TAXATION

 French and Indian War cost a lot of money.  Parliament (the British government) decided to tax to colonies to help pay for it.  The first tax was the Sugar Act of  Stamp Act of 1765 placed.  This tax upset the colonists even more.  ۝۝ ۝۝

 SO…WHY WERE THEY UPSET??? › Taxation without representation! › VICE ADMIRALTY COURTS  Judges get 5% of booty on confiscated goods

 BAN ON COLONIAL CURRENCY.  ONLY CAN USE “HARD MONEY”  WHY ARE THE BRITISH DOING THIS?  WHY ARE THE COLONISTS UPSET?

 if soldiers outnumbered the housing available, would quarter them : "in inns, livery stables, ale houses, victualing houses, and the houses of sellers of wine and houses of persons selling of rum, brandy, strong water, cider or metheglin", and if numbers required in "uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings"... "upon neglect or refusal of such governor and council in any province", required any inhabitants (or in their absence, public officials) to provide them with food and alcohol, and providing for "fire, candles, vinegar, salt, bedding, and utensils" for the soldiers "without paying any thing for the same“ metheglin How did the colonists respond?

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 9 of 13 Colonies Attended…  Issued DECLARATION OF RIGHTS AND GRIEVANCES  Only the colonial assemblies had a right to tax the colonies. (no taxation without representation).no taxation without representation  Trial by jury was a right, and the use of Admiralty Courts was abusive. Trial by juryAdmiralty Courts  Colonists possessed all the Rights of Englishmen. Rights of Englishmen  Without voting rights, Parliament could not represent the colonistsvoting rights

American political cartoon showing a man aiming a gun at a man representing colonial America; He tells a British member of Parliament, "I give you that man's money for my use", to which the American responds by saying, "I will not be robbed". Boston is burning in the background.

 Samuel Adams › Sons of Liberty › “tarring and feathering”  Liberty Tree

 Samuel Adams led the protests in Boston against the taxes.  He began a secret society called the Sons of Liberty.  Daughters of Liberty

 The Sons of Liberty used violence to scare off the tax collectors.  The Stamp Act was repealed because of all the protests.

 On what? › Paper, lead, tea, etc.  Colonial Responses: › Boycotts of British goods - tea

 The colonists claimed “no taxation without representation” because they were being taxed but had no vote in Parliament and had no say in how the colonies were being governed.  Non-importation agreement › The colonists started a boycott, or a refusal to buy certain goods, from the Britis h.

 Colonial men were shouting insults at the British soldiers.  They started throwing things, probably snow balls and rocks.  Someone yelled “fire” and the Red Coats (what the British soldiers were called) shot.  Five colonists were killed. These were the first Americans killed in the War for Independence.  Sam Adams started calling the incident the Boston Massacre. He used the incident to get more people angry at the British.  Things quickly calm down

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 in Massachusetts  Why does this outrage colonists? › Hint: who will be appointed?  loyal powerful people, who see the movement as an infiltration of their systems.

 Royal ship Gaspee pursued a suspected smuggler of coast of Rhode island › Ship ran aground › Citizens burned the ship › R.I. convicted captain of illegal seizure › Citizens refused to cooperate with British authorities › Sam Adams propaganda machine uses to his advantage

 Boston created a Committee of Correspondence › To gain support of other colonies › British response: “the foulest, subtlest, and most venomous serpent ever issued from the egg of sedition.” › Sam Adams rises to the top of Boston radicals

 Who was this supposed to help? › to save the East India Company › eliminates all competition for the East India Company › Cheaper tea for the colonists  Who would it hurt? › Colonial tea smugglers – Dutch tea › Colonial sovereignty – the right for Parliament to tax colonists

 Colonists dressed up like Mohawk Indians and boarded three British ships full of tea.  The colonists dumped all the tea into the harbor, about 90,000 pounds.  King George III, Parliament was furious! WHY?  lQAMr0FQ lQAMr0FQ

Political cartoon showing the reaction to the Boston Tea Party

 Boston was not the only city to have a “tea party.”  They took place in Charleston, New York, Annapolis, and others. The burning of the Peggy Stewart in Annapolis.

 The Edenton Tea Party was one of the earliest organized women’s political actions in United States history. The women joined in the boycott of British tea.

 Laws passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.  The port of Boston was closed until the tea was paid for.  A NEW Quartering Act was put into place which forced colonists to quarter, or house and supply British soldiers.

 English worried that French Canadians were not loyal.  Gave them OHIO.  Administered Quebec separately.

 A group of important men met to discuss the crisis in the colonies.  Militias were set up. (citizen soldiers) ☺☺

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