1. Section 1-Polling Question
What do you typically do when you feel you are being treated unfairly?
A. Just accept it and say nothing
B. Calmly present your grievances to the person treating you unfairly
C. Angrily confront the person treating you unfairly A B C

2. Chapter 5 The Spirit of Independence (1763-1776)
Lesson 1 Taxation Without Representation

3. Chapter Time Line

4. Chapter Time Line

5. Essential Question
Following the French and Indian War, how did the British government anger the American colonists?
Following the French and Indian War, how did the British government anger the American colonists?

6. Proclamation of 1763
Britain gained a vast territory after the French and Indian War
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains
Britain did this to protect its citizens from Native American attacks
Also the Proclamation kept settlers near the coast where there would be more trade of British goods
The Proclamation also allowed Britain to control the fur trade on the frontier

7. Britain’s Interests
Britain planned on stationing 10,000 troops in the colonies to protect these interests (Quartering Act)
Britain needed new revenue to pay troop expenses
French and Indian War left Britain with a huge debt
The king and Parliament believed the colonists should pay for part of the cost
New taxes on the colonies were introduced along with enforcing existing taxes more strictly
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8. Britain’s Trade Law 1763- Britain decided to act against smuggling
Smuggling lost Britain revenue
American juries often found smugglers innocent
The prime minister of Britain (George Grenville) convinced Parliament to pass a law allowing smugglers to have a trial by British officers
1767- Parliament authorized writs of assistance
Allowed customs officials to enter any location to search for smuggled goods

9. The Sugar Act (1764) Lowered the tax on imported molasses
Prime Minister Grenville hoped the lower tax would convince the colonists to pay the tax instead of smuggling
The act also let officers seize goods from smugglers without going to court
Colonists felt these actions violated their rights as English citizens

10. The Stamp Act (1765) Tax on almost all printed materials
Newspapers, wills, and playing cards
All printed materials had to have a stamp
British officials applied the stamp after the tax was paid
Opposition to the Stamp Act centered on two points
1. Parliament had interfered in colonial affairs by taxing the colonies directly
2. It taxed colonists without their consent

11. Protesting the Stamp Act
Patrick Henry, a member of Virginia’s House of Burgesses, persuaded the Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act
The Virginia assembly passed a resolution (a formal expression of opinion)
Declared that Virginia’s assembly had “the only and sole exclusive right and power to lay taxes” on it’s citizens
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12. Protesting the Stamp Act in Boston
Samuel Adams started the Sons of Liberty
People in other cities also organize the Sons of Liberty groups
Protesters burned effigies (rag figures)
Effigies represented tax collectors
Protestors also destroyed houses belonging to royal officials

13. Stamp Act Congress In October 1765
Nine colonies sent delegates to New York
Drafted a petition to the king and Parliament
Declared that the colonist could only be taxed by their own assemblies

14. More Protests Against The Stamp Act
People refused to use the stamps
Urged merchants to boycott British and European goods
Thousands of merchants signed nonimportation agreements
British merchants lost business and begged Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act
March Stamp Act was repealed
The same day Parliament passed the Declaratory Act
Declaratory Act- Said the Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies “in all cases”
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15. The Townshend Acts (1767)
British leaders knew that colonists would resist internal taxes
Charles Townshend had an idea to tax the colonists “without offense”
Townshend Acts put a tax on imported goods such as glass, tea, and paper
Tax was paid at the port of entry
By this time, any British taxes angered the colonists

16. Protesting the Townshend Acts
Colonists felt that only their own representatives had the right to tax them
The colonists organized another boycott
Women formed groups (Daughters of Liberty)
These women urged Americans to wear homemade fabrics
Also to produce other goods they needed rather than buy British goods
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17. Essential Question
Following the French and Indian War, how did the British government anger the American colonists?
-Parliament believed the colonists should pay for some of Britain’s War debt. Parliament issued the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts, which increased the colonists’ anger. They issued boycotts and non importation agreements.
Following the French and Indian War, how did the British government anger the American colonists?