Revolution
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Road to Revolution: Sources of colonists’ Discontent w/England
1. Navigation Acts---do what you want to do
2. Proclamation of 1763
1) Don’t settle west of Applation Mountain
2) If you are in the west you need come back
3) Colonies need pay for soldiers (Enforces)
4) Largely ignored
Why?
King’s reason:
Because is dangerous out there, don’t want be hurt (to Indian or from Indian)
Real reason:
He can control them and tax them. (Know where you are)
3. New Taxes (Levied as a result of Brit war debt: F&I)
* $ mount small. Higher in GB. Principle. No taxation w/o Representation.
Violated their right the Magna Carta.
a. Sugar Act—Taxed Molasses (alcohol)
b. Stamp Act--- All legal documents
*wills, diplomas, birth certs, death certs, marriage lic, contracts \
*W/O stamp, documents not legally binding
c. Townshend Act---Tax on glass, paper, lead, paint……&TEA
*Write of Assistance---Legal documents similar to search ship looking for GPLPT W/O prob
cause.
*Illegal search
d. Quartering Act---Tax?
*Forced colonies to give:
Housing, food, beverage, candles, bedding to Br Redcoats
Loyalist---wanted to loyal to King; Stay part of GB
Patriot---wanted freedom and own country
BEFORE:
AFTER:
LoyalistpatriotLoyalistPatriotColonists response to T.A. (Townshend acts)
1) Non-importation agreement---formal boycott
---Colonists organized and agreed to stop buying items taxed by T.A.
2) Colonists started to develop own industries
*Glass *Painted *Lead *(Tea)
3) United colonies behind a common enemy. (Together and fight together)
4) Committee of Correspond
*Formed letter writing
★ Brit Merchants: Hurt by loss of sales
*Pressure King to repeal tax
*Repeal Townshend Acts
---Except for tax on tea
--Just CUZ
--Wanted $
Colonist responses to what they perceived to be unjust action of KG3
--ignore them and do what you want anyway
--rock throwing
--tarring & feathering
--riots
--united
--wrote petitions
--threw iceballs
--boycotted
--mock hanging
--son & daughters of liberty
--created own industries
--wrote satirical plays
--threw tea in harbor