1. Chapter 6 The Road to Revolution
England tightens control over the colonies

2. Tensions Arise With England
After the French and Indian War, Britain wanted to govern all its landholdings in North America equally
Parliament began to impose new laws and restrictions on colonists
After the period of Salutary Neglect, many colonists felt their freedoms were being limited

3. Proclamation of 1763
Forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
England wanted to prevent further conflict with the Natives, especially after Pontiac’s Rebellion
Colonists wanted to move into the fertile valley of the Ohio River and many felt they had earned the right by helping to win the war

4. England exerts its authority
England knew it would have to enforce the Proclamation and needed troops in the colonies to do that.
Quartering Act (1765) – Required colonists to house British soldiers and provide them with supplies
Most of the troops were stationed in New York with General Thomas Gage

5. England exerts its authority
England had a huge debt from the war, and the quartering act required even more money.
Colonial assemblies had been responsible for creating taxes to support the colonial military
Sugar Act (1765) – reduced tax on sugar, molasses and other products shipped to colonies; included a harsh punishment for smuggling

6. “Taxation without representation is tyranny!”
Many colonial merchants had been trading smuggled goods and reacted angrily to the new enforcement
Colonial leaders decried the direct taxation by Parliament
James Otis argued that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies because they had no direct representation in Parliament
England argued that since colonists benefited from English laws they were subject to be taxed.

7. Stamp Act (1765)
Required that all legal and commercial documents have an official stamp showing a tax had been paid for them
New type of tax – not on imported goods, but applied to items within the colonies.
It was a tax directly on colonists
Colonial leaders continued to question the legality of being taxed without representation

8. Stamp Act Congress Created petition to King protesting the act
Met in New York City; first time colonies met to act together in protest
Created petition to King protesting the act
Declared right to tax the colonies rested with colonial legislatures
Colonial merchants boycotted British goods

9. Sons of Liberty
Colonists formed secret societies to oppose British policies
Most were people whose businesses were most affected by the tax
Many groups staged protests against the taxes; some were violent with fires set and tax collectors tarred and feathered

10. Stamp Act Repealed
The protests had an effect on British Merchants. They were scared their trade with the colonies would be hurt
William Pitt agreed with colonists about taxation and representation and criticized the Stamp Act
Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766
Declaratory Act (1766) – Parliament declared it had supreme power over the colonies