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The Aftermath of the 7 Years War
Sugar Act
What?
Lowered taxes
for the molasses colonists imported.
Gave permission
Without
going to court
to barge in people's houses that were accused of smuggling
Reaction?
Angered colonists
believed
that
feel safe
in their (the colonists) houses
- this and other laws
violated colonists' rights
soldiers should not
barge in colonists' house
Colonists
had a right to a trial by jury
Argued
Why?
Wanted to convince colonists to pay the taxes
Wanted to stop people from smuggling
When?
1764 Parliament
passed the
Sugar Act
Aftermath?
Made the Stamp Act.
Introduction and Proclamation of 1763
Great Britain won the 7 Years' War.
Britain's Huge Debt
Gave new rules
New acts
Stamp Act
All angered colonists
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
Taxed colonists
Made the Proclamation of 1763
Sent 10,000 troops to enforce this new rule
Made colonist's freedom limited
Trusted Britain less
Helped remove conflict with the Native Americans.
Colonists must not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
Stamp Act
Why?
Another attempt of fixing the debt from the war
Reaction?
Outraged the colonists
Colonists believed that
Only their own assemblies
Could tax them
Patrick Henry
A member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
Made the members of the house take action
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Samuel Adams
Created and formed the "Sons of Liberty"
Members
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Colonists
Urged people to Boycott
(Not buy the British goods.)
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Part of the protest
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When?
Parliament
passed the Stamp Act in
1765
Aftermath?
The Stamp Act was canceled by the Parliament in March 1766.
What?
Printed materials are taxed (almost all)
Playing Cards
Legal Documents
Wills
Licences
Newspapers
Ship's papers
Magazines
Conclusion
Summary
Britian's debt was instead increased
rather than decreasing
Acts/rules just made things worse
Colonists were complaining and didn't like the acts
Felt like they had limited freedom
Led to
Boycotts
Lost money
Instead of earning
Burning of effigies
of unpopular tax collectors
Protests
Townshend Act
What?
Taxed imported goods
that people buy and sell
Tea
Paper
Glass
Paint
Lead
Oil
Named after Charles Townshend
Reaction?
At that time,
any
taxes
angered
the colonists
John Dickinson made a letter why he disagreed.
Protests started immediately
There was widespread protests
Started Boycotting again
Women protested by boycotting
Boycotted British Fabrics
Urged people to use homemade fabric
These women were called Daughters of Liberty
When?
Parliament
passed the townshend act in 1767
Why?
British
learned lesson from stamp act
Colonists would resist paying internal taxes
Instead of taxing internally, they taxed them externally
Aftermath?
Repealed the Townshend duties except tea
Imports of British goods fell by 40%
Boston Massacre
