No Taxation Without Representation

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No Taxation Without Representation

• Ms. Elias
• Chapter 5, Lesson 1

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Chapter 5, Lesson 1 (pg.119)
Proclamation of 1763 revenue writ of
assistance resolution effigy boycott repeal
boycott, repeal
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After the French and Indian War

• After the French and Indian War
• The British controlled more territory
• Britain needed new revenue (income ) to pay for
  the salary of the troops.
• Britain had A LOT OF DEBT!
• As a result, Britain issues new taxes on the
  colonies.

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Activity

• Read Dealing with Great Britain
• Complete the Proclamation of 1763 Organizer (see
  the board)
• Turn to page 119 and complete Geography
  Connection The Proclamation of 1763
• Questions 1 and 2

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The Road to Revolution
Taxes!
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The Road to Revolution
Taxes!
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The Smuggling Problem

• To avoid taxescolonists practice smuggling.
• Passes laws to stop smugglingwrits of
  assistance documents allowed officers to search
  anywhere for smuggled goods, including peoples
  home!
• Sugar smuggling was a HUGE problem.
• So to stop colonial smugglingthe British lower
  the taxes on molasses (sugar) coming form the
  Caribbean.

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The Road to Revolution

• Sugar Act Britain hoped that lowering the tax
  on sugar would convinced colonists to pay that
  low tax instead of smuggling sugar.

• However, the tax also allowed officers to size
  goods from accused colonial smugglers without
  going to court.

Sugar and molasses
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Colonists Reaction

• Anger!!!
• Violated their rights as British citizens.
• Argued that they had their right to a trial by
  jury and be viewed as innocent until proven
  guilty.

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The Road to Revolution
Taxes!
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Stamp Act 1765

• Puts a legal tax on legal documents such as wills
  and marriage papers, newspapers, and playing
  cards.

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Colonial Reaction

• Virginia's House of Burgessespasses a resolution
  (a formal expression of opinion) We (colony of
  Virginia) have the sole right to lay taxes!
• Stamp Act Congressonly colonial assemblies can
  tax the colonies.
• Colonists boycott (refuse to buy) British goods.

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• Sam Adams Sons of Liberty (a group of colonists)
  took to the streets and burned effigies (stuffed
  figurines) made to look like unpopular tax
  collectors
• Boycott was successfulBritain had to repeal
  (cancel) the Stamp Act!

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Activity STAMP ACT REACTION

1. What does the coffin represents? (1)
2. What does the figurine made of straw represents?
   (2)
3. What do you think this angry protestor (3) is
   about to do?
4. Why were the colonists angry about the Stamp Act?

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Taxes!
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Townshend Act 1767

• Parliament passes this law which taxes imported
  goods, such as glass, paint, paper, and tea.
• Tax paid before the goods arrive at the colonies.
  

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Colonists Reaction

• No taxation without Representation
• By now ALL taxes angered the colonists!
• Colonists boycott all British goods.
• Daughters of Liberty (women group) protested by
  asking colonists to wear homemade fabric rather
  than buying English fabric and other goods!

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The Road to Revolution
Taxes!
Intolerable Acts, 1774
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Activity Colonial Conversation

• Write a conversation between two colonists who
  disagree over Britain taxing the colonists to
  help pay off its debts from the French and Indian
  War.
• One Colonist must AGREE with the 3 taxes
• The other colonist DISAGREE with the 3 taxes.
• You must include the following
• Include the 3 tax Acts (Sugar Act, Stamp Act,
  Townshend Act)
• Explain why you agree and disagree with the tax.
  
• Have a conversationlike a play, or like you are
  texting someone!

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Activity

• Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts
• Group Work Propaganda Poster
• Pretend you are a British colonists in the 13
  colonies. Create a poster in which you protest
  against one of the three British Polices.
• The poster should include
• A reaction phrase
• An image which

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Intolerable Acts 1774

• Four laws passed to punish Massachusetts.
• Boston Harbor closed until they pay tea tax.
• Only one town meeting per year.
• Officials charged with crime will be tried in
  England.
• Quartering Act (British troops can stay in
  homes.)
• Colonial Reactionstop importing these goods,
  form 1st Cont. Congress, draft decl. of rights

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The Road to Revolution
Taxes!
Click on an Act to find out more information.