Chapter 5.2

Describe how Britain tried to ease tensions on the American frontier

List the ways colonist reacted to new taxes imposed by Parliament

Identify new colonial leaders Explain the event that led to the Boston

Massacre

Westward expansion and clashes with the Native Americans

Amherst raised the price of goods traded with Native Americans

Allowed settlers to build forts and lands

War broke out (Pontiac’s War, 1763), British outposts attacked, war ended because of lack of French help

Proclamation drew an imaginary line along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains

Colonist were forbidden to settle west of the line

Meant to protect the Native Americans

Angered the colonists, most ignored the proclamation and moved west.

Hannover King Believed he was royal sovereign

who ruled all of Britannia Would use army and navy to

restore order in the colonies Believed he could tax as he

thought

Used to pay back British for French and Indian War

Sugar Act (1764): Tax on Molasses Smuggling

Stamp Act: Duty on all legal documents, almanacs, playing cards, and dice

Rooted in Magna Carta No problem with paying

taxes as long as approved by colonial legislature

United all delegates Petition written, rejecting

the Stamp Act No Taxation without

Representation!!!

May 1767, Townshend Act taxed goods such as paper, glass, paint, lead and tea

Tax was low, but it was Colonist argued that it was the principle about taxation without representation

Writs of assistance – officers searched without giving reason

Stop importing British goods

Colonists form the Son’s of Liberty organization

Mock hanging staged Daughters of Liberty

boycotted British cloth Boycott British goods

Massachusetts- Samuel Adams Organized people to protest Worked behind scenes Today’s political activist Failed in business and poor

speaker

John Adams (Sam’s cousin) Skilled Lawyer Gifted Speaker Cautious, but often difficult

Virginia- George Washington speaks at House of Burgesses against Townshend Act

Patrick Henry- Lawyer Critic of British Policy Give me Liberty or Give me Death! It this be treason, make the most

of it! Words, moved a young law

student named Thomas Jefferson

British send troops to major cities, Boston and New York over the Quartering Act

Quartering Act = colonist provide housing, bedding, candles and beverages to soldiers

British soldiers a reminder to colonist that they were being bullied

March 5, 1770 crowd grows in front of Custom House

Crowd throws snowballs at British soldiers

Soldiers shoot into crowd Five people died Paul Revere and Sam

Adams provoke more protests

Repeal of the Townshend Act passes through Parliament

Harmed British merchants Quartering Act repealed King George keeps Tea Act Causes colonist to think more about the