1. 1763-1776

2. Salutary neglect is over unofficial and long-term 17th & 18th-century British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep American colonies obedient to England. Colonists had united against common foe 2 nd and 3 rd generation Americans with no direct ties to Britain Massive debt leads to British Taxation 10,000 permanent British troops in the colonies Proclamation of 1763 London halted western expansion

3. The Stamp Act – 1765 Required colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used, including ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards Affected all the colonies Huge uproar Repealed in 1766 The Quartering Act – 1765 Colonists required to provide housing, food, drink to British soldiers “No taxation without representation!” Virtual Representation – British claim that Parliament had well being of the colonists in mind

4. The Declaratory Act – 1766 Parliament has right to declare any law for the colonies The Townshend Revenue Act – 1767 Tax placed on glass, lead, oil, paint, paper, and tea Resulted in the Boston Nonimportation Agreement of 1768 – refusal to import or export items with Britain Repealed in 1770 except for the tea tax, which continued to be hated by the colonists Britain kept the tax on tea to assert their right to tax the colonists

5. Loyalist Views Strong British empire is good for all As British subjects they should obey British law Taxes are due for the war Generally supported monarchial government We’ve done our part in the French and Indian War No taxation without representation – rejected virtual representation People have rights the government cannot take away Over time, hated King George III and monarchial government Patriot Views

6. Tar and Feather Boycotts Vandalism Imprisonment Fines Floggings

7. March 5, 1770 Squad of British soldiers came to support a sentry being heckled Colonists led by Crispus Attucks were throwing things at the soldiers British troops fired into the crowd, killing total of five civilians http://www.history.com/topic s/american- revolution/boston- massacre/videos/boston- massacre?m=528e394da93ae& s=undefined&f=1&free=false

8. Response to Tea Act (1773) – reduced tax on British tea so the East India Company could have unfair advantage in selling tea in North America Colonists condemned the act New York, Charleston, and Philadelphia refused to take the shipment of tea, but Boston officials wouldn’t cave to patriot demands Three British ships carrying the tea entered Boston Harbor

9. On December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams led men from the Sons of Liberty onboard three British ships The Patriots dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor Estimated over $1 million dollars worth of tea dumped in today’s money First significant act of defiance Tea became a symbol of Britain Americans embraced coffee as an act of defiance

10. Also known as the Coercive Acts Comprised of four separate acts Aimed to isolate Boston and New England from the other colonies Boston Port Act Boston Harbor closed until expenses paid from the Tea Party Administration of Justice Act Gave British officials immunity to criminal prosecutions in Massachusetts

11. Quartering Act Required colonists to house British troops on demand Continuation of the same act of 1765 with some differences Massachusetts Government Act Put limitations on democratic practices in the state Quebec Act Gave Catholics freedom to worship in Canada Permitted continuation of Canadian judicial system

12. Met in 1774 in Philadelphia Led by John Adams The Association – colony wide trade boycott of all British goods By the end of 1774, war was unavoidable

13. You’re a New England merchant in the 1760s- early 1770s. Would you be a Patriot or a Loyalist? Why? Must provide three reasons for your answer.