Consequences of the GWFE8Less Colonial Dependence on

Britain8Colonials have less respect for

British military8Colonial Leadership emerges8Britain Faces Debt and

Increased Costs of Empire

New British Colonial Policy

8Better Enforcement of Navigation Acts

8New Regulations8New Taxes

New British Colonial Policy

8Proclamation of 17638Pontiacs Rebellion

8Colonial Reaction

Sugar and Stamps8The Sugar Act (1764)

8The American Revenue Act of 17641764

8Revision of Molasses Act of 17331733

8Cut Tax on Foreign Sugar and Molasses

8 Why??

Sugar and Stamps• The Stamp Act

17658 Long a stamp tax in

Britain8 What did it tax

8Colonial Newspapers

8Legal Documents 8Playing cards 8Dice

The Stamp Act8Announced

March 17658Effective

Nov. 1765

Colonial Response8Immediate Protest

8 “The Phrase”8Stamp Act Congress

8NYC October 17658Read the Documents

Review Events Since 1763 1763-17701763-17708End of the Seven

Years War8Proclamation of 17638Sugar Act (1764)8Stamp Act (1765)8Colonial Resistance8Repeal of Stamp Act

(1766)8Declaratory Act

The Second Imperial Crisis8Townshend Acts (1767)

8External Taxes8New Board of Customs Commissioners in Boston

8NY Assembly suspended8Colonial Resistance

8No Taxation without ……8Boycott: Sons of Liberty8Tensions with Customs Commissioners

The Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre ((March 5,1770March 5,1770))

Consequences of Townshend Acts

8Colonial Position:8No internal taxes8No external taxes8What Authority Does Parliament Have?, -

8Townshend Acts Repealed8Except for tea8Why?

The Gaspee The Gaspee IncidentIncident (1772)(1772)

Providence, RI coastProvidence, RI coast

Committees Committees of Correspondenceof Correspondence

8 First in Boston, 1772First in Boston, 17728 Purpose was formulating Purpose was formulating

resistance and informing resistance and informing other coloniesother colonies

8 Spread to other colonies Spread to other colonies as relations worsenedas relations worsened

Tea Act Tea Act (1773)(1773)8 British East India CoBritish East India Co

8 In financial troubleIn financial trouble8 Many members of Many members of

Parliament held Parliament held sharesshares

8 Tea Act granted Tea Act granted monopoly on monopoly on distribution of tea distribution of tea in colonies in colonies (cheaper tea!(cheaper tea!

8 Lord North expected Lord North expected the the colonials to eagerly colonials to eagerly choose choose the cheaper tea the cheaper tea (WRONG!).(WRONG!).

Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party (1773)(1773)

Tar and Feathering

The Coercive The Coercive ((IntolerableIntolerable))))

ActsActs, 1774, 1774

Lord North: Lord North: Colonies want Colonies want independence!independence!

Boston Port ActBoston Port Act

Massachusetts Massachusetts Government ActGovernment Act

Administration ofAdministration of Justice Act Justice Act

22ndnd Quartering Quartering Act Act

The Quebec Act The Quebec Act (1774)(1774)

First Continental First Continental Congress Congress (1774)(1774)55 delegates from 12 55 delegates from 12

coloniescolonies6 Urged all colonies to send aid to Mass

6 Adopted the “Suffolk Adopted the “Suffolk Resolves”Resolves”

6 ““The Association”The Association”6 Declaration of Rights Declaration of Rights

and Grievancesand Grievances6 Meet again in springMeet again in spring

First Continental First Continental CongressCongress8Denounced the Coercive Acts as

intolerable and not to be obeyed8.8Renewed nonimportation

agreements

The British Are The British Are Coming Coming . . .. . .

Paul ReverePaul Revere & & William DawesWilliam Dawes make make their midnight ride to warn the their midnight ride to warn the

MinutemenMinutemen of approaching British of approaching British soldiers.soldiers.

The Shot Heard The Shot Heard ’’Round the WorldRound the World!!

LexingtonLexington & & ConcordConcord – April – April 19,177519,1775

The Second The Second Continental Continental

CongressCongress(1775)(1775)

Olive Branch Olive Branch PetitionPetition

Cause and Effect• Tea Act of 1773 Boston Tea Party• Boston Tea Party Coercive Acts• Coercive Acts 1st Continental

Congress • Coercive Acts Lexington and

Concord• Lexington and Concord 2nd Continental

Congress2nd Continental Congress …?…?

Thomas PaineThomas Paine: : Common SenseCommon Sense

Declaration of Declaration of Independence Independence

(1776)(1776)

Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence

Independence HallIndependence Hall

New New National National SymbolsSymbols