1. Conflict in the Colonies 4-1
Tensions Developed as the British Government placed tax after tax on the colonies

2. Key Terms and Key People
Committee of Correspondence
Stamp Act of 1765
Boston Massacre
Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Quartering Act
Key People:
Samuel Adams
Mercy Otis Warren

3. Taxes and More Taxes Indirect Tax
Taxes on goods that people do NOT see or Pay Directly
Taxes on Imports applied to the price
Tax adds to the cost of goods BEFORE they are Sold
Direct Tax
Taxes people PAY on the goods in addition to the cost
Taxes are added to the price and Paid by the people
Stamp Act, Sales Tax, Taxes paid out of pocket

4. It is slow…MUST be January!
To pay for the French and Indian war, English Parliament passed the Sugar Act which placed an indirect duty on Sugar and Molasses
Britain also cracked down on Smuggling and allowed the British Navy to search ships for smuggled goods
Britain also set up courts that assumed smugglers were guilty until proven innocent, causing problems in the colonies
The colonies began to challenge a Parliamentary system that took away more rights while adding more taxes

5. Who is this James Otis Guy??
James Otis began to challenge Great Britain’s “Taxation without Representation” a slogan that would spread through the colonies
Samuel Adams would start to form Committees of Correspondence to spread Ideas about colonial protests
One of the Most Effective Protests were Boycotts in the colonies, but other forms of protest became increasingly violent

6. Forever Stamp
Parliament Passed the Stamp Act of 1765 placing a Direct Tax on all legal Documents and other goods that taxed colonists DIRECTLY
Colonists organized the Sons of Liberty to Peacefully, and violently, protest the Acts
Patrick Henry Protested the Act in the House of Burgesses leading to more protest
Hurt by the Boycotts, Britain repealed the Stamp Act but passed the Declaratory Acts stripping the colonies of their independence

7. All Around Townshend
The British placed Direct Taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and other goods But also made strict laws against smuggling
The Colonists, including the daughters of liberty, once again boycotted the acts
As the British began seizing and searching Colonial ships the sons of liberty started to attack the houses of Tax Collectors
Great Britain would respond by sending troops to restore order to the colonies

8. Boston Redcoat massacre
As more British Soldiers began to enter the colonies, more and more colonists grew angry with their presence
As tensions grew the streets of Boston erupted in protest, turned violent, and saw British soldiers open fire on the colonists
As stories of the incident spread it would be called the Boston Massacre and be used as propaganda against the British
The soldiers would be Tried in the colonies and be found innocent due to self defense and would be released but the colonists remained angry

9. Mr. Tea
Though the Townsend Acts, and most other Taxes were repealed, the Tea tax remained
Committees of Correspondence were formed, by Sam Adams, as a way for colonial communication
The Tea Act gave the British East Indian Company control over Colonial Tea
B.E.I.C Tea would arrive in the colonies and be taxed angering the shippers, merchants, and colonists

10. One Wild Party
Tea Party Protests took place in Charleston South Carolina, New York City, and Philadelphia
The Sons of Liberty organized the Boston Tea Party Destroying 342 chests of Tea
Some Colonial Leaders offered to repay the Damages of the tea Party
Britain wanted repayment and the men responsible brought to trial, leading to more tensions in the colonies

11. Act TWO
British prime minister, Lord north, Would pass the Intolerable acts to Punish Boston. The Acts would:
Close Boston Harbor until the Tea was Paid off
Massachusetts Legislature was Suspended
British Officials charged with a crime could face trial in Britain not the colonies
The Quartering Act was passed to force colonists to house British soldiers
The Quebec Act gave large amounts of land to Quebec
Thomas Gage became the new governor of Massachusetts

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