Critical Thinking Question If America was to revolt against its government today, what would be America’s “breaking point?” What pivotal event would cause Americans to say, “I have had enough, I give up on my own government and I want a new one.”

Colonial Resistance Grows Pamphlet Project 2

Townshend Acts are Passed Colonists protest and refuse to abide by the Stamp act and the Quartering Act Britain passed the Townshend Act Suspended New York’s assembly Import Taxes: glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea

Reasons for Protest Suspension of elected Assembly British officers searching colonists homes Read on page 148

Tools of Protest Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty Boycotted British goods – made their own cloths and goods Riot broke out in Boston Samuel Adams Declared, “We will destroy every soldier that dares put his foot on shore . . . I look upon them as foreign enemies.”

The Boston Massacre British soldiers were poorly paid British soldiers living in Boston would work for Boston factories for lower wages than the colonists The colonists, many kids, were throwing rocks at the soldiers and calling the soldiers names A few of the soldiers opened fire and killed 4 colonists

The Boston Massacre Redcoats (British soldiers) were arrested for murder John Adams, (Samuel Adam’s cousin) defended them, and argued it was self defense – the jury agreed

The Tea Act After the boycotts Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts – repealed all taxes except the tea tax 3 Years later they passed the Tea Act Only the British East India Company was allowed to sell tea – gave them a monopoly Colonist who were drinking smuggled tea, could no longer do so

Critical Thinking Journals Draw pictures for the following words Boycott Treason Boston Massacre

The Boston Tea Party Protests . . . South Carolina – colonists unloaded the tea on the docks and let it rot New York – blockaded tea ships from coming in Boston . . . Men dressed up as Native Americans and threw the tea overboard in protest – destruction of property – Britain wanted them brought to justice . . .