1. Do-Now 1. According to Mercantilism, a country’s wealth was determined by the amount of _____ they possessed. 2. The Albany Plan of Union was the first attempt to unite the colonies under one central ___________. 3. In the early 1750’s, colonists in W.PA and VA competed with Native Americans and French for control of the _____ _______ ________. 4. Prime Minister _________ _____ foresaw the importance of the F-I War and called for renewed funds/effort.Objective Understand the Stamp Act Crisis and further growth of colonial unrest leading to the Revolutionary War Thursday, October 16 Agenda Do Now & HW check Notes & Discussion: The Stamp Act Crisis Work in packetsHomework Packet: British Colonial Policy Worksheets Boston Tea Party Cartoons

2. Quickie Review CHANGES IN BRITISH POLICY… Pontiac’s Rebellion Violent demonstrations by Native Americans Destroyed all forts save Pitt and Detroit Killed and captured 2000+ colonists King establishes the Proclamation of 1763 A reaction to Pontiac’s rebellion Closed off lands west of the Appalachians to settlement Colonists largely ignored this!

3. Opposition, however, would begin to grow much stronger with Grenville’s next steps…

4. The Stamp Act Crisis “Folly of England and ruin of America”

5. Why did Parliament pass the Stamp Act? Keeping British troops in the colonies was costly The Stamp Act The first time British taxed colonists to raise money The molasses or sugar act was for the same purpose, but was presented as a way to regulate trade Colonists become enraged

6. Didn’t Prime Minister Grenville see it coming? Yes! Grenville took steps to prevent the colonists from revolting against the stamp act! English had been paying it for decades! He talked with agents in the colonies to prepare them for the change Colonists were even allowed to distribute the stamps themselves

7. Why Stamps? It affected newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, and many other printed materials These items would now require an official government stamp to show that a tax had been paid

8. "This is the place to affix the stamp" During the Stamp Act crisis of 1765 one American newspaper proposed, with biting humor, that the hated British stamps take the form of the skull and crossbones.

9. How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act? A widespread and extreme negative reaction Nearly all colonists affected not like prior trade measures Some of the richest and most influential colonists were also affected… printers, merchants, lawyers, etc. Meeting of the “Stamp Act Congress” October 1765 nine delegates

10. Stamp Act Congress James Otis (MA) makes a point He’d previously argued that Britain have no right to issue warrants, or enforce laws on the colonists This is because they had no representation in parliament Now extends his argument to taxes NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!!!

11. James Otis protests against British Parliament … That it is inseparably essential to the freedom of a people, and the undoubted right of Englishmen, that no taxes be imposed on them but with their own consent, given personally or by their representatives…

12. … took the protests to the next level… By the way, how could this image represent bias!?!

13. Sons of Liberty When protests moved beyond words and into actions, those who acted went by the title: “Sons [or daughters] of Liberty” Viewed with disdain by loyalists Tactics: Boycotts Violence and resistance Some might say “terrorism”!

14. Sons of Liberty Terrorism One well-known branch of the S.O.L. was in Boston One founder: Samuel Adams August 1765, Boston S.O.L. visited a stamp distributor Informed the man that if he did not resign, “His house would be immediately destroyed & life in continual danger” Then made good on their promise and razed the home of the man’s brother-in-law a few nights later (the family living there narrowly escaped with their lives) … No big surprise here: soon the crown could not find employees willing to distribute stamps!

15. “Success” So what was the result of the Stamp Act Crisis????? Stamp distributors resigned or fled Insubordinate colonists Even British merchants protested the loss of profits from boycotts … And what about this guy???

16. Prime Minister George Grenville was forced from power in 1765 In 1766, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act

17. Your Assignment British Colonial Policy Worksheets… British Colonial Policy Worksheets…

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