New Taxes and Tensions Chapter 6 - Section 4.

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New Taxes and Tensions Chapter 6 - Section 4

Townshend Acts PURPOSE? To pay for military costs - Glass - Lead - Paint - Paper - Tea PURPOSE? To pay for military costs

Writs of Assistance - Allowed officials to search for smuggled goods COLONISTS REACTION Boycotted goods Daughters of Liberty – Women that supported the boycotts 1768 - Soldiers arrived from England to restore order

The Boston Massacre British soldier got into a fight with a colonist Crowd gathered and began taunting (throwing snowballs) at soldiers A shot rang out from somewhere and troops opened fire 5 colonists were killed

Propaganda - Information giving one side of an argument

East India Company could sell directly to the colonies A Tax on Tea East India Company could sell directly to the colonies Merchants were upset and feared a monopoly Monopoly- when a company or individual has complete control over a product

Boston Tea Party Sons of Liberty demanded the tea ships leave Boston Governor Hutchinson refused until they paid tax on the tea Colonists dressed as Indians Dumped 342 tea chests into Boston harbor

The Intolerable Acts Boston Harbor closed until they paid for the tea Massachusetts legislature couldn’t meet British officials were put on trial in England Quartering Act- Colonists forced to feed and provide shelter for British soldiers General Thomas Gage was Governor of Massachusetts

Mercy Otis Warren Wrote plays making fun of the British to rise support