the stirrings of rebellion chapter 4 section 1. i the colonies organize to resist a. the stamp act...
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The Stirrings of Rebellion
Chapter 4 Section 1
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I the Colonies Organize to ResistA. the Stamp Act
• Parliament passes Stamp Act– 1s act that taxed goods and services
not only imports• Required colonists to purchase
special stamped paper for any legal contract– Violaters tried in vice-admiralty cts.
w/o juries• Stamp Act enrest, loss of respect
for British officials• Tensions explode into action
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B. Stamp Act Congress• Bostonians organize into a group called the
Sons of Liberty to protest Stamp Act– Sam Adams=leader
• Conduct demonstrations against Stamp Act• VA passes sets of resolutions against the act– States the virginians can only be taxed by VA
assembly• Reps from 9 colonies meet in NYCStamp Act
Congress
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• SAC issues Declaration of Right and Grievances– States that Parliament lacks power
to tax colonies because they were not rep. in Parliament
• SAC & Dec. of Rights & Grievances 1st time colonies act as one
• NYS agree to nonimportation policy to boycott British goodsrepeal of Stamp Act but passing of Declaratory Act– Declaratory Act= Parliament has
power to make laws that govern colonies
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C. Townshend Acts• Townshend acts= taxes on
imported goods from GB including the most pop drink in the colonies: TEA
• Protested w/ “Taxation w/o representation”– Boycotted British goods
• British officials seize Hancock's ship & accuse of smuggling– Riots ensue British officials
stationed in Boston
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II Tension Mounts in MassachusettsA. The Boston Massacre
• Mob of colonial protesters taunt British officials
• British fire into crowd killing 4• Incident known as Boston
Massacre• The massacre and the
propaganda enraged colonists• Parliament repeal Townshend
Acts except tax on tea
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• Committees of Correspondence set up to communicate with other colonies about threats to Amer. liberties– Linked the colonies and ppl
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B. The Boston Tea Party
• British East India co. hurt by boycotts so theyre allowed to sell tea w/o tax– This hurt colonial tea merchants so they protest
violently• Boston Tea party= colonists dressed up as
indians dumped British tea off ships into Boston Harbor
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C. Intolerable Acts• Kind George infuriated by Boston Tea
PartyIntolorable Acts:– Shuts down Boston Harbor– Quartering Act= mandated colonists to house
soldiers– Martial Law= rule imposed by British military
• Committees of Correspondence assemble the 1st Continental Congress– Wrote declaration or colonial rights– If Britain uses force the colonies would use force to
fight back
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III Fighting Erupts at Lexington and Concord
• New England minutemen stockpile firearms @ Concord to prepare for fight– Minutemen=civilian militia
• British gen. sends troops to seize weapons– Paul Revere “the British are coming”
• British & minutemen clash at Lexington on their way to Concord= British victory
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• Continued to Concord but found no weapons• Minutemen attack british w/ guerilla warfare
on their march back = AMERICAN victory• Colonists & British now enemies