Chapter 2 Section 2 Notes Colonial Resistance and Rebellion In 1760 the British developed a policy called mercantilism. Britain needed more money to pay off a war debt it had b/c of the French and Indian War THE STAMP ACT In 1765, colonists were required to pay a tax on all newspapers and legal documents

Chapter 2 Section 2 notes Colonists boycott British goods and G.B. repeals Stamp Act Declaratory Act of 1766 stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”

Chapter 2 Section 2 notes The Townshend Acts Passed by Parliament in 1767 New taxes on goods imported into the colonies such as glass, paper, tea, and lead These were items the colonists needed because they couldn’t produce them This angered the colonists and they boycotted again.

Chapter 2 Section 2 Notes THE TEA ACT Passed by Parliament in 1773 Let the British East India Tea Company ship the tea to the colonies cheaper then the colonist could produce it! Colonists blocked all East India ships from colonial ports except at the Boston Port In 1773 a group of colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of British Tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the taxes This was called the “Boston Tea Party”

THE INTOLERABLE ACTS Passed by Great Britain in response to the Boston Tea Party. The Intolerable Acts restricted the colonists’ rights Ex…. Trial by jury, allowed British soldiers to search homes

Movement Towards Independence -Colonists banned together to fight the Intolerable Acts -In 1774, 12 of the colonies sent delegates to Philadelphia to discuss their concerns -This meeting in Philadelphia became known as the 1st Continental Congress

The First Continental Congress Lasted 7 weeks Delegates sent a document to Britain demanding their rights restored King George responded by force Two battles between British and Colonial soldiers took place in Mass, at Lexington and Concord. These were the 1st battles of the Revolutionary War People began to talk about independence from Britain

2nd Continental Congress In May 1775, the 2nd Continental Congress met in Philadelphia Thomas Paine, an American Colonist, inspired others by publishing a pamphlet He called it Common Sense Paine called for complete independence from Britain He said it was simply common sense to stop following Britain and the 2nd Continental Congress agreed.

The Declaration of Independence The congress appointed a committee to write a document that would officially announce the independence of the U.S Thomas Jefferson did most of the work The document argued that the British did not look after the interests of the colonies

D Of I continued A. Democratic Ideals Pg. 37 An Uncertain Future ·       The 2nd Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence ·       On July 4, 1776 the colonies were independent True freedom would not come true until Great Britain officially recognized the U.S. as free