Road to Revolution. England in 1763 British angry about economic crisis, inflation, elections, & Parliament Whigs vs. Tories George Grenville wanted colonies.

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Road to Revolution

England in 1763 British angry about economic crisis, inflation, elections, & Parliament Whigs vs. Tories George Grenville wanted colonies to help pay for maintenance of colonies and soldiers 1754 – 1764 = English debt grew from 3 million to 170 million pounds

Plantation Act/Sugar Act, 1764 Meant to Prevent Smuggling of rum, molasses, sugar Bribery of customs officials Less corrupt British customs officials Resistance = Nasty letters, Non- Importation Acts, pamphlets

Stamp Act, 1765 Revenue measure Paper products required stamps England wanted 60,000 pounds Resistance: “No taxation without representation,” colonial assemblies wrote “Stamp Act Resolves”

Representation Virtual representation vs. Actual representation Funeral Procession for the Repeal of the Stamp Act

Loyal 9/Sons of Liberty Sam Adams organized protests Ebenezar MacIntosh = leader of South Boston mob Andrew Oliver, tax collector August 14, 1765 = House of Thomas Hutchinson destroyed by South and North Boston mobs November 1765 = no stamp collector in colonies Repealed in 1766 Tarring & Feathering of Stamp Collector

Quartering Act Colonists required to find homes for soldiers Provided bedding, utensils, condiments, and alcohol to the British soldiers

Townshend Acts, 1767 Britain wanted 40,000 pounds Meant to control smuggling Non-Importation of British goods 1774 = New York imported 437,000 pounds of British goods 1775 = New York imported 1,000 pounds of British goods English merchants convinced Parliament to repeal in 1769

Boston Massacre, 1770 British soldiers competed for jobs 5 people killed 6 soldiers acquitted, 2 convicted of manslaughter & branded on thumb Became inspiration for anti-British propaganda painting

Dumping of the Tea May 1773 = Tea Act Massachusetts Governor Thomas Hutchinson gave 20 days to unload tea Dec. 16, 1773 = Sons of Liberty dumped 300 crates of tea

Coercive Acts, 1774 King George III closed Boston Harbor to punish Boston General Gage became new Governor Massachusetts under military rule King George 3 King George III

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