1. Critical Thinking Question
Has anyone demanded that you pay them money without consulting you first or making an agreement with you first?
How did you feel about it? Or, how would you feel about it?

2. Tighter British Control
Pamphlet Project 1

3. The Colonies and Britain Grow Apart
Proclamation of 1763
Said that Americans could not move past the Appalachian mountains
Made Americans Angry
Was created to give the Native Americans all land west of the Appalachians

4. British Troops and Taxes
King George III sent 10,000 troops to the colonies to enforce the Proclamation of 1763
To save money they passed the Quartering Act
Colonists were forced to house and feed British soldiers
Britain needed more money to pay off war debt, so it raised taxes on colonies
Sugar Act – taxed “sweet” goods being imported to the colonies
Stamp Act – taxed all important documents – had to buy a stamp (ex. Diplomas, contracts, wills)

5. Critical Thinking Question
Was it fair that Great Britain expected to colonies to pay for the debt G.B. incurred during the French & Indian War?
If so, Why
If not, how could have Great Britain paid off their debt instead?

6. The Colonies Protest the Stamp Act
“No Taxation Without Representation”
Boycotted British goods
Refused to buy goods from Great Britain

7. Sons of Liberty
Secret organization of business owners and lawyers who protested Great Britain
Some protests were violent
Burned down government buildings
Tar and feathered government officials

8. Colonial Voices were heard?
Under pressure of British merchants parliament revoked the stamp act
Britain passed the Declaratory Act
Parliament had supreme control of the colonies