1. Gallery Walk Through the Intolerable Acts

2. Stamp Act Georgia Connection
United Georgians together and divided them between Loyalists those who supported the King and the Patriots those who sided with the colonist view.
The Stamp Act was the first direct British tax on American colonists instituted to pay the huge war debt that great Britain had incurred after the French and Indian War.
What did the Act Say?
Every newspaper, pamphlet, and other public and legal document had to have a Stamp, or British seal, on it.
How did this effect the colonists?
The Stamp cost a lot of money and the colonists didn't think they should have to pay for something they had been doing for free for many years
Why was this important?
When the colonists complained to Great Britain they responded by saying that British Government was superior to the colonists and they colonists had to do what they were told. This made the colonists even more angry and they decided to form the Sons of Liberty in response to this Act.

3. Sugar Act Georgia Connection
The Sugar Act was imposed by British Parliament after the Stamp Act
What did the Act Say?
The Sugar Act put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. It banned importation of rum and French wines.
How did this effect the colonists?
The Sugar Act was designed to raise revenue and only affected the merchants who sold the goods.
Why was this important?
taxes were enacted (or raised) without the consent of the colonists. This was one of the first instances in which colonists wanted a say in how much they were taxed.
Georgia Connection
Raised the price of sugar and indigo an export of the Georgia colony.

4. Navigation Act 1763 Georgia Connection
This act was not a problem for Georgia because all of its goods were shipped to England.
What did the Act Say?
Colonialist could only use British vessels to ship good from Americus to other parts of the world.
How did this effect the colonists?
Colonialists who traded with other countries could no longer trade.
Why was this important?
Goods could only be bought from Britain and were taxed.
Goods could only be shipped using British vessels and there was a tax.

5. The Townsend Acts 1767 Georgia Connection
What did the Act Say?
Townsend drew up new taxes on imports for tea, lead, paper, glass, paint and said that Americans could receive only get these products from Britain.
How did this effect the colonists?
To help make the colonists followed the new rules, he moved his headquarters to Boston and made all the British Soldiers who were in the frontier move to places with a large populations. He also brought over more British troops from England to carry out the orders of Parliament.
Why was this important?
When the colonists complained, parliament took back all taxes except for the tax on tea. .
Georgia Connection
This act was not a problem for Georgia because it was enforced in the northern colonies.

6. The Quartering Act Georgia Connection
What did the Act Say?
The act permitted the British army to quarter its troops in civilian households.
How did this effect the colonists?
This act forced local colonial authorities to provide food, drink, quarters, fuel, and transportation to British forces stationed in their towns or villages for free.
Why was this important?
The colonists felt this act was unfair and went against their natural rights. They began to fear the power of Great Britain
Georgia Connection
This act was not a problem for Georgia because it was enforced in the northern colonies.

7. Georgia Connection
Based on the information you have learned about each of the Intolerable Acts should Georgia become involved if a war breaks out in the colonies?