ACTION AND REACTION The Imperial Crisis
Focus Question Describe three ways people can make changes in their community
Objectives After today’s lesson, you will: Describe actions taken by Britain in the Imperial Crisis Describe the actions taken by the Colonists in the Imperial Crisis
The Imperial Crisis British Agenda in the 1760s Incorporate diverse populations in the empire Manage the debt Centralize the management of the colonies Efforts ran afoul of ideas of Salutary Neglect
British Actions Parliament asserted authority through laws Taxes levied on the colonies Restrictions laid on the colonies Control shifting to Parliament, not colonial assemblies
Colonial Reactions Colonists saw Parliamentary actions as an assault on their sovereignty Petitioned the King Organized boycotts (Nonimportation agreement) Mobilized the public Gesture politics
Summary What details of today’s lesson would you share with any absent classmates? Homework: Read Chapter 4, Section 2