Taxes Boycotts Proclamation of 1763 King George III

Taxes & Boycotts Proclamation of 1763 – King George III forbade colonists from settling west of Appalachian Mts. ; was ignored

Sugar Act of 1764 – tax on molasses, sugar, textiles (cloth), coffee, wine, and indigo

Quartering Act – colonists had to house/feed soldiers

Stamp Act of 1765 – tax on newspapers, playing cards, legal documents, dice, pamphlets, almanacs, calendars

“No Taxation Without Representation” colonists couldn’t take part in elections or have any say; started to rebel

Boycott – agreed to not buy or sell British goods

Sons of Liberty – protest group Their Motto

Stamp Act of Congress – 9 colonies met in NYC to protest

March 1766 – Parliament repeals Stamp Act

Declaratory Act – Parliament had right to rule and tax colonies

Townshend Acts of 1767 – taxes on paint, glass, lead, paper, and tea

Daughters of Liberty – colonial women against drinking tea and buying cloth

Samuel Adams leader of Sons of Liberty

Boston Massacre – mob incited British soldiers; 5 colonists died

Committees of Correspondence – citizens passed along the news in the colonies

Tea Act – East India Co. had exclusive rights to sell tea without paying import taxes; hurt colonial business

Boston Tea Party – Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians dump tea into harbor.

Ask your questions now!

What was the British Law which kept Americans from settling west of the Appalachians? o o A - Quartering Act B - Proclamation of 1763 C - The Appalachian Land Law D - The Treaty of Paris

What is a boycott? • A - An agreement to quit buying certain products • B - The opposite of a girlcott • C - An example of Mercantilism • D - A hated British tax

What were the Townshend Acts? • A - A famous British play which made fun of Americans • B - An American protest of British taxes • C- A British tax on paint, glass, paper and tea • D - A law which said towns had to send children to school with hornbooks

What was the purpose of the Declaratory Acts? • A - Stated Parliament had the right to tax Americans • B - Stated people had to declare their taxes to the British King • C - It put a tax on paint, glass, paper and tea • D – Ships in port had to declare their destination in the Triangular Trade Routes

To whom did the Tea Act gave sole authority to sell tea in the colonies? • • A - The American Tea Merchants Society B - The East India Tea Company C - The West India Tea Company D - All British Tea Merchants who could pay the Tea Tax