Chapter 5: Sections 1 & 2 HW Quiz & Discussion

Thinking Question Describe a situation in which a person, group, or government has acted foolishly. Why would you characterize the behavior as “foolish”? What were the results of the foolish behavior? How would the situation have changed if the foolish behavior had been corrected earlier?

Monday, November 5, 2018 United states history

The Road to War

The Proclamation of 1763: Colonists forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mts. The Treaty of Paris gave Great Britain control of all of North America east of the Mississippi River But Native American attacks on frontier settlers continued In order to pacify the Natives, the British government issued the Proclamation of 1763—forbidding colonists to settle west of the Allegheny Mountains The American colonists were outraged, and largely ignored the Proclamation

Who should pay the cost of the French & Indian War? At the end of the war, the British government was in serious debt British argument: The war was fought to protect American colonists from Native attacks; therefore the colonists should pay for the cost of the war (How do you think the colonists would respond to that argument?)

Sugar Act (1764)— Increased taxes that colonists were required to pay on sugar and molasses imported from the Carribean Stamp Act (1765) – Required colonists to pay for stamps on essentially all printed materials (newspapers, pamphlets, wills, deeds, playing cards) Stamp Act: First time that Parliament had placed a Direct Tax on the colonists (as opposed to a tax on trade)

Protests Against the Stamp Act Boycotts Sons of Liberty Sons of Liberty: Organized mass demonstrations Met in secret Stamp Act Congress: Representatives from the colonies agreed to work together to protest the Stamp Act Argued that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies, because the colonies were not represented Boycott: People throughout the colonies refused to buy British goods until the Stamp Act was repealed This had a terrible effect on Britain’s economy Stamp Act Congress

British Response Declaratory Act—passed at the same time as the Stamp Act repeal Asserted Parliament’s authority to make laws for the colonies 1768 – Proclamation Line of 1763 repealed; settlement is allowed south of the Ohio River 1766—Stamp Act is repealed; Declaratory Act is passed

The Townshend Acts (1767) Suspended New York’s Assembly until the colony agreed to pay for the Quartering of British troops Import Taxes placed on goods brought into the colonies (glass, paper, paint, lead, tea) Writs of Assistance– Authorized British officers to search homes and businesses for smuggled goods

The Boston Massacre (1770) Boston became the center of protest against the Townshend Acts 1768 – 1000 British soldiers are stationed in Boston, to keep order and quiet the protests March, 1770—British troops fire into a crowd of unruly protesters, killing 5

The Tea Act & The Boston Tea Party (1773) Tea Act—Only the British East India Company could sell tea in the colonies The Sons of Liberty organized a protest, in which colonists snuck on to BEIC ships in the middle of the night, and dumped all of their tea into Boston Harbor

The (Actual) Intolerable Acts (1774): passed by Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party and other colonial protests 1) Port of Boston closed until colonists agreed to pay for the destroyed tea 2) Committees of Correspondence were banned 3) British troops could be housed wherever generals ordered 4) British officials and soldiers accused of crimes in the colonies would be tried in Britain

Homework Textbook: Chapter 5, Sections 3 & 4

Boston Tea Party Discussion Questions 1) Was this an appropriate form of protest? 2) Do you see any difference between violence against people and violence against property? Why or why not? 3) Was it appropriate for the Tea Party protestors to use Native American attire? Why or why not? 4) What is the significance of the “Tea Party” label in present-day politics? Is this an apt moniker, or nah?