1. Conflict in the Colonies
Chapter 3 Section 5
Conflict in the Colonies

2. Conflict in the Colonies
Great Britain Raises Taxes
Due to the French and Indian War Great Britain faced with how to pay for things.
Needed Army in North America, needed to pay for the war
1764- Passed the Sugar Act
Tax on Molasses and Sugar imported by the colonists
First Tax specifically to raise money in the colonies
British Navy started to stop ships to check their loads and stop smuggling
Power in the court systems peoples power was taken away. no juries, people were treated as guilty and had to prove their innocents

3. Conflict in the Colonies
Taxation without Representation
The actions of the Parliament angered many colonists
The Colonists thought they should have a say in if they get taxed or not
Leaders such as James Otis, Samuel Adams spoke out against these taxes.
Adams at a town meeting in 1764 came up with the slogan no Taxation without Representation
Adams also help start the Committees of Correspondence
Were groups that in towns that looked at laws and ways to challenge them. Boycotting goods was a common method.

4. Conflict in the Colonies
Stamp Act of 1765
Colonists had to buy an official stamp or seal when they bought paper items
Had to be paid on all legal items, newspapers, and other everyday items
Similar act in England
First time colonists were taxed on anything beside imported goods
Protests started
Groups like the Sons of Liberty formed to fight the tax
Patrick Henry fought against the stamp act in court
Said it violated rights

5. Conflict in the Colonies
Repealing the Stamp Act
Delegates from the 9 colonies got together and held the Stamp Act Congress in 1765
Sent a reply on the Stamp Act to congress
It was repealed in 1766
Parliament was angry that the colonists challenged their authority and issued the Declaratory Act which stated Parliament had the right to make laws for the Colonists

6. Conflict in the Colonies
Townshend Acts
June 1767
Tax on pretty much every type of good that the colonists used
Colonists boycotted and fought the acts
This caused Parliament to disband the Massachusetts Legislature
British troops were sent to keep order in 1768

7. Conflict in the Colonies
Boston Massacre
March, 1770
Protests
At some point the British fired into the crowd and ended up killing five people
The troops that fired and killed people were put on trial but were found that they acted in self defense

8. Conflict in the Colonies
Boston Tea Party
Townsend Acts repealed except Tea Tax
Tea Act British East India Company had sole right to sell to the colonies
Sons of Liberty demanded that three ships loaded with tea leave the Boston Harbor, but they didn’t
Dec. 16, Colonists dressed as Native Americans, went on to the ships and dumped them into the harbor

9. Conflict in the Colonies
Intolerable Acts
British were extremely angry
1774 Passed the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
Boston Harbor Closed until tea was paid for
Massachusetts Charter revoked
Officials sent to Britain for trial to face friendly judge and jury
Quartering Act- had to house British soldiers
Quebec Act- large amount of land to the colony of Quebec
General Gage becomes the governor of Massachusetts
Led to much anger and tension and eventually the Revolutionary War