Mar 27, 2015
Consequences of the GWFE8Less Colonial Dependence on
Britain8Colonials have less respect for
British military8Colonial Leadership emerges8Britain Faces Debt and
Increased Costs of Empire
New British Colonial Policy
8Better Enforcement of Navigation Acts
8New Regulations8New Taxes
New British Colonial Policy
8Proclamation of 1763
8Pontiacs Rebellion
8Colonial Reaction
Sugar and Stamps
8The Sugar Act (1764)8The American Revenue Act of
17641764 8Revision of Molasses Act of
173317338Cut Tax on Foreign Sugar and Molasses
8 Why??
Sugar and Stamps
• The Stamp Act 17658 Long a stamp tax
in Britain8 What did it tax
8Colonial Newspapers
8Legal Documents
8Playing cards
8Dice
The Stamp Act8Announced
March 1765
8Effective Nov. 1765
Colonial Response8Immediate Protest
8 “The Phrase”
8Stamp Act Congress8NYC October 1765
8Read the Documents
Review Events Since 1763 1763-17701763-17708End of the Seven
Years War8Proclamation of 1763
8Sugar Act (1764)
8Stamp Act (1765)
8Colonial Resistance8Repeal of Stamp
Act (1766)
8Declaratory Act
The Second Imperial Crisis
8Townshend Acts (1767)8External Taxes8New Board of Customs Commissioners in Boston
8NY Assembly suspended8Colonial Resistance
8No Taxation without ……8Boycott: Sons of Liberty8Tensions with Customs Commissioners
The Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre ((March 5,1770March 5,1770))
Consequences of Townshend Acts
8Colonial Position:8No internal taxes8No external taxes8What Authority Does Parliament Have?, -
8Townshend Acts Repealed8Except for tea8Why?
The Gaspee The Gaspee IncidentIncident (1772)(1772)
Providence, RI coastProvidence, RI coast
Committees Committees of Correspondenceof Correspondence
8 First in Boston, 1772First in Boston, 1772
8 Purpose was formulating Purpose was formulating resistance and informing resistance and informing other coloniesother colonies
8 Spread to other colonies Spread to other colonies as relations worsenedas relations worsened
Tea Act Tea Act (1773)(1773)8 British East India CoBritish East India Co
8 In financial troubleIn financial trouble
8 Many members of Many members of Parliament held Parliament held sharesshares
8 Tea Act granted Tea Act granted monopoly on monopoly on distribution of tea distribution of tea in colonies in colonies (cheaper tea!(cheaper tea!
8 Lord North expected Lord North expected the the colonials to eagerly colonials to eagerly choose choose the cheaper tea the cheaper tea (WRONG!).(WRONG!).
Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party (1773)(1773)
Tar and Feathering
The Coercive The Coercive ((IntolerableIntolerable))))
ActsActs, 1774, 1774
Lord North: Lord North: Colonies want Colonies want independence!independence!
Boston Port ActBoston Port Act
Massachusetts Massachusetts Government ActGovernment Act
Administration ofAdministration of Justice Act Justice Act
22ndnd Quartering Quartering Act Act
The Quebec Act The Quebec Act (1774)(1774)
First Continental First Continental Congress Congress (1774)(1774)
55 delegates from 12 55 delegates from 12 coloniescolonies6 Urged all colonies to send aid to Mass
6 Adopted the “Suffolk Adopted the “Suffolk Resolves”Resolves”
6 ““The Association”The Association”
6 Declaration of Rights Declaration of Rights and Grievancesand Grievances
6 Meet again in springMeet again in spring
First Continental First Continental CongressCongress8Denounced the Coercive Acts as
intolerable and not to be obeyed8.8Renewed nonimportation
agreements
The British Are The British Are Coming Coming . . .. . .
Paul ReverePaul Revere & & William DawesWilliam Dawes make make their midnight ride to warn the their midnight ride to warn the
MinutemenMinutemen of approaching British of approaching British soldiers.soldiers.
The Shot Heard The Shot Heard ’’Round the WorldRound the World!!
LexingtonLexington & & ConcordConcord – April – April 19,177519,1775
The Second The Second Continental Continental
CongressCongress(1775)(1775)
Olive Branch Olive Branch PetitionPetition
Cause and Effect
• Tea Act of 1773 Boston Tea Party• Boston Tea Party Coercive Acts• Coercive Acts 1st Continental
Congress • Coercive Acts Lexington and
Concord• Lexington and Concord 2nd
Continental Congress2nd Continental Congress …?…?
Thomas PaineThomas Paine: : Common SenseCommon Sense
Declaration of Declaration of Independence Independence
(1776)(1776)
Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence
Independence HallIndependence Hall
New New National National SymbolsSymbols