Lesson 1
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Trouble over Taxes
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Trouble over Taxes
Britain Taxes the Colonies
Britain Taxes the Colonies❖ King George III supported the idea of taxing the colonists
Britain Taxes the Colonies❖ King George III supported the idea of taxing the colonists
❖ Parliament is Britain’s law making body
Britain Taxes the Colonies❖ King George III supported the idea of taxing the colonists
❖ Parliament is Britain’s law making body
❖ The Americans were being protected by Britain’s soldiers, and they thought they should pay for it
Britain Taxes the Colonies❖ King George III supported the idea of taxing the colonists
❖ Parliament is Britain’s law making body
❖ The Americans were being protected by Britain’s soldiers, and they thought they should pay for it
❖ Parliment passed the Stamp Act: Placed a tax on printed Material
Britain Taxes the Colonies❖ King George III supported the idea of taxing the colonists
❖ Parliament is Britain’s law making body
❖ The Americans were being protected by Britain’s soldiers, and they thought they should pay for it
❖ Parliment passed the Stamp Act: Placed a tax on printed Material
❖ Colonists had to buy a stamp and put it on the item to show they had paid the tax
Colonists Protest
Colonists Protest
❖ Patrick Henry spoke out against the Stamp Act
Colonists Protest
❖ Patrick Henry spoke out against the Stamp Act
❖ Leaders from 9 colonies met and called it the Stamp Act Congress
❖ Here they told Parliament to Repeal the act or Cancel the act
Colonists Protest
❖ Patrick Henry spoke out against the Stamp Act
❖ Leaders from 9 colonies met and called it the Stamp Act Congress
❖ Here they told Parliament to Repeal the act or Cancel the act
❖ Samuel Adams became an important leader during this time
Colonists Protest
❖ Patrick Henry spoke out against the Stamp Act
❖ Leaders from 9 colonies met and called it the Stamp Act Congress
❖ Here they told Parliament to Repeal the act or Cancel the act
❖ Samuel Adams became an important leader during this time
❖ He inspired others to take action against the British Gov’t
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
❖ Sons of Liberty were a group of people who opposed the new tax
Sons of Liberty
❖ Sons of Liberty were a group of people who opposed the new tax
❖ These groups burned papers, and held rallies to help show how the Stamp Act was unfair
Townshend Acts
Townshend Acts
❖ Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766
Townshend Acts
❖ Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766
❖ Charles Townshend started the Townshend acts
Townshend Acts
❖ Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766
❖ Charles Townshend started the Townshend acts
❖ This law paced a tariff: or tax on imported goods in the colonies
Townshend Acts
❖ Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766
❖ Charles Townshend started the Townshend acts
❖ This law paced a tariff: or tax on imported goods in the colonies
❖ These acts caused new protests in the colonies
Townshend Acts
❖ Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766
❖ Charles Townshend started the Townshend acts
❖ This law paced a tariff: or tax on imported goods in the colonies
❖ These acts caused new protests in the colonies
❖ Many colonists began to boycott or refuse to buy goods from Britain
Women Join the Boycott
Women Join the Boycott
❖ Women started to boycott wool, and other items
Women Join the Boycott
❖ Women started to boycott wool, and other items
❖ They made liberty tea from berries and herbs instead of buying goods from Britain
Women Join the Boycott
❖ Women started to boycott wool, and other items
❖ They made liberty tea from berries and herbs instead of buying goods from Britain
❖ Daughters of Liberty formed to help the boycott
Women Join the Boycott
❖ Women started to boycott wool, and other items
❖ They made liberty tea from berries and herbs instead of buying goods from Britain
❖ Daughters of Liberty formed to help the boycott
❖ British warships went into Boston Harbor to try to scare the colonists
