1. Conflict in the Colonies
United States History 8
Unit 1, Chapter 3, Section 5

2. Main Idea
Tensions developed as the British government placed tax after tax on the colonies.

3. “No Taxation without Representation”
James Otis stated that the power of the Crown and Parliament was limited. He stated that they could not, “take from any man any part of his property, without his consent in person or by representation”
Samuel Adams agreed, and in 1764, the slogan was born: “No Taxation without Representation”
Adams formed the Committees of Correspondence to share ideas and information
Boycott: a protest method, in which people refused to buy British goods.

4. 1764: The Sugar Act
British Actions: Passed to raise money from the colonies for Britain
Colonists’ Reactions: Samuel Adams founds the committees of Correspondence to improve communication among the colonies.

5. 1765: The Stamp Act
British Actions: taxes newspapers, licenses, and colonial paper products
Colonists’ Reactions: a series of resolutions is published stating that the Stamp Act violates the rights of colonists

6. 1770: The Boston Massacre
British Actions:
Colonists’ Reactions:

7. 1770: The Boston Massacre
British Actions: British soldiers fire into a crowd of colonists, killing five men
Colonists Reactions: Colonists protest and bring the soldiers to trial

8. 1773: The Boston Tea Party
British Actions: The Tea Act is passed, making British tea cheaper than colonial tea
Colonists’ Reactions: Colonists protest by dumping shipments of British tea into Boston Harbor

9. 1774: The Intolerable Acts
British Actions: Boston Harbor is closed, and British troops are quartered
Colonists’ Reactions: Resentment toward Britain builds