1. Igniting the Revolution
Taxation, Representation, Rebellion

2. Key Terms
Proclamation of Forbade colonists to settle west of an imaginary line along the Appalachian Mountains
Stamp Act- Placed a tax on all paper documents
Petition- A formal written request to someone in authority

3. Key Terms Repealed- Cancelled
Coercive Acts- A series of 4 acts meant to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party
Boycott- To refuse to buy certain goods or products for a reason

4. Settlement In The West Colonial populations are growing quickly
Colonists are moving west to find land that they can call their own
With the French gone, colonists sought to colonize that land west of the Appalachian Mountains
Many Native American nations lived there already
The British did not treat the Native Americans there as well as the French had

5. Restrictions On Westward Movement
Great Britain decided to try to protect the Native Americans in the West by halting westward expansion
The Proclamation of forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
All settlers already living there had to leave
Obviously, this angered many colonists
Colonists even had to pay for the additional troops sent to enforce this unpopular proclamation

6. Taxes After the French and Indian War, England was in significant debt
Parliament felt that they had protected the Colonies during the war, so the colonists should help pay the bill
Colonists were granted no representation in Parliament, and thus had no say
Colonists weren’t opposed to paying their fair share per se, but resented the fact that they had to representation
Taxation Without Representation was illegal according to the Magna Carta

7. Stamps
Stamp Act- Taxed legal documents as well as newspapers, almanacs, playing cards and dice
All of these items had to be stamped to show that the tax had been paid
Some colonists tarred and feathered tax collectors
The colonies petitioned the King and were ignored
The colonists then turned to boycotting British goods
Trade fell by 14% and British merchants complained
British workers also upset as demand for goods fell
It worked!
In 1766 , Parliament repealed the Stamp Act

8. The Boston Massacre
March 5, 1770, colonists gathered at the Boston customs house and shouted insults at the “lobsterbacks”
The crowd grew larger and began throwing snowballs and ice at the soldiers
A soldier panicked and fired, triggering more to shoot
5 colonists were killed
John Adams defended the soldiers in court, the soldiers were essentially let off the hook

9. Tea In 1773 the British East India Company was failing
They persuaded Parliament to let them sell their excess tea to the colonies
Parliament agreed
This created a monopoly, crushing small American merchants
Parliament taxed the importation of the tea
East India Company tea was STILL the cheapest
Colonists resisted on principal
Taxation Without Representation

10. Party! Three ships carrying tea arrived in Boston Harbor
It was time to send a message
The Americans made it impossible to unload the tea
If it remained onboard for more than 21 days, customs could confiscate it all
They would then sell it to the general public
The ship captains would then have to pay back the company
Including the tax
On the 20th Day, the fun began!