adams remarked: “for if our trade may be taxed, why not our lands? why not the produce of our land...
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Adams Remarked:
“For if our trade may be taxed, why not our lands? Why not the produce of our land and, in short, everything we possess or make use of?”
If we just let the king tax this, he is just going to keep on placing more and more taxes on us
At Congress, Gadsden expressed his vision of a United America
“There Ought to be no New England man, no New Yorker…but all of us
AMERICANS”Colonists needed to unite in opposition to these taxes
They would often Boycott, or refuse to buy, certain goods made by Britain
The British people already paid the same tax and the King thought it was not a huge issue
They decided to unload the tea and hold it in the basement of the Exchange building
Boston colonists heard of this and decided to hold a “Stamp Act Congress”
In Massachusetts a secret society calledThe Sons of Liberty was created
South Carolina sent three delegates to the Stamp Act Congress
Thomas Lynch John RutledgeChristopher Gadsden
They were all wealthy white men from the Lowcountry
×Edward Rutledge
×Thomas Lynch *×Thomas Lynch, Jr.
×Arthur Middleton
×Thomas Heyward, Jr.
* Thomas Lynch (Sr.) was too ill
to sign. He died before he had the chance.
There is still a blank spot today
where his signature would
have been!
1. Sit down2. BE QUIET3. NO you may not
The war put Britain into debt
The Sugar Act required colonists to purchase molasses from British merchants in the West Indies
These acts made the colonists extremely angry
The Act forced everyone who bought a paper product to also buy a stamp/seal
However, the Colonists instantly began protesting against The Stamp Act
In Massachusetts a secret society calledThe Sons of Liberty was created Boston colonists heard of this and decided to hold a “Stamp Act Congress”
In 1767 Britain passed The Townshend Acts
The acts were a tax on glass, paint, paper, and tea
The Colonists responded with another series of boycotts and
The Sons of Liberty began attacking the homes of tax collectorsIn order to further quiet down the colonies Britain eliminated the Townshend Acts, but kept the tax on Tea
The Colonists threw over 90,000 pounds of tea into the water (Boston Tea Party)
There Were FOUR Parts to the Acts:1. Boston Harbor was shut down until Britain was paid for the tea
2. The Massachusetts government was dissolved
3. Trials against British Soldiers were to be held in England
4. The Quartering Act – Forced Colonists to allow British Soldiers to stay with them if necessary
The Colonists called The Coercive Acts – The Intolerable Acts
Therefore they had Thomas Jefferson draft the Declaration of Independence.
The signing of the Declaration of Independence ultimately led to the American Revolution!