By Ethan

George Grenville

1765-As Prime Minister of Great Brittan George Grenville needed to find a way to get more money to pay off debts from the French and Indian War.

Prime Minister Grenville talks to his boss, King George III, about an idea.

King George III

The Stamp Act is PASSEDThe Stamp Act of 1765 (short title Duties in American Colonies Act 1765; 5 George III, c. 12) was a tax imposed by the British Parliamenton the colonies of British America. The act required that many printedmaterials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in Londonand carrying an embossed revenue stamp. These printed materials were

legal documents, magazines, newspapers and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies. Like previous taxes, the Stamp tax had to be paid in valid British currency, not in colonial paper money. The purpose of the tax was to help pay for troops stationed in North America after the British victory

in the French and Indian War. The British government felt that the colonies were

the primary beneficiaries of this military presence, and should pay at least a

portion of the expense.

This is This is horriblehorrible

Did you Hear?Its Just

Awful!

I don’t Know what to do.

This is why we left!

“No taxation without

representation”

Stamp Act Congress Forms

Oct. 1765

Nine Colony leaders meet in New York City. They wanted Parliament to fix or cancel The Stamp Act

“THERE OUGHT TO BE NO MORE NEW ENGLAND MEN, NO MORE NEW YORKERS…BUT ALL OF US AMERICANS.” Christopher Gadsden, South Carolina

Sons of Liberty was born

The sons of liberty was a secret organization of American patriots that were against the laws and taxes of the British Parliament. They were unruly protesters who did some bad things.

Britain felt it was too much trouble to deal with

All goods imported from Great Britain

are taxed.

This seemed easier to maintain

You Bloodyback! You’re a Lobster!

I wish he would leave me alone. I might just hit him.

A fight between a colonist and a soldier breaks out on the streets

March 5,1770

1772 Committee of Correspondence was started.

The colonies were havingA hard time getting information to each other

All goods imported from Britain are taxed

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One of the first correspondence for the committee

On December 16, 1773 the Sons of Liberty dressed up like Mohawks and rowed out to British ships. They dumped the tea into the harbor. They shouted “Boston Harbor a teapot tonight.”

George Washington1774 at 1st Continental CongressPhiladelphia

After Boston’s Punishment the Colonies met again to help them out with the Intolerable Acts

A young William Diamond beats his drum to call the Lexington Minutemen and the war begins…………..