The Stirrings of Rebellion Chapter 4 Section 1

I the Colonies Organize to Resist A. the Stamp Act Parliament passes Stamp Act 1s act that taxed goods and services not only imports Required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for any legal contract Violaters tried in vice-admiralty cts. w/o juries Stamp Act enrest, loss of respect for British officials Tensions explode into action

B. Stamp Act Congress Bostonians organize into a group called the Sons of Liberty to protest Stamp Act Sam Adams=leader Conduct demonstrations against Stamp Act VA passes sets of resolutions against the act States the virginians can only be taxed by VA assembly Reps from 9 colonies meet in NYCStamp Act Congress

SAC issues Declaration of Right and Grievances States that Parliament lacks power to tax colonies because they were not rep. in Parliament SAC & Dec. of Rights & Grievances 1st time colonies act as one NYS agree to nonimportation policy to boycott British goodsrepeal of Stamp Act but passing of Declaratory Act Declaratory Act= Parliament has power to make laws that govern colonies

C. Townshend Acts Townshend acts= taxes on imported goods from GB including the most pop drink in the colonies: TEA Protested w/ “Taxation w/o representation” Boycotted British goods British officials seize Hancock's ship & accuse of smuggling Riots ensue British officials stationed in Boston

II Tension Mounts in Massachusetts A. The Boston Massacre Mob of colonial protesters taunt British officials British fire into crowd killing 4 Incident known as Boston Massacre The massacre and the propaganda enraged colonists Parliament repeal Townshend Acts except tax on tea

Committees of Correspondence set up to communicate with other colonies about threats to Amer. liberties Linked the colonies and ppl

B. The Boston Tea Party British East India co. hurt by boycotts so theyre allowed to sell tea w/o tax This hurt colonial tea merchants so they protest violently Boston Tea party= colonists dressed up as indians dumped British tea off ships into Boston Harbor

C. Intolerable Acts Kind George infuriated by Boston Tea PartyIntolorable Acts: Shuts down Boston Harbor Quartering Act= mandated colonists to house soldiers Martial Law= rule imposed by British military Committees of Correspondence assemble the 1st Continental Congress Wrote declaration or colonial rights If Britain uses force the colonies would use force to fight back

III Fighting Erupts at Lexington and Concord New England minutemen stockpile firearms @ Concord to prepare for fight Minutemen=civilian militia British gen. sends troops to seize weapons Paul Revere “the British are coming” British & minutemen clash at Lexington on their way to Concord= British victory

Continued to Concord but found no weapons Minutemen attack british w/ guerilla warfare on their march back = AMERICAN victory Colonists & British now enemies