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George Washington. artist: Charles Willson Peale Source: George Washington. incursion by building a series of forts in western Pennsylvania. Tensions intensified as both sides tried to strengthen their hold on the region through increased presence and thwarted attempts to force the other power to leave the region.
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The Road to Revolution. Detail from Paul Revere’s engraving of “A View of Boston . . . and Brittish Ships of War,” depicting the arrival of British soldiers in 1768, published in May 1770. (Gilder Lehrman. The Peace of Paris (February 10, 1763) marked a glorious moment in the history of the British Empire. France surrendered Canada ...
British officials, faced with a breakdown of law and order, landed two regiments of troops in Boston in 1768. Many of the soldiers were drunken and profane characters. Liberty-loving colonists, resenting the pres-ence of the red-coated “ruffians,” taunted the “bloody backs” unmercifully. A clash was inevitable.
In this History Lab students will investigate the actions and reactions that led to revolution. Students will be challenged to take and defend a position on the causes for the Revolutionary War, using information gathered from a variety of primary and secondary source materials.
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The Road to Revolution 1763–1775 The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people. JOHN ADAMS, 1818 Victory in the Seven Years’ War made Britain the master of a vastly enlarged imperial domain in North America. But victory—including the subse-quent need to garrison ten thousand ...
1763–1776. Lesson 1. Overview. Comprehension Question. Was the American Revolution inevitable? Why or why not? Materials. • Video: “America the Story of Us: First Continental Congress” (2:26; on Videos DVD) • Road to Revolution essential words documents: revenue, petition, protest, treason, natural rights. • Student Materials book.
