1. Britain Needs Money $$$$ Main Idea : The British government spent a lot of money on the French and Indian War and needed more. Tax : money that people pay to their government in return for services. Sugar Act : new tax law created by Britain (sugar, coffee, cloth, etc…) http://www. history.com/ videos/the- sons-of- liberty-and- the-boston- tea- party#coloni sts-protest- british- policies

2. Britain Needs Money $$$$ Smuggling : import goods illegally  how merchants brought goods into the colonies so Britain couldn’t tax them Stamp Act : taxed anything printed on paper

3. Liberty : freedom from being controlled by another government Protest : an event at which people complain about an issue.

4. New taxes upset the colonists! Why: They had no say! ( taxation without representation ) Sons of Liberty : protests taxes by Organizing protests Used violence to resist

5. Samuel Adams : Important leader of the Sons of Liberty

6. Conflict over Taxes Boycott : a group of people refuse to buy, sell, or use certain goods Repeal : to cancel a law Britain repealed the Stamp Act but created new taxes: The Townshend Act ! (Why? Needed money to pay for services of governors and soldiers)

7. Conflict over Taxes Daughters of Liberty: women who protested the Townshend Acts by weaving their own cloth so they would not have to buy cloth from Britain

8. Result of boycotts/protests : British merchants lost money, British removed some taxes, but the tax on tea remained… Why? To show POWER!!! Read p. 234-239 http://www.mrnussbaum.com/history/bostonmassacre.htm#video