1. The Stirrings of Rebellion
                                                                        
The Stirrings of Rebellion
Chapter 2 Section 2

2. Main Idea: Why it Matters Now:
Conflict between Great Britain colonies and the American colonies grew over issues of taxation, representation, and liberty.
Main Idea:
The events that shaped the American Revolution are a turning point in humanity's fight for freedom.
Why it Matters Now:

3. The Sugar Act - 1764 British Action Strictly enforced
Halved duty on foreign molasses (Indirect Tax)
Placed duties on certain imports (i.e.. lumber)
Allowed smugglers to be tried in British courts
Colonial Reaction
Angered over economics not “Taxation w/o Representation”
Written protests
Occasional boycotts

4. Stamp Act 1765 British Action First Direct Tax
Taxed legal and commercial documents (licenses, newspapers, almanacs)
Special “stamped” paper for legal docs
Dice and playing cards
Colonial Reaction
Violent protests (harass tax collectors)
“Sons of Liberty”
Colonies pass laws to evade the tax
Stamp Act Congress issues Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Further boycotts
Stamp Act Worksheet

5. Quartering Act – 1765 and 1774 British Action
Standing army after French and Indian War
Required colonial assemblies to house and provision British soldiers
Soldiers stayed in inns, stables, barns, etc.
1774, Use private homes as necessary
Colonial Reaction
1765, Most colonial assemblies refused to pay for provisions
1774, Wrote petition to King George

6. Declaratory Act - 1766 British Action Accompanied repeal of Stamp Act
Statement of Parliament’s right to rule the colonies in any way it saw fit
Colonial Reaction
Pleased w/ repeal of Stamp Act
Continued protest of other British imposed laws
Scared that more punitive laws would follow

7. Townshend Acts - 1767 Colonial Reaction
British Action
Indirect tax on lead, paper, tea, paint and glass collected at port
Revenue paid British officials in colonies
Created customs commission
Suspended N.Y. assembly for failure to comply
Colonial Reaction
“No Taxation without Representation” cries from colonists
Resumed boycott of British goods
Cut British exports to colonies by 38%
Townshend Act Worksheet

8. The Boston Massacre

9. Boston Massacre March 5, 1770 Afternoon, Fist fight over jobs
That night, a mob gathered in front of customs house
Armed clash between colonists and guards
5 colonists killed
6 wounded

10. “No Taxation without Representation”
The English Bill of Rights (1689) – “The crown cannot issue taxes without approval of Parliament”
The colonists had no representation in Parliament. so they argued that they could not be taxed by Parliament
Parliament argued that they have the right to speak for the interests of all British subjects not just the districts that elected them.
Taxation without Representation Worksheet

11. Tea Act - 1773 Created to save the failing British East India Co.
Granted BEIC right to import tea free of tax that colonial merchants paid
Hoped colonists would buy the cheaper tea
Bostonians dressed as natives destroy a shipment of tea (Boston Tea Party)
* 18,000 lbs. of tea dumped into Boston Harbor*

12. George Hewes Worksheet

13. Intolerable Acts - 1774 British Action
George III’s response to Boston Tea Party
Gen. Thomas Gage new Governor Mass.
Closes Boston Harbor
Quartering Act of 1774
Places Boston Under martial law
Colonial Reaction
First Continental Congress:
Representative colonial assembly – 56 representatives met in Philadelphia
Declaration of Colonial Rights
Agreed to fight if attacked
Agreed to reconvene in May 1775 if demands not met
What is Martial Law? (rule by the military)
What Document have we talked about that limits the use of Martial Law? (Petition of Rights)
British/Colonial Action Worksheet