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Why did England begin to aggressively tax the Colonies?
The British believed that the Colonies had to pay their fair share of taxes just like English citizens did.
The Stamp Act of 1765 was because England had to pay off its war debt from the French and Indian War.
The Townshend Acts of 1767 was for the purpose of raising revenue for Britain.
How is the Townshend Act different from the Stamp Act?
The Townshend Act was an indirect tax. Business owners had to pay a tax on goods imported into the Colonies. This was for the purpose of English revenue.
The Stamp Act was a direct tax on virtually every item produced on paper. This raised the prices of many everyday goods, which the Colonists were displeased with.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
It banned colonial settlement in the former French land. The Native Indian tribes were now under the protection of the King of England.
What was the Boston Massacre?
British troops fired on an angry crowd of Boston colonists, killing five and wounding six. People spread around propaganda stating that the Soldiers opened fire on a peaceful crowd, turning more people against the English.
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X
What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?
To prevent colonists from settling in the former French land (lost from the war against England) and for all Indian territories occupied by American settlers to be immediately abandoned. England just got out of a war, so they wanted to prevent conflict between the Colonists and Native Indians.
How did Colonists use the Boston Massacre as propaganda against the British?
The Colonists spread around propaganda that depicted the British soldiers firing into a peaceful crowd, making them out as murderers. This turned many Colonists against the soldiers and the British even more so.
What was the Sugar Act of 1764?
It placed duties (taxes) on sugar, molasses, coffee, indigo, wine, and a few other items. This was so Britain could end the smuggling of these items and profit from the taxes.
What was the Tea Act of 1773?
An act that allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonists at a much cheaper price. (The Townshend Acts on tea were revoked when the Tea Act was passed.) Many Colonists objected to this because they wanted to choose from where their tea was being purchased.
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Y
Why did the Stamp Act anger the colonists?
- It was the first direct tax in Colonial History that the Colonists had to pay.
- Colonists believed that the Stamp Act was against the law because nobody living in the Colonies had the right to elect people to the British Parliament.
- It was "taxation without representation."
- The tax was enforced on so many everyday items.
Why did the Tea Act anger the colonists?
Americans objected to being forced by the British to buy tea from one British company rather than being allowed to choose from where their tea would be purchased.
What was the Stamp Act of 1765?
An Act that needed a special stamp on virtually every item produced on paper. This was the first direct tax on Colonial Americans. Britain did this so they could pay off their war debt, support British troops in America, and raise revenue.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
In response to the Tea Act, (which said colonists could only buy tea from one company) colonists dressed like Indians, raided 3 British ships in the Boston harbor and destroyed/dumped the tea, causing the BEITC an estimated 1 million dollars in damages.
What did the Townshend act tax list 3.
Tea, Paper, glass, lead, paint,
What did the Colonists boycott and protest during the Stamp Act crisis?
All products requiring the Royal Stamp Tax.
Why did the Boston Tea Party make England so angry?
The English saw those who participated in the event as traitors. The BTP costed the BEITC an estimated 1 million dollars in damages.
What was the Declaratory Act of 1766?
British declared they can tax whenever and whoever they want. This disappointed the Americans because they thought that getting the British to repeal the Stamp Act would mean for a mutual respect moving forward.
What were the Coercive/Intolerable Acts?
- Boston Harbor was shut down until the damages to the BEITC could be payed back entirely
- Town meetings were banned and the people of Massachusetts had no control over their local governments. The power was passed onto politicians who were 100% loyal to England.
- Accused royal officials could move to another colony with no trouble (even the transportation fee would be shouldered by the English)
- All soldiers must have a home and be accommodated with food and no compensation for the townspeople providing this
- The Province of Quebec had their boundary lines widened, resulting in less land for the New England Colonies.
how much sugar is in a can of coke
39 grams
What role did the Sons and Daughters of Liberty play?
They boycotted & protested British policies and used threats + acts of violence to intimidate loyalists.
The Daughters of Liberty created homemade dupes of items being heavily taxed and secretly sold/distributed them.
The Sons of Liberty attacked/vandalized Loyalist shops, tarred + feathered tax collectors, protested, and boycotted against the actions of the Parliament they deemed unjust.
Why was Boston (and the colony of Massachusetts) so harshly punished by the Intolerable Acts?
- It was Britain's way of punishing the Colony because they couldn't catch everyone involved in the Boston Tea Party.
- The Sons and Daughters of Liberty, the Boston massacre, the Boston tea party; Boston was the birthplace of the American Revolution. Revolutionist behaviors all stem from there, which spreads outwards throughout the Colonies. Britain wanted to put an end to these revolutionist type acts, finally bringing that rebellion to an close.
What was the Townshend Act of 1767?
Tax on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea (imported goods). This was an indirect tax, and the second time in Colonial history that England passed a law for the purpose of revenue.
What was the First Continental Congress?
Representatives of American colonies got together in Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia (excluding Georgia). They organized an ever stronger set of anti-British boycotts + protests and published grievances titled the Declaration of Colonial Rights, which listed Colonists objections to the British, a petition to King George requesting he lead the Colonies and Parliament to a peaceful end of the crisis, and a list of rights including representation in the Parliament, which they believed the British violated.
(This meeting is against the law, so it is an act of Revolution.)
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BBG