How the

American
Revolution
Began

By: Courtney Foust

Content: Social Studies

Grade Level: 4th grade
Summary: The purpose of this PowerPoint is to help the students recognize
the events that led to the American Revolution.
Learning Objective: Given the events, the students will be able to create a
timeline on the events that led to the American Revolution with 5 out 6
Rubric.
State Standard:4.23 Explain how political, religious, and economic ideas
and interests brought about the Revolution, including: (C, E, P)
resistance to imperial policy (Proclamation of 1763)
the Stamp Act
the Townshend Acts
taxes on tea
taxation without representation
Coercive Acts
ISTE Standard: 3. Research and information fluency Students apply digital
tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.

How the American

Revolution Began
Before you begin your journey on what led to
the American Revolution, lets watch a
schoolhouse rock video.
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American Revolution the war between Great Britain and the

American Colonies by which the colonies
won their independence.
The events leading to the
Revolution
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Taxes on Tea
Coercive Act
Taxation without Representation

Timeline
1763

Proclamati
on
of 1763

1765

Stamp
Act

1767

Townshend
Act

1773

1774

Taxes on

Coercive
Act

Tea
(Boston
Tea Party)

Proclamation
of 1763
Issued by King George III,
October 7, 1763
At the end of French and
Indian War
Created to stop westward
expansion by colonists
Native Americans feared
the colonist would take
over the land
Fur trade grew larger with
the Native Americans
Proclamation Line was to
prevent the settlers from
the Native Americans
territory
The Indian Reserve was
administered by the
British

Can you name the 13 Colonies?

Click on the exercise below to play a game that will help you remember th
13 colonies
http://www.softschools.com/social_studies/13_colonies_map/

The Stamp Act

1765
Tax was put on the American colonies by the British
They had to pay taxes on items such as:
Newspapers

Legal documents
Magazines
This helped pay for the damage the French and Indian
War had caused
Colonists felt that it was unfair
They protested and refused to pay

The Stamp Act

Got its name from the colonies having to
purchase paper with the official stamp
This showed they paid their taxes

Townshend Act
1767
It was named after the king
of Englands financial
minister, Charles
Townshend
The Colonists had to house
and feed the British troops
Taxes were put on goods
that were brought into the
colonies
The Parliament created the
Writs of Assistance
Search warrants used by
British officers

Tea Act 1773

Taxes on tea
Tea was taxed at the source (India)
This allowed the tea to be exported directly to
the colonist merchants
Colonist could only purchase the from the East
India Trading Company
The colonist were suspicious of the British
motives so this lead to the Boston Tea Party

Boston Tea Party

December 16, 1773 colonist would not let the ships carrying tea dock
Samuel Adams led a meeting earlier that day over the taxation of tea
They protested and refused to pay taxes on the tea, colonist asked for the tea to be
taken away

They dressed as Mohawk Indians and boarded 3 ships

Threw 342 chest of tea over board, 90,000 pounds, that equals about 1 million dollars

116 people participated in the Boston Tea Party

Paul Revere

Now lets take a quick quiz to

review what you have learned
about the Boston Tea Party.
http://www.ducksters.com/history/boston_tea_party_questions.php

Coercive Act
1774
Also known as Intolerable
acts
The purpose was to
restore order in
Massachusetts
After Boston Tea Party
Boston Port Act
Closed the port of
Boston until money
was paid back
Only food and firewood
were let in
General Gage was a
British commander, he
became governor of
Massachusetts

No Taxation without Representation

Slogan created in 1750s and 1760s
Stood for the conflict between Great Britain and the 13 Colonies
Colonists felt they were not directly under the British Parliament
They were effected by the laws passed

American Revolution
You will create a timeline of the information given on
the PowerPoint
On the computer under Microsoft timeline create a
timeline on the five events that you reviewed on the
PowerPoint.
Use only the date and name
Print a copy of the timeline
Then back at your desk, write 4 facts on each

Summary
You have just learned several events that led to the American
Revolution
Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Tea Act
which led to the Boston Tea Party, and Coercive Act
Slogan used during this time was No Taxation without
Representation
The 13 colonies wanted to lead their own people and no longer
be ruled by King George III
After the French and Indian War these acts were created
Conflict was brought about between the British and colonist as
the events took place