1. Taxation Without Representation
Life After the French and Indian War
During the French and Indian War England and the Colonies fought together
After the war, Britain had to find a way to protect its new territory in North America
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
Prohibited: prevented, not allowed

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The Proclamation of 1763 angered colonists.
The French and Indian War also cost Britain a ton of money.
Britain now needed revenue to pay for the expense of the war
Revenue: incoming money
In order to raise money, Britain began to tax the colonists and enforced strict anti-smuggling laws in the colonies

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Britain also passed a law authorizing Writs of Assistance:
Legal papers that allowed officers to enter ANY location, without reason, to search for smuggled goods

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Sugar Act:
Passed in 1764
Passed by George Grenville and English Parliament (government)
Grenville hoped the lower tax would encourage colonists to stop smuggling
Lowered the tax on imported molasses (sugar)
Let officers take smuggled goods from smugglers without going to court

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Sugar Act:
Act made the colonists very angry
They believed the act violated their rights as citizens by invading their right to privacy
Violated: interfered with

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Stamp Act:
Passed in 1765
British Parliament passed to increase revenue
Taxed all printed material (playing cards, paper, newspapers, legal documents)
Angered colonists because:
Interfered in their personal business
No consent: TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION

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Protesting the Stamp Act:
Patrick Henry (Virginia) persuaded the Virginia legislature to pass a resolution stating only the colonies had the right to tax its citizens
Resolution: formal expression of opinion
Samuel Adams (Boston) founded the Sons of Liberty to protest the act
Protesters burnt effigies of tax collectors
Effigies: rag figures or dolls

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Merchants (people who sell goods) were urged to boycott British goods
Boycott: refuse to buy
Many merchants also signed non-importation agreements : pledges not to buy anything from England
British merchants were mad that they were losing money because of the boycotts so they demanded that Parliament repeal the Stamp Act
Repeal: take back or cancel

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Parliament agreed but they then passed the
Declaratory Act: stated that Britain had the right to tax the colonies at all times
Townshend Acts:
Passed in 1767
British Parliament
Taxed all imported goods including glass, tea, and paper
Colonists are furious….TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION

10. Trouble In Boston
By 1768 colonists were VERY IRATE with English Parliament and the King
Taxation without representation
British troops sent to occupy Boston
Occupy: control
An encounter between British soldiers and colonial protestors became known as the Boston Massacre
Encounter: unexpected meeting

11. Trouble in Boston
March 5, 1770 a fight occurred between British soldiers and citizens of Boston.
The Bostonians made a charge on the customs house where taxes where collected, a British soldier mistakenly fired a shot in panic, more shots were fired, and five people where killed.
Among those killed was Crispus Attucks:
African American
Dock Worker
First person to die in the “American Revolution”

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Colonists leaders used this as propaganda to gain sympathy for their cause
Propaganda: information made to influence public opinion
To ease tension in the colonies, the British Parliament repealed all of the Townshend taxes except for the one on tea
Colonial leaders where still not satisfied…the Committee of Correspondence was formed to create protests and air arguments with Britain

13. Trouble in Boston Tea Act: Passed in 1773 British Parliament
Raise money for the British East India Tea Company
Gave sole control of trade for tea in America to the British East India Tea Company
Angered the colonists because England could bypass colonial merchants

14. Trouble in Boston Boston Tea Party:
To protest the tea act, colonists dressed as an Indian tribe snuck onto tea ships and dumped the tea into Boston Harbor
King George was FURIOUS. He realized the colonists were getting out of control and decided to punish them harshly for their defiance.

15. Trouble in Boston The Coercive Acts (The Intolerable Acts)
Passed in 1774
King George and Parliament
Punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Closed Boston Harbor
Banned town meetings in the New England Colonies
Forced Bostonians to shelter and feed British Soldiers

16. Trouble in Boston Coercive Acts
Angered all colonists, not just Bostonians
Other colonies smuggled goods to citizens of Boston