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The Road to Revolution One thing after the other… John Peter Zenger Case 1734 -John was arrested for printing “bad” things about the NY Colonial Governor. -His lawyer argued, all of it was true, JPZ was acquitted. -Big victory for freedom of the press . Get your taxes here, hey new taxes, who wants taxes?!!!!?? -Began to enforce ol’ school Navigation Act -Tax on Sugar -Currency Act (get rid of old paper money) -Colonists set up Committees of Correspondence - to communicate with each other. -Stamp Act (tax on legal documents tec.) -Quartering Act -soldiers can stay at your house. -OA started to claim “No taxation without representation!” -OA Boycotted the Stamp Act, Brits lost $ and it was repealed -British passed the Townshend Act (tax on lead, paint and TEA) -Customs officials could search place without a warrant. “Wheels Commin’ off!!!” -March 1770 British Soldiers kill 5 colonist in Boston {Boston Massacre)

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Page 1: Frontier Central School District / Overview · Web viewJohn Peter Zenger Case 1734-John was arrested for printing “bad” things about the NY Colonial Governor.-His lawyer argued,

The Road to RevolutionOne thing after the other…

John Peter Zenger Case 1734-John was arrested for printing “bad” things about the NY Colonial Governor.-His lawyer argued, all of it was true, JPZ was acquitted.-Big victory for freedom of the press.

Get your taxes here, hey new taxes, who wants taxes?!!!!??

-Began to enforce ol’ school Navigation Act-Tax on Sugar-Currency Act (get rid of old paper money)-Colonists set up Committees of Correspondence- to communicate with each other.-Stamp Act (tax on legal documents tec.)-Quartering Act-soldiers can stay at your house.-OA started to claim “No taxation without representation!”-OA Boycotted the Stamp Act, Brits lost $ and it was repealed-British passed the Townshend Act(tax on lead, paint and TEA)-Customs officials could search place without a warrant.

“Wheels Commin’ off!!!”-March 1770 British Soldiers kill 5 colonist in Boston {Boston Massacre)-British flood tea market with inexpensive tea -December 1773 colonist dump tea into Harbor….cost British $10,000,000ishThe Coercive Acts or “Intolerable Acts March 1774-Boston closed-More Troops sent to Boston-First Continental Congress meets September 1774-Lexington + Concord “scrap” April 1775-Shot heard ‘round the world!!!