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1763 made by George III line off Appalachians beyond where people could go. Yet many traveled on regardless |
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First Lord of treasury, wanted to keep some men in America, and had to pay the price of them there Installed the Sugar Act 1764, Currency Act 1764, Revised Stamp act of 1765, and the Quartering Ac 1765 |
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1764 cut the tax in half, to help pay for the military still remaining, installed by Grenville Levied taxes against foreing textiles, wine, coffee, indigo, and sugar |
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| 1764 England issued their own paper money, but America couldn't issue their own money |
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| 1765 revenue stamps to be attached to every thing printed and legal |
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| 1765 to house the soliders |
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| Around 1765 Reaccted to Grenvile. Met under liberty trees, and took a mob toward the stamp office and burned it |
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| 1765 VA house of Burgesses. Written by Patrick Henry entitled by English rights and could only tax themselves, governed by laws of their own consent |
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| Declaration of Rights and Grievnaces of the Colonies |
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| Began in MAss House of Rep in 1765. Wrote to the king for relief, and to repeal Stamp Act, had no right to levy taxes. Led to boycott of stamps. |
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Wanted to repeal the Stamp Act, but keep the British happy. 1766 repealed the Stamp Act but the Declatory Act was installed, laws over the colonies regardless. Reduced the molasses act cost |
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| 1766 replaced the Stamp Act, which gave Parliament to make laws no matter what. |
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Believed that "externa" taxes were tolerable to colonies. Townshend Acts included: Revenue Act 1767 levied taxes, Board of Customs Commissioners at Boston: take care of smuggling, Increased gov revenues, and export and import of goods were higher |
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"Letters from A Pennsylvania Farmer" |
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| John Dickison 1767. Argued Parliament might regulate American commerce and collect tax but no right to levy taxes for revenue |
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Samuel Adams toward Parliament |
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Disliked them, they had no right to legislatle for colonies. 1787 with James Otis, wrote illegality of parliament taxes. Brought together the Sons of Liberty |
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| March 5 1770: What happened and why? |
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Boston Massacre Crispus Attucks first African American killed on that scene. Led to resentment and also to the removal of other taxes except tea, sugar, Currency, and Quartering |
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Green Mountain Boys and Paxton Boys |
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1770 led by Ethan Allen in NY Paxton: created during Pontaic's rebellion, where they took frustration out on Indians. Penn |
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| 1771 a battle between NC backcountry farmers and the wealthy |
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1772 sumgglers came abord the ship took out crew and burned it. Thomas Htcnhinson that his salary would come out of customs revenue, no longer depend on the assembly for income |
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| Committe of Correspondence |
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1772 Sam Adams, issued a statement of rights and grievences invited others to do the same Against getting the cheap tea, that Lord North had |
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| Boston tea Party, refused the cheap tea. |
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| Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts |
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1774 lord North to discipline Boston. Port Act: closed the harbor until tea was paid for Act for the Imartial Admin of Justice: Trail in England Quartering Act: local authroties to enforce Mass Government Act: made gov council appointive (not elective), sheriff select judges, and no town meeting until gov consent Put in by Lord North |
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1774 gov in Canada, no rep assembly and led by appointed government and council, gave a privileged position to Catholic Church. Also enforced in other states boundaries |
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| April 14. Started with Gen.Thomas Gage 1775 suppress "open rebellion" by capturing Sam Adams and Hancock and destroy military weapons in Concord. Men warned by Paul revere, William Dawes.April 19. British lost more men than Amer and retreated. |
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June 17 1775. Brit: howe,clinton, burgoyne. "Whites of their eyes" High numbers of deaths on Brit, and all able bodied men in militia. |
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| Olive Branch Pettition, and Declaration of Causes and Necessity |
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July 5, July 6. 1. Restrain hostilities for reconciliation 2. to fight for their rights Written by John Dickinson |
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Montogemery, and Benedict Arnold took up troops by way of Champlin and Maine woods but enocuntered smallpox and blizzards |
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| Thomas Paine 1776 time to abandon the monarchy and George III and go for independence |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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July 4, 1776 involved: Jeff, Franklin, Adams, Livingston, Sherman Draft came from VA Constitution and George AMsons VA Declaration of Rights "Life lihberty, happiness" |
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| What started the Revolution |
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| Tax, Parliament involvment with laws, debts, national consciouness, lack of rep in Parliament |
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