1. Chapter 5.2

2.  Describe how Britain tried to ease tensions on the American frontier  List the ways colonist reacted to new taxes imposed by Parliament  Identify new colonial leaders  Explain the event that led to the Boston Massacre

3.  Westward expansion and clashes with the Native Americans  Amherst raised the price of goods traded with Native Americans  Allowed settlers to build forts and lands  War broke out (Pontiac’s War, 1763), British outposts attacked, war ended because of lack of French help

4.  Proclamation drew an imaginary line along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains  Colonist were forbidden to settle west of the line  Meant to protect the Native Americans  Angered the colonists, most ignored the proclamation and moved west.

5.  Hannover King  Believed he was royal sovereign who ruled all of Britannia  Would use army and navy to restore order in the colonies  Believed he could tax as he thought

6.  Used to pay back British for French and Indian War  Sugar Act (1764): Tax on Molasses  Smuggling  Stamp Act: Duty on all legal documents, almanacs, playing cards, and dice

7.  Rooted in Magna Carta  No problem with paying taxes as long as approved by colonial legislature  United all delegates  Petition written, rejecting the Stamp Act  No Taxation without Representation!!!

8.  May 1767, Townshend Act taxed goods such as paper, glass, paint, lead and tea  Tax was low, but it was Colonist argued that it was the principle about taxation without representation  Writs of assistance – officers searched without giving reason

9.  Stop importing British goods  Colonists form the Son’s of Liberty organization  Mock hanging staged  Daughters of Liberty boycotted British cloth  Boycott British goods

10.  Massachusetts- Samuel Adams  Organized people to protest  Worked behind scenes  Today’s political activist  Failed in business and poor speaker  John Adams (Sam’s cousin)  Skilled Lawyer  Gifted Speaker  Cautious, but often difficult

11. New Leaders (Cont)  Virginia- George Washington speaks at House of Burgesses against Townshend Act  Patrick Henry- Lawyer  Critic of British Policy  Give me Liberty or Give me Death!  It this be treason, make the most of it!  Words, moved a young law student named Thomas Jefferson

12.  British send troops to major cities, Boston and New York over the Quartering Act  Quartering Act = colonist provide housing, bedding, candles and beverages to soldiers  British soldiers a reminder to colonist that they were being bullied

13.  March 5, 1770 crowd grows in front of Custom House  Crowd throws snowballs at British soldiers  Soldiers shoot into crowd  Five people died  Paul Revere and Sam Adams provoke more protests

14.  Repeal of the Townshend Act passes through Parliament  Harmed British merchants  Quartering Act repealed  King George keeps Tea Act  Causes colonist to think more about the