1. Growing Conflict with England

2. Pontiac’s Rebellion Define: Reasons the rebellion occurred: 1763
Pontiac rallied various Native American tribes to attack the British and their military forts
Reasons the rebellion occurred:
Natives did so because the British did not show the natives as much tolerance as the French formally did
More colonists began to settle on native land and refused to give supplies to the Natives as the French had

3. Pontiac’s Rebellion Colonists’ Reaction:
Most colonists didn’t see anything wrong with their treatment of the Native Americans=little changed

4. Proclamation of 1763 Define: Reason Passed: Colonists’ Reactions:
Parliament said the colonists were to settle east of the Appalachian Mountains and the Native Americans were to settle west
Reason Passed:
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Colonists’ Reactions:
Ignored the Proclamation since they argued they earned the right to settle on the Ohio Valley
Even stationed troops along the Appalachian Mountains could not prevent the colonists from crossing the Proclamation line

5. Sugar Act Define: Reasons Passed: 1764
Placed an import tax on foreign molasses and sugar being shipped into the colonies
Directly affected merchants (import tax)
Called for strict enforcement of the act and harsh punishment for smugglers
Reasons Passed:
England needed money to repay the costs of the French and Indian War and looked to the colonists for a solution
In the past, the king had asked the colonial assemblies to pass taxes to support the military actions that took place in the colonies
This is the first time Parliament voted to tax the colonists directly
Remember no consent from the colonists, but the citizens in Great Britain were being taxed as well

6. Sugar Act Colonists’ Reactions:
The act actually lowered an existing tax on sugar and molasses
Still, most colonists thought the war had been fought to protect British trade, not them, and thought it was only right that the parent country take responsibility in defending its empire
“Taxation without representation is tyranny”
Grenville argued that the colonists were subjects of Great Britain and enjoyed the protection of its laws, therefore, they were subject to taxation as well

7. Quartering Act Define: Reasons Passed: Colonists’ Reaction: 1765
Required colonists to pay for quartering-housing and feeding-British soldiers in the area
Reasons Passed:
Great Britain would save money
Way to enforce the Proclamation Act and hopefully keep peace with the Native Americans
Colonists’ Reaction:
Annoyed colonists who objected to having the British soldiers in the colonies and their homes

8. Stamp Act Define: Reason Passed: 1765
Forced colonists to pay a special tax on certain items that were then stamped to show the tax had been paid
These items included a number of everyday items, such as newspapers, playing cards and legal documents such as licenses and diplomas
Reason Passed:
Direct tax (unlike the Sugar Act)=More money

9. Stamp Act Colonists Reactions:
The colonists knew that one basic right of British citizens was to be taxed only be the representatives they had elected; yet no colonists voted in Parliament elections
The Stamp Act violated the idea of “no taxation without representation”
Patrick Henry and the House of Burgesses took the lead in protesting the Act
Stamp Act Congress met in NYC in 1765 and sent a polite petition to King George III

10. Stamp Act Colonists Reactions: Riots started and spread
Sons of Liberty originated
Colonial merchants signed boycott agreements
Tax collectors were attacked
Grenville and others in England were shocked at the colonial reactions and still felt they had every right to tax the colonists
Parliament felt repealing the Stamp Act would weaken their ability to govern Great Britain’s colonial empire, but trade was being hurt for both the colonies and Great Britain (boycotting & smuggling) so in March 1766 Parliament repealed the Stamp Act because they deemed the Act useless since very few were adhering to it
At the same time, however, Parliament passed the Declaratory Act

11. Townshend Acts Define: Reason Passed: 1767
Import taxes on paint, glass, lead, paper and tea coming into the colonies
Townshend thought taxes on goods entering the colonies would anger colonists less than direct taxes
Also allowed for writs of assistance to prevent smuggling
Reason Passed:
Parliament still needed to raise money

12. Townshend Acts Colonists’ Reactions:
Still taking money out of the colonists’ pockets without their consent
Writs of assistance violated natural rights
Samuel Adams pushed boycotting taxed goods
Sent more petitions to Parliament
Merchants and planters signed nonimportation agreements=Trade with Great Britain fell sharply
Daughters of Liberty were organized
Colonial leaders asked for peaceful protests, but riots continued=Officials called for more British troops, fearing a loss of control

13. Recap & Review What was Parliament’s main argument for passing taxes?
What was the rebuttal to this argument by some of the colonists?
What is the main difference between the Sugar Act and Stamp Act?
Define the Quartering Act.
How did some colonists protest the taxes?
Why did Parliament repeal the Stamp Act?
Define the Declaratory Act.