meant they could sell it cheaper than colonial merchants could.
Bostonians were furious over the special treatment.
The Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty disguised as Indians boarded three British East India Tea Company ships.
At midnight, they threw 342 chests of tea overboard.
The Intolerable Acts
In the Spring of 1774, Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish Boston. 1. 2. 3. 4.
King George III
Boston harbor closed. No meeting in Boston. No trials in Boston. More British soldiers.
Angry colonists renamed the rules The Intolerable Acts.
Chapter 5, Section 2
Chapter 5 Road to Independence
Section 1 – Taxation Without Representation Section 2 – Building Colonial Unity Section 3 – A Call to Arms Section 4 – Moving Toward Independence Chapter 5 Review Chapter 5 Test
Main Idea
As tensions between colonists and the British government increased, protests grew stronger.
Tensions Grow in Boston
In the summer of 1768, Britain sent hundreds of soldiers to Boston to maintain order and discourage protesting.
Bostonians and British soldiers clashed.
The Boston Massacre
site of the Boston Massacre
In March 1770, British soldiers fired at a mob of angry colonists, killing five.
Leaders in Boston used the incident in Boston as propaganda to strengthen antiBritish feelings in America.
After the Massacre
The Boston Massacre led to even stronger boycotts of British goods.
Sam Adams started “committees for correspondence” to circulate writings about colonists’ complaints against Britain.
Parliament repealed all the Townshend Acts taxes – except the tax on tea………
A Crisis Over Tea
One British tea company was excused from paying taxes on tea.
This meant they could sell it cheaper than colonial merchants could.
Bostonians were furious over the special treatment.
The Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty disguised as Indians boarded three British East India Tea Company ships.
At midnight, they threw 342 chests of tea overboard.
The Intolerable Acts
In the Spring of 1774, Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish Boston. 1. 2. 3. 4.
King George III
Boston harbor closed. No meeting in Boston. No trials in Boston. More British soldiers.
Angry colonists renamed the rules The Intolerable Acts.
