No Taxation without representation As taxes start to pile in for the colonists they argue that they should not be taxed without having someone to represent their interests in parliament Virtual representation or implied representation isnt enough ID: 375284
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Protesting British RuleSlide2
No Taxation without representation
As taxes start to pile in for the colonists, they argue that they should not be taxed without having someone to represent their interests in parliament
Virtual representation or implied representation isn’t enough!Slide3
The Taxes
Sugar act (1764)- Tax on Molasses or sugar
Quartering Act (1765)- Colonists can be forced to house and feed British soldiers
Stamp act (1765)- only British stamps made documents legal and the stamp prices were highSlide4
Sons of liberty
Men who resisted the stamp act with more than just peaceful protests
They destroyed stamped paper and attacked the homes of British officers
The stamp act was what finally brought the colonies togetherSlide5
Back to normal?
In 1766, parliament repealed the stamp act
Colonists rejoiced! Surely England would never try anything like this again
The declaratory act-said that the British had every right to tax the colonists whenever they wanted Slide6
The Townshend Acts
Charles Townshend wanted to punish the colonists for fighting the stamp act
He got the British to place a tax on tea, glass, lead, and paint
Colonists—men and women together boycott these productsSlide7
The daughters of liberty
Women who resisted the taxes as a united group
They held “spinning bees” or gatherings where they would spin thread so as to not have to buy clothes from Britain Slide8
New Leaders emerging
Sam
adams
- a vocal member of the sons of liberty who wrote newspaper articles attacking the stamp act
Patrick henry- angry about taxation with no representation… “if this be treason…make the most of it”Slide9
And to top it off….no jury trials
For those colonists who are caught smuggling or breaking the law, their rights were stripped away
No jury of peers, but rather in “admiralty court” they were tried (these courts were operated by the
british
)