Ch 6 Sec 2 I. Townshend Acts

A. Another attempt by England to raise $

1. Suspended NY’s self government until they obeyed the quartering

act. 2. Taxed glass, lead, paper

paint, tea

Townshend Acts

3. Allowed Writs of Assistance—search warrants to inspect for smuggled goods.

II. Reasons For Protest

A. Colonists thought they were being treated unfairly

III. Tools of Protest

A. Boycott 1. Colonists refused to buy imported goods 2. Daughters of Liberty wove their own cloth so they didn’t have to buy it from EnglandB. Smuggled goods C. Committees of Correspondence

III. Response to Protest

C. England sends in more troops

IV. Boston Massacre

V. The Tea Act

A. After the Boston Massacre, all taxes were repealed except the tax on tea.

1. Colonists hated this taxB. Committees of Correspondence start working-John Adam’s idea. Get all the colonies connected and knowingthe same information

VI. Boston Tea PartyA. December 1773 The Sons of Liberty dressed

as Native Americans and dumped tea into the harbor.

1. Not all patriots agreed that this was the right thing to do.

VI. Boston Tea Party

B. Parliament was mad! They wanted to be paid back the money they lost and they wanted those involved arrested and put on trial.