The Road to Independence

Taxation Without Representation

NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION

BRAINSTORM!!

Write down what you think this means???

Leaning Towards War• England found the colonies as a source of wealth!

– Mercantilism: the wealthier a nation, the more powerful it is• Proclamation of 1763 stopped westward expansion• French & Indian War: cost England a TON of money• New taxes placed on colonies

– Force them to help pay for the war• Britain kept 10,000 troops in America

– Colonists feared this would• Limit their freedoms

Britain’s Trade Laws

• 1763 George Grenville – Prime Minister of Britain– Goal – Lower Britain’s debt– Take action against smuggling in the colonies

• (When the colonists smuggle goods to avoid taxes, Britain loses money)

• 1767 Parliament authorized the writs of assistance – Legal documents that allowed custom officers to enter any

location and search for smuggled goods.

The Sugar Act1764

• GOAL- stop smuggling• Lowered tax on imported molasses

– Hoped to convince colonists to pay the tax• Let officers seize goods from smugglers w/o going to

court

The Stamp Act1765

• Placed a tax on all printed materials in the colonies– All printed items must have a stamp from British officials

• Affected almost EVERYONE

The Quartering Act1765

• Forced the colonies to pay for housing British soldiers in taverns, inns, vacant buildings, and barns.– Colonists were expected to provide food and drinks

NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION

BRAINSTORM!!

Write down what you think this means???

T.O.T.D.Read the handouts on The Sugar Act ,The Stamp Act, and

The Quartering Act

Then complete an Intolerable Act worksheet for each act

HINT:

Use the information provided in your textbook to help determine why it angered the colonists!

pg. 133-134