What do you typically do when you
feel you are being treated unfairly?
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Chapter 5 The Spirit of
Independence (1763-1776)
Section 1 Taxation Without
Representation
Chapter Time Line
Chapter Time Line
Following the French and Indian War,
how did the British government
anger the American colonists?
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
Britain’s Interests
• Britain planned on stationing
10,000 troops in the colonies
to protect these interests
(Quartering Act)
• Britain needed new revenue
(incoming money) to pay
troop expenses
• Also the 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
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
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
What was the purpose of the Sugar Act?
A. To raise taxes on imported
molasses
B. To lower taxes on imported
molasses
C. To prohibit trade with countries
that sold sugar
D. To encourage trade with
countries that sold sugar
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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
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
citizens
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
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
More Protests Against The Stamp Act
• People refused to use the
stamps
• Urged merchants to boycott
(refuse to buy) British and
European goods
• Thousands of merchants signed
nonimportation agreements
• British merchants lost business
and begged Parliament to
repeal the Stamp Act
• March 1766- 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”
Which law stated that Parliament had the
right to tax and make decisions for the
British colonies “in all cases”?
A. Proclamation of 1763
B. Stamp Act
C. Declaratory Act
D. Townshend Acts
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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
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
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.
Chapter 5 Section 1 Quiz
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customs officers to search
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