Topic 3.3 taxation without representation

what was the first acts by the British government that angered colonists?

The Proclamation of 1763

What was the British justification for the acts?

the acts were a fair, proper, method for protecting its colonial empire and making the colonies pay their share for such protection.

What was the Colonist views on the Proclamation of 1763?

they viewed it as an alarming threat to their liberties

who was the first prime minister of King George III's rule?

Lord George Grenville

what were the three acts that aroused colonial suspicions of a British plot to subvert their liberties?

The sugar act, the quartering act, and the stamp act

The Sugar Act (1764)

also knowns as the revenue act of 1764, placed duties on foreign sugar and certain luxuries. a companion law was added on in order to enforce the Navigation Acts and stop smuggling. Q

The Quartering Act (1765)

Required the colonists to provide food and living quarters for British soldiers stationed in the colonies

The Stamp Act (1765)

required that revenue stamps be placed on most printed paper in the colonies, including all legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, and advertisements; was the first direct tax (aka the first collected from those who used the goods rather than people in the colonies.

Patrick Henry

Spoke for many when he stood up in the house of burgesses to demand that the king's government recognize the rights of all citizens- including the right not to be taxed without representation.

Stamp Act congress

representatives from nine colonies met in New York in 1765 to form this congress; resolved that only their own elected representatives had the legal authority to approve taxes

Sons and Daughters of liberty

a secret society organized for the purpose of intimidating tax agents; members would sometimes destroy revenue stamps and tarr and feather revenue officals.

1766

when was the stamp act repealed?

Declaratory Act (1766)

asserted that Parliament had the right to tax and make laws for the colonies in all cases whatsoever; this policy would soon lead to renewed conflict between the colonists and the British Government

The Townshend Acts

new duties to be collected on colonial imports of tea, glass, and paper. the revenue was than used to pay crown officials in the colonies, thus making the officials independent of the colonial assemblies that had paid their salaries; also provided a search of private homes with out a warrant.

writ of assistance

what did and official need underneath the Townshend acts in order to be able to search a colonial house?

because they were indirect, meaning they were paid by merchants who then raised their prices to cover the additional costs.

why did most colonists accept the taxes at first?

parliament could regulate colonial commerce, but if it wanted to tax colonists, it had t have the approval of assemblies that included colonial representatives.

what did John Dickinson write in Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania?

urged the colonies to petition Parliament to repeal the Townshend acts; the British reacted by threatening to dissolve the legislature and increased the number of troops.

what did James Otis and Samuel Adams write in Massachusetts Circular Letter?

they damaged trade and generated a disappointingly small amount of revenue.

why did Lord Frederick North urge parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts?

1770

when was the Townshend acts repealed?