The Road to War

“taxation without representation!”

British government collected taxes to pay for French and Indian WarAmerican colonists were very mad about this new tax

Felt they should have representatives in the British government

VOCABULARY

Tyranny—the cruel and unfair use of force or powerRebel—to refuse to obey those in power

ParliamentBritain’s law making assembly

Felt taxes were fair Wanted help to pay bills American colonists benefited from

protection of British troops

Sugar Act of 1764Tax passed by Parliament Placed on sugar, coffee and wine

Quartering Act of 1765 Demanded that soldiers be housed

in private homes and the welfare of the soldier (food, drink, bed and candles) were to be provided by the home owner

Stamp Act of 1765Tax passed by Parliament Placed on all written materials produced in or for the coloniesColonists had to pay tax on every:

newspaper pamphlets playing cards legal document

Greatly angered the colonists

Stamp ActStamps proved that the tax had been paidRepealed due to protests

To cancel

What were points of conflict?

Illegal Search Warrants

Sugar Act in 1764

Quartering Act in 1765

Stamp Act in 1765

`Conflict Areas

Patrick HenryA member of Virginia House of Burgesses

Said anyone who paid the Stamp Tax was an enemy of Virginia

was accused of treason is the betrayal of one’s country by

giving help to one of its enemies

Samuel Adams

Member of Sons of Liberty groups of colonists who organized

protests against Britain throughout the colonies

wrote articles for Boston newspapers attacking the Stamp Act

Sons of LibertyOrganized by Samuel AdamsLed protests against new taxes throughout ColoniesThreatened stamp agentsDestroyed stamps

Townshend ActsStamp Act of 1765

repealed due to protests

Forced colonists to pay taxes on everything imported from England

Taxed: Tea Paper Glass Lead Paint

Boycottrefuse to buyrefuse to do business or to have

contact with a person, country, or group

Daughters of Liberty made the boycott of British goods successful.

Daughters of Liberty

Ladies in the Colonies Organized boycott of British

goods Weaving cloth Boycotting products

Taxation without Representation

Sugar Act (1764) – tax on sugar, coffee and wineQuartering Act (1765) – soldiers lived in private homes, homeowners responsible for food, drink, bed and candlesStamp Act (1765) – direct tax on newspapers, legal documents, playing cards and phampletsTownshend Acts (1767) – tax on tea, paper, glass, lead and paint that was imported into the colonies