The Birth of a Nation

Mercantilism When King George III took over the throne, the British adopted a program called mercantilism-Great Britain needed the colonies to profit more from selling goods to other countries rather than buying. so their materials had to be cheap.

Mercantilism Required the colonies to sell lumber and cotton to great Britain at cheap prices

Mercantilism The colonies also had to buy British goods at higher prices

French and Indian War of 1763 British won territory from the French in North America To cover costs of the war British levied heavy taxes on the colonists

Stamp Act of 1765 required colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed.

Stamp Act of 1765 Stamp Act was to be used to help pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier near the Appalachian Mountains A Pennsylvania newspaper sarcastically suggested this design for stamps

Stamp Act of 1765 What made the law so offensive to the colonists was the standard it seemed to set. The Stamp Act was viewed as a direct attempt by England to raise money in the colonies without the approval of the colonial legislatures. This tea pot was made during the 18th century in protest of the Stamp Act.

Stamp Act of 1765 Colonist protested also by boycotting British goods. Boycott-refusal to purchase certain goods

Declaratory Act of 1766 After repealing the Stamp Act the British passed the Declaratory Act on the same day which said Britain had the right to tax and make decisions for the American colonies in all cases. Repeal-cancel or vote out a law

Townsend Acts of 1767 These laws imposed taxes on goods imported into the colonies. Items taxed-tea, glass, paper, and lead Colonists responded by bring back boycotts

Tea Act of 1773 Tea act gave the British East Indian Company the right to ship tea to the colonies without paying most taxes. Also allowed the company to bypass colonial merchants making the tea cheaper than other tea in the colonies.

Boston Tea Party of 1773 Colonists blocked all ports from the East Indian Company Ships. Colonists led by Samuel Adams, also dressed as native Americans dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor in protest 2-2A

Intolerable Acts of 1773 Laws which restricted the colonists rights Impartial Administration of Justice Act, which allowed the royal governor of a colony to move trials to other colonies or even to England if he feared that juries in those colonies wouldn't judge a case fairly

Intolerable Acts of 1773 Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act made all law officers subject to appointment by the royal governor and banned all town meetings that didn't have approval of the royal governor