What were the Causes of Dissatisfaction in the Colonies Pages

Growing Resentment Over Land American colonists resentful towards the British Royal Proclamation of The proclamation was created to keep Americans from settling in the Ohio River Valley region Yet…… -Land Speculators wanted to own and sell the fertile land -Americans thought the British were more willing to give lands to First Nations rather than colonists

Paying the Dept The British government wanted the Americans to pay for the dept occurred during the 7 Years War British politicians blamed the American colonists for causing trouble with the French and First Nations

Rich Rule the World Europe was still ruled by the rich -Less than 5% of people could vote -Ordinary people have no political power The British needed money and wanted the colonies to provide

1764 Sugar Act British government passed the Sugar Act which changed taxation on sugar and its by-products such as molasses The price of sugar and rum increased Colonists protested by refusing to buy products with sugar

1765 Stamp Act Took the form of a stamp that had to be purchased and stuck on items bought and sold Stamps had to be bought for documents ex. License Affected everyone- made everything more expensive

“No Taxation Without Representation” American enraged at all of the taxes American colonists had no representatives in British parliament -Felt like they were being taxed without their consent

Try to Make Me! Officials sent out to enforce the Stamp Act were attacked -Public outraged!!! -Mobs destroyed houses of government officials -Tarred and feathered collectors Act was repealed in 1766 as most were afraid to enforce it

Townshend Acts of 1767 Imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. -Americans viewed the taxation as an abuse of power Britain still needed money and it wanted to prove that it was in control and could tax the colonies as it saw fit

Townshend Acts Repealed In 1770, Parliament repealed all the Townshend duties except the tax on tea Tax on tea kept to support the British East India Company who controlled the supply of tea

Liberty The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. James Madison wrote the first drafts of the U.S. Constitution and 4 th president of the US

Resistance Growing British troops were stationed throughout the colonies -To combat growth of open resistance Local families were forced to put soldiers up in their houses -Called quartering

Boston Massacre of 1770 A street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between "patriot" protesters, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. The soldiers fired into the mob, killing 3 on the spot and wounding 8 others -two of the British soldiers were found guilty of manslaughter.

Boston Massacre Impact It led directly to the Royal Governor evacuating the occupying army from the town of Boston. It would soon bring the revolution to armed rebellion throughout the colonies. It became an anti-British propaganda tool for the patriot colonists

Sons of Liberty Organized groups of American Patriots who challenged the British government at every opportunity By the end 1765 the Sons of Liberty existed in every colony.

Sons of Liberty Dedicated to resisting British taxes and trade restrictions Willing to resort to violence Their most popular objective was to force Stamp Distributors throughout the colonies to resign. First act of defiance was the burning of the British ship Gaspee in Ship used to enforce trade restrictions

Boston Tea Party- Story Time On the night of December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor Dressed as Mohawks Threw 342 chests of tea overboard. This resulted in the Intolerable Acts of 1774 and pushed the two sides closer to war.

Boston Tea Party A political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, Purpose was to protest against the Tea Act that still protected the British East India Company (patriots also upset at Boston merchants because they refused to boycott or reject shipments of tea coming into the harbour)

Boston Tea Party Significance This was a powerful message Colonists were tired of unfair taxation and would give up something they loved in order to standup to the government Showed the British how far American colonists were willing to go to speak out for their freedom.

Intolerable Acts 1774 The Coercive Acts were a series of four acts established by the British government. The aim of the legislation was to punish Bostonians for their Tea Party and assert British dominance American colonists believed that the acts violated their natural and constitutional rights and freedoms

First Continental Congress September 1774 all colonies except Georgia sent delegates to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia met in reaction to the Intolerable Acts -Leaders demanded a boycott of British goods and began cutting economic ties with Britain From 1774 to 1789, the Continental Congress served as the government for the colonies

Preparing for Conflict The British react to the Continental Congress by reading thousands of British troops in Boston In turn, patriotic colonists began to train and collect weapons and ammunition

Don’t Bite the Hand that Feeds You American colony leaders found it difficult to organize opposition to the British -Most people had closer ties to Britain than the colonies -Many dependent on trade with Britain -Many owned property back in the home country

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