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“taxation without representation!”
British government collected taxes to pay for French and Indian WarAmerican colonists were very mad about this new tax
Felt they should have representatives in the British government
VOCABULARY
Tyranny—the cruel and unfair use of force or powerRebel—to refuse to obey those in power
ParliamentBritain’s law making assembly
Felt taxes were fair Wanted help to pay bills American colonists benefited from
protection of British troops
Sugar Act of 1764Tax passed by Parliament Placed on sugar, coffee and wine
Quartering Act of 1765 Demanded that soldiers be housed
in private homes and the welfare of the soldier (food, drink, bed and candles) were to be provided by the home owner
Stamp Act of 1765Tax passed by Parliament Placed on all written materials produced in or for the coloniesColonists had to pay tax on every:
newspaper pamphlets playing cards legal document
Greatly angered the colonists
What were points of conflict?
Illegal Search Warrants
Sugar Act in 1764
Quartering Act in 1765
Stamp Act in 1765
`Conflict Areas
Patrick HenryA member of Virginia House of Burgesses
Said anyone who paid the Stamp Tax was an enemy of Virginia
was accused of treason is the betrayal of one’s country by
giving help to one of its enemies
Samuel Adams
Member of Sons of Liberty groups of colonists who organized
protests against Britain throughout the colonies
wrote articles for Boston newspapers attacking the Stamp Act
Sons of LibertyOrganized by Samuel AdamsLed protests against new taxes throughout ColoniesThreatened stamp agentsDestroyed stamps
Townshend ActsStamp Act of 1765
repealed due to protests
Forced colonists to pay taxes on everything imported from England
Taxed: Tea Paper Glass Lead Paint
Boycottrefuse to buyrefuse to do business or to have
contact with a person, country, or group
Daughters of Liberty made the boycott of British goods successful.
Daughters of Liberty
Ladies in the Colonies Organized boycott of British
goods Weaving cloth Boycotting products
Taxation without Representation
Sugar Act (1764) – tax on sugar, coffee and wineQuartering Act (1765) – soldiers lived in private homes, homeowners responsible for food, drink, bed and candlesStamp Act (1765) – direct tax on newspapers, legal documents, playing cards and phampletsTownshend Acts (1767) – tax on tea, paper, glass, lead and paint that was imported into the colonies
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