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American Revolution . The Who’s Who of Revolution. Acts Passed by the British. Stamp Act. Passed by Parliament in 1765 First attempt to tax colonists directly The tax was paid in silver coins which were rare Tax money used to pay the British soldiers stationed in the colonies. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
American Revolution
The Who’s Who of Revolution
• Colonists fighting for freedom from England Patriots
• Colonists loyal to EnglandLoyalists
• Name for British soldiers because of their bright scarlet jackets. Redcoats
Acts Passed by the British
Stamp ActSugar Act
Townshend Acts
Quartering Act
Intolerable ActTea Act
Stamp Act
• Passed by Parliament in 1765• First attempt to tax colonists directly• The tax was paid in silver coins which
were rare• Tax money used to pay the British soldiers
stationed in the colonies
Stamp Act Continued
• Each sheet of every legal document needed a stamp showing that a tax had been paid– Newspapers– Diplomas – Wills– Playing cards
• Colonists were angry about the new tax and fought against it
Protesting the Stamp Act
• “No taxation without representation” – Representatives sent to the Stamp Act Congress in
New York to petition against the Stamp Act– Argued that Parliament had no right to tax
colonies• Protests in the colonies and boycotts of British
goods led Parliament to cancel the Stamp Act in 1766
Tea Act
• A tax on tea was imposed with the Townshend Act
• Colonies boycott imported British goods and turn to smuggling in tea.
• The Tea Act put a stop to the illegal smuggling of tea into the colonies.
• Tension led to the Boston Tea party.
Townshend Acts
• Passed by Parliament in 1767• Created by Charles Townshend as a way to tax
the colonies “without offense”• Taxes were placed on imported
goods like lead, paper, paint, glass, and tea• Boycotts and protests escalate
and turn violent
Tension Escalates
• To prevent riots and protests 1,000 redcoats were sent to Boston
• The soldiers presence in Boston only angered the colonists – The soldiers were a reminder of Britain’s control
over the colonists– The colonists and soldiers often taunted and
insulted each other
Boston Massacre
• March 1770 a group of boys began throwing snowballs at a soldier
• More soldiers gathered and fearing a riot the soldiers began firing into the crowd– Five colonists were killed
• In April 1770 in response to the boycotts and riots Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts expect for the tax on tea.
Boston Tea Party 1773
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Townshend
Act
EnglandColonists
Stamp Act
Boycott
Patriots
Parliament Red Coats
George Washington
Tea Act
Loyalists
Boston Tea
Party
Protests
King George
Boston Massacre