1776 – colonists thought of themselves as american
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American Revolution
POPULATION• 1776 – Colonists thought of themselves as
American
representation
• British parliament – Acted in best interest of England– Made it difficult to trade with French and Spanish
• Colonies – no representation in parliament• RESENTMENT!!
TAXATION
• England – huge debt• Colonies to pay:– Sugar Act: taxed sugar
bought from French or Spanish
– Stamp Act: all newspapers and legal documents to carry a stamp purchased from Britain
Boston tea party
• British East India Company– Controlled tea trading between India and the British
colonies
–Tea tax: Colonists refused to buy British tea• Left tea in warehouses
• British government:– Force colonists to buy tea– Tea Act: allowed British East India Co. to sell directly
to colonists – skipping wholesale merchants; made it cheaper than smuggled tea
Boston tea party
• Colonists:– Demanded removal of tea
tax– Refusing to unload tea
• December 16, 1773– Group of men “Sons of
Liberty”– Boston Harbor – dressed as
Mohawk Indians– Boarded British ships and
dumped 45 tons of tea