1. Road to revolution

2. Key Vocabulary
smuggling boycott admiralty court import tariff

3. A. The Rights of An Englishman
American colonists were still “Englishmen”
Most Englishmen (Americans) were aware of their “rights” through two documents.
Magna Carta
Citizens must approve taxes – no taxation without representation: people must be consulted
Trial by jury – citizens determine outcome of legal cases
English Bill of Rights
Power of the king should be limited by Parliament
Religious freedom
Rule of Law
Laws must be clear, well-understood, and fairly enforced.
Everyone must follow the law, including the king

4. B. Representative Government
Examples of Representative Government
House of Burgesses
Property qualification to vote
Controlled by the elite Planters
New England town meetings
At first, only Puritans could vote
Eventually, all male property owners
Colonial Assemblies
All 13 colonies had assemblies
People elected men to represent them
All colonies had some type of voting qualification (True democracy???)
Salutary Neglect
Assemblies are seen as their government
Power to tax, even if unpopular

5. C. End of Salutary Neglect
French and Indian War
Admiralty courts – military trials
American smugglers
Violated the “trial by jury” belief
War Debt
King George wants colonies to pay for the defense of America
Hires George Grenville to create a taxation plan to get England out of debt
Proclamation of 1763
King forbids any Americans from settling across the Appalachian Mountains
Motivated to keep another war from happening, keep Americans away from natives
King George III

7. EOC Practice Question
The use of admiralty courts by King George III violated which important democratic principle according to American colonists?
Freedom of religion
Trial by jury
Freedom of speech
Rule of law

8. EOC Practice Question
Which statement best analyzes King George III’s motivation for passing the Proclamation of 1763?
The king wanted the colonies to pay taxes to make up for the debt incurred by the French and Indian War.
The king wanted to prevent future conflicts with the French and Indians by limiting the settlement of Americans.
The king wanted to establish that he and Parliament had ultimate authority to pass any laws necessary over the colonies.
The king officially declared the end of salutary neglect and declared martial law in the American colonies.

9. D. Protests Lead To War
Parliament begins passing laws to get revenue from colonies
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Tea Act
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts

10. Colonists reaction Sugar Act Smuggling Admiralty Courts
Americans Protest

11. Sons and Daughters of Liberty Stamp Act Congress Boycotts
Organize boycotts and resistance
Declare that only colonial assemblies can tax
Refused to import/buy British goods (Non-importation)
Stamp Act repealed by Parliament

12. King sends troops to be stationed in colonies
Americans taunt and sabotage British troops
Boston Massacre

13. Townshend Acts
Boycott
Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts

14. Committees of Correspondence
British learn about arms being stored
British march to Lexington and Concord
American Militia fire on British troops

15. Key Points
American colonists were NOT protesting having to pay taxes or that they were too high, only that Parliament was passing taxes on them and the colonial assemblies were not consulted.
American colonists did NOT want representation in Parliament because they would have been outvoted anyway.
American colonists did NOT want to create a new government, they wanted to keep the one they had with the colonial assemblies.
Americans wanted to rule themselves = SALUTARY NEGLECT, but England was no longer willing!!!!

16. Who does the act target? Is it direct or indirect?
Name of the Act
What does the act tax?
Who does the act target? Is it direct or indirect?
What is the reaction of the colonists? OR What is the outcome of the event?
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts