The Colonists Resist Tighter Control

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The Colonists Resist Tighter Control
A Portrait of Crispus Attucks Being Shot In the
Boston Massacre
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Pontiacs War

• After the war, Britain continues to struggle with
  the Native Americans on the frontier
• Pontiac, a leader of the Ottawa nation, destroyed
  British forts and killed 2000 settlers in 1763
  igniting Pontiacs War
• Because of this, the British will seek ways to
  prevent future conflict

Chief Pontiac
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The Proclamation of 1763

• In order to prevent any further conflicts,
  Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763 which
  prevented colonists moving west of the
  Appalachian mountains
• This angered many colonists who felt like they
  could go where they want. Ultimately Britain
  could not enforce this

The Proclamation Line of 1763
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British Rule Leads to Conflict

• The American Perspective
• Proud of their contribution to winning the French
  and Indian War
• Expected Britain to be grateful and expected
  minimum taxes
• Increasingly identified with one another rather
  than Britain

• The British Perspective
• Britain protected the colonists against the
  French and Natives
• Felt like the colonists should pay their fair
  share of the war expenses
• Needed to keep troops in North America to prevent
  France from regaining its territories

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Acts Passed by the British Trying to Control the
Colonies

• The Sugar Act (1764) put a duty on many sugar
  products, harsh penalties for smugglers
• The Quartering Act (1765) Britain kept 10,000
  soldiers in the colonies, colonists had to
  quarter (house) them, feed them, supply them
• The Stamp Act (1765) required colonists to buy
  special stamps for all kinds of products and
  activities (newspapers, wills, licenses)

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The Colonists Response to Britains Attempt at
Tighter Control

• Protests were widespread and the colonies began
  to boycott British products
• The colonies also formed the Stamp Act Congress
  where they sent a petition to the King and
  Parliament
• The protests worked. The Stamp Act was repealed
  in 1766. However, Britain was determined to
  control their colonies (Declaratory Act)

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The Townshend Acts (1767) and the Writs of
Assistance (1767)

• The British wanted to enact taxes that would not
  upset the colonists, so the Townshend Acts taxed
  goods coming into the colonies rather than goods
  in the colonies
• Also the Writs of Assistance allowed Britain to
  search the colonists without saying what they
  were looking for
• Colonial assemblies were suspended and the
  colonists continued to protest

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The Boston Massacre (1770)

• The protests worked and Britain repealed all
  taxes except the one on tea
• The Parliament was too slow. On March 5th 1770 a
  crowd in Boston confronted British soldiers and 5
  colonists were killed and 6 were wounded

The Boston Massacre as Depicted by Paul Revere
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Boston Massacre Impact

• Tension between the colonists and Britain is at
  an all time high
• Most of the British soldiers were found innocent
  after being defended by colonial lawyer John
  Adams
• Colonial leaders (led by Samuel Adams, Johns
  cousin) formed the Committees of Correspondence
  to keep colonists informed (helped unite the
  colonies)