New Revenues & Regulations

• Sugar Act (Revenue Act 1764)– Duties to stop smugglers

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act 1765 (Lord George Grenville) – all legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, and advertisements

• 1st Direct Tax imposed on citizens

• Patrick Henry, “No taxation without…”

• James Otis – Stamp Act Congress 1765

• Sons and daughters of Liberty – intimidate royal tax agents & organize boycotts

Tar and Feathering

• 1766 Repeal of the Stamp Act

• Declaratory Act

• Townshend Acts 1767 (Charles Townshend) – New duties on tea, glass, and paper– Paid crown officials salaries– Search of private homes made legal w/ writ of

assistance– Suspend NY’s assembly (for defiance of

quartering Act)

Colonial Reaction

• John Dickinson – goes against principal of English Law

• James Otis & Samuel Adams – Circular Letter – repeal Townshend

• British increase military occupation in Boston

• Townshend Repealed 1770, but tensions high

The Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre ((March 5,1770March 5,1770))

The Gaspee The Gaspee IncidentIncident (1772)(1772)

Providence, RI coastProvidence, RI coast

Committees Committees of Correspondenceof Correspondence

PurposePurpose warn neighboring warn neighboring coloniescolonies about incidents with Br. about incidents with Br.

broaden the resistance broaden the resistance movement. movement.

Samuel AdamsSamuel Adams

Tea Act Tea Act (1773)(1773)8 British East India Co.:British East India Co.:

Monopoly on Br. tea Monopoly on Br. tea imports.imports.

Many members of Many members of Parl. held shares.Parl. held shares.

Permitted the Co. to Permitted the Co. to sell tea directly to sell tea directly to cols. without col. cols. without col. middlemen middlemen (cheaper tea!)(cheaper tea!)

8 North expected the North expected the cols. to eagerly choose cols. to eagerly choose the cheaper tea.the cheaper tea.

Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party (1773)(1773)

The Coercive or The Coercive or IntolerableIntolerableActs Acts (1774)(1774)

Lord NorthLord North

1.1. Port Bill Port Bill

2.2. Government Government ActAct

4.4. Administration Administration ofof Justice Act Justice Act

3.3. New Quartering New Quartering Act Act

The Quebec Act The Quebec Act (1774)(1774)

Influence of Enlightenment Ideas

• John Locke – Natural Rights

• Jean Jacques Rousseau – General Will

• American Revolution…Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Explain.

• Do you think the American colonists have the right to revolt?

Influence of American Rev.John Locke Jean Jacques Rousseau

First Continental First Continental Congress Congress (1774)(1774)

55 delegates from 12 55 delegates from 12 coloniescolonies

AgendaAgenda How How to respond to to respond to the Coercive the Coercive Acts & the Acts & the Quebec Act?Quebec Act?

1 vote per colony 1 vote per colony represented.represented.

PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia

• All colonies participate except for Georgia

• List of grievances sent to King George III

• Ignored!

The British Are The British Are Coming Coming . . .. . .

Paul ReverePaul Revere & & William DawesWilliam Dawes make make their midnight ride to warn the their midnight ride to warn the

MinutemenMinutemen of approaching British of approaching British soldiers.soldiers.

The Shot Heard The Shot Heard ’’Round the WorldRound the World!!

LexingtonLexington & & ConcordConcord – April – April 18,177518,1775

The Second The Second Continental Continental

CongressCongress(1775)(1775)

Olive Branch Olive Branch PetitionPetition

Thomas PaineThomas Paine: : Common SenseCommon Sense

Declaration of Declaration of Independence Independence

(1776)(1776)

Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence

Independence HallIndependence Hall

New New National National SymbolsSymbols