The Call for Independence EQ: Why were the colonists unhappy with Great Britain?
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The Call for Independence
EQ: Why were the colonists unhappy with Great Britain?
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Cast of Characters
• Tories or Loyalists- those loyal to the King
• Patriots or Whigs- those ready to cut ties
• Quakers, Mennonites, Moravians- objected war
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Characters Cont’d
• Redcoats and Lobsterbacks- British soldiers
• Council of Safety- set up by Patriots in GA
• Fence Sitters- not committed to either group
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Discontentment in the Colonies
• Navigation Acts
• Sugar Act-tax on sugar and molasses
• Stamp Act-1765-tax on newspapers, legal documents, and licenses
• Townshend Acts-1767-import taxes on tea, paper, glass, and coloring for paint
• Enforcement of old laws
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Georgians React
• Talked openly about dislike of new laws
• Spoke out against Townshend Acts
• Elected Wimberly Jones as speaker of the assembly
• Governor Wright tried to do away with the assembly
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Protests Increase
• “No taxation without representation”
• Stopped painting homes
• Stopped drinking tea—coffee instead
• March 1770-Boston Massacre
• Tea Act of 1773
• December 1773-Boston Tea Party
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The Intolerable Acts-enacted to punish the Patriots
1. British closed the Boston port
2. No town meetings without governor
approval
3. Court system changed
4. Quartering Act-house and feed
soldiers at own expense
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Continental Congress-1774
• All colonies except GA gathered in Philadelphia
• Two major groups: -those who wished to pull away from
Britain -those who wanted to make
changes but stay with Britain• Agreed to stop all trade with Britain and
set up committees of safety