PPT-Acts of the British Parliament on the Colonists

Taxes Leading to the American Revolutionary War Proclamation of 1763 The end of the French and Indian War in 1763 was a cause for great celebration in the colonies Expand to the great western frontier. Get ready to travel back in time as we learn about what happened before American’s fought for their independence from Britain!. The French and Indian War. It all started with the Ohio River. Valley.....Can you find it on the map? . including the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts as well as. American resistance to these acts through boycotts, petitions, and congresses.. Revolutionary War. Political factors and economic factors that ultimately led to the American Revolution started . Mr. Arms’ Class. January, 2010. Vocabulary. Representation. Treason. Congress. Boycott. Repeal. Imperial policy. protest. The Stamp Act. In 1765, Parliament approved the Stamp Act, which put a tax on many paper items in the colonies. . Protest to Separation. Level 2. Essential Questions. How did colonial protests against Britain escalate?. What specific British policies incited public opinion in the colonies?. Vocabulary. Zenger Case. GOOD . AFTERNOON, STUDENTS!. Please use the first . 3-5 . minutes of class to fill out 1 “K” and 2 “W’s” on your KWLS charts about…. . THE . INTOLERABLE ACTS. The intolerable acts. 1774. How did new British laws lead to greater tension between Parliament and American colonists?. Vocabulary . describe – give details about. revenue – income for the government, often through taxes. levy – establish and collect a tax. Ch.5 Lesson1. Dealing with Great Britain. Victory . in the French and Indian . War, = British control much . of North America. .. . Now they had to protect all this territory. .. King . George III issued the Proclamation of . Getting’ Rowdy in Boston!. Colonists VERY upset with . British.. News of the protests got to Parliament!. British . wanted to get colonists under control.. Sent troops to occupy colonial cities.. Troops cause trouble. They won the French and Indian war, but parliament still had to pay for it. . Taxing the Colonists . George Greenville asked Parliament to tax the colonists. They had to keep an army in the colonies to protect against attack. . Disagreements Grow. I can explain why the colonists refused to accept the new laws that Parliament passed.. I can explain why fighting broke out in Lexington and Concord.. The Boston Tea Party. WHY IT HAPPENED:. Taxation Without Representation. The colonists were British citizens but were not given a vote in Parliament (Great Britain’s Congress). Parliament passes taxes without any information or opinions from the people living in the colonies. Cause #1: English Colonial Rule. *The Navigation Acts . 1651-1673. England like many other European nations started to follow the theory of . Mercantilism. .. This meant that they were trying to build wealth by exporting more than they were importing.. How did new British laws lead to greater tension between Parliament and American colonists?. Vocabulary . describe – give details about. revenue – income for the government, often through taxes. levy – establish and collect a tax. Britain had 140 million pounds of debt after winning the 7 Years War.. Half of that debt was a result of defending the colonies. Britain looked to diminish this debt by creating Acts that asked the colonies to pay taxes.