Taxation WITHOUT Representation

APUSH Review Unit 3 Topic 3 (3.3)

Virtual Representation

• Members of Parliament represented the interest of the entire empire not just specific people/ locations.

• The colonist argued that the only people who could represent their interest were those FROM the colonies.

• Colonist had no way to control British Policy because they lacked seats in Parliament

Salutary Neglect

The lax enforcement of British Law and trade regulations in the colonies

Quartering Act of 1765

Colonist were responsible for British soldiers food and housing for soldiers stationed in colonies,

Sugar Act (1764)

imposed taxes on sugar and other luxurious items

Stamp Act (1765)

Tax on all paper items produced in the colonies

Stamp Act Congress (1765)

• 27 delegates from 9 colonies petitioned British Parliament to appeal the stamp Act.

• Decided that only their own elected representatives had legal authority to approve taxes

• They acknowledged that they were LOYAL subjects of King and country

Sons and Daughters Of Liberty

a secret society organized to protest British taxation policies

Declaratory Act (1766)

Parliament had the power to and authority to pass WHATEVER law they wanted in the colonies

Townshed Acts (1767)

Imposed taxes on colonial imports such as tea, glass, and paper

Writ of Assistance

• a general license to search anywhere

• To avoid taxes caused by the Townshed acts, colonist smuggled goods

• This allowed English custom agents the right to search homes

Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania

• John Dickinson argued that Parliament could regulate Colonial trade, BUT if they wanted to tax ythe colonies, parliament had to get approval of assemblies which included colonial Representatives.

Massachusetts Circular Letter

• James Otis and Samuel Adams sent copies to every colonial legislature and encouraged them to petition Parliament to repeal the Townsheds act

Boston Massacre (1770)

Colonist harassed guards near customs house in Boston, Massachusetts. Guards set fire, killing 5 Bostonians

Committees of Correspondence

• Created by Samuel Adams

• To spread the idea that British were weakening colonial freedom and bring opposition to British policies

• United the colonies in boycotting the taxation on goods

The Gaspee (1772)

A group of colonist disguised as American Indians ordered British crew ashore , looted the ship, and burned it

The Tea Act (1767)

• the tax on tea

• gave rights to the British East-India Tea company to buy and ship tea to the colonies

Boston Tea Party (1773)

342 chests of British tea was dumped into the Boston Harbor by Bostonians dressed as American Indians

The Coercive Acts (1774)

King George III and the British Parliaments reaction to the Boston Tea Party that punished colonists and bring them under control

Port Act

Closed down the Boston harbor until all the tea was paid for

Massachusetts Government Act

Reduced the power of Massachusetts Legislature and increased power of Royal Governor

Administration of Justice Act

authorized the Governor to send government officials accused of crime to Great Britain for trial

The Coercive Act: Quartering Act

expanded to allow British troops to be housed in PRIVATE homes

Quebec Act (1774)

• The act established Roman Catholicism as the official Religion in Quebec

• Extended the boundary to the Ohio River

• Set up Government without representative Assembly