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On The Road To Revolution Notes

 * The British began taxing the colonists to pay for the French and Indian War and to maintain troops for the colonies.
 * The Boston Massacre occurred when colonists in Boston were shot after taunting the soldiers.
 * The Boston Tea Party occurred when Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.
 * Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party. The citizens of Boston were ordered to house and feed British soldiers. Massachusetts was controlled by the British soldiers. Finally, Harbors was closed until all the damaged tea was paid of for.
 * Colonists began to take sides. Those that supported the fight for democracy were called Patriots. Those that wanted to remain loyal to the king and to Great Britain were called Loyalists.
 * Representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress. The Representatives decided to stop trading with Great Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed.
 * Georgia did not attend the First Continental Congress. They were fighting the Native Indians and needed help from the British.
 * Patrick Henry was the representative from Virginia. He returned from Philadelphia and gave his most important speech of his career. "Give me liberty or give me death" warned Virginia's militias to prepare war with the British.