England told the colonists not to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains because they could not protect the colonists from the Native Americas. The colonists went anyway.
England wanted to cut down on the smuggling of foreign molasses. They said smugglers would be tried in British courts. Merchants and traders were angry. This act had very little impact on the average colonist.
The Sons of Liberty formed in 1765 led by Samuel Adams. Their main job was to harrass Stamp Tax officials by beating them up, throwing things at the, stealing the tax stamps, vandalizing their homes, etc.
Colonists were required to purchase a special stamp for all documents, legal papers, newspapers, cards, contracts, etc. This tax impacted all colonists, not just the merchants.
Representative from 9 states met in New York. At the meeting the delegates agreed that England's Parliament had no right to tax the colonists because the colonists were not represented in Parliament. "No taxation without representation"
The colonists began an organized boycott of British goods. The boycott was so successful that the Stamp Act was repealed in 1766. Included in the repeal was the Declaratory Act which stated that Parliament had the power to make laws for the colonies and that it was the colonists duty to obey the laws.
The Townshend Acts were a series of taxes on items the colonists used such as paint, lead, paper, glass and tea. The colonists resisted the acts by renewing their boycott and as a result of the resistance England sent troops to occupy Boston. After the Boston Massacre in March of 1770 Parliament repealed all but the tax on tea.
Will be covered in class.
The Committees of Correspondence were formed by colonial assemblies to distribute information to various groups within the colonies mainly about the actions of the British.
The Boston Tea Party was a direct protest against the Tea Act. The Tea Act gave a business called the East India Company the right to ship their tea to America without paying taxes. This would make the East India Company Tea cheaper than tea smuggled into the colonies. The Tea Act would hurt colonial merchants by making their smuggled tea more expensive. American colonists, mainly the Sons of Liberty, dressed as Native Americans, snuck aboard East India Company ships in Boston Harbor and dumped their tea into Boston Harbor.
Thes acts were passed by Britain in reaction to the Boston Tea Party. There were four parts: 1) England closed Boston Harbor 2) The Quartering Act allowed British soldiers to stay in empty colonial homes (the colonists thought to spy on them) 3) Boston is placed under martial law (rule by the military) and 4) a General is put in charge of the colony of Massachusetts
56 delegates from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts. The delegates considered may actions but the main things they decided was to meet again if British Action warranted and to fight back if the British used aggression.
Patrick Henry spoke to the Virgina Assembly in support of voting for independence form England.
These two battles are considered to be the first of the American Revolution, even though the colonies had NOT declared independence.
Members of the 2nd Continental Congress vote to declare independence form England.
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