Road to Revolution

1
Road to Revolution

• Mercantilism, Sugar Act and Stamp Act

2
Controlling Colonial Trade

• Mercantilism- belief in the benefits of
  profitable trading.
• Navigation Acts 1656

3
French and Indian War Effects

• France is defeated by Great Britain
• Treaty of Paris 1763
• Proclamation of 1763
• Taxes
• Difference between direct and indirect taxes
• Prime Minister George Greenville adds new taxes
  to pay off war debt
• Colonists felt these were internal taxes and
  colonists should be able to vote. "No taxation
  without representation"

4

• Sugar Act-(direct tax)- aimed to stop illegal
  trade with Spain and France
• In many ways an enforcement of which law
• Stamp Act-(direct tax)- tax on legal documents.
• Stamp Act Congress-9 colonies joined together and
  protest of the act.

• Boycotted and repealed in March 1766. Why???
• Sons of Liberty- harassed tax collectors/agents
• Samuel Adams, Dr. Joseph Warren, Paul
  Revere-leaders of the Sons of Liberty
• Daughters of Liberty-How did they help?