Leading up to the American Revolution Chapter 4
Before the American Revolution l Salutary Neglect (1609 -1763) – GB did not enforce laws in AC l AC= self gov’t l Navigation l Acts -1651 GB – controlled AC trade
Problems Facing Parliament l Parliament = Brit. Congress l King George III l F & I War – 1754 -1763 War=debts l Territory- Atl. Oc. To Miss. R l Control l
Proclamation of 1763 l Can’t l settle WEST of App. Mtns American Indians - i. e. Pontiac’s Rebellion
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Question l What was the name of the area that both GB and France claimed and then fought over that led to the French and Indian War? l What side did the Indians mainly fight on in the French and Indian War? l Who was the young Colonel that led a retreat from Fort Duquesne after General Braddock was shot and killed?
Sugar Act (1764) l Low Duty (import tax) on sugar/molasses l Revenue/Smuggling l can search: 1. Homes/ Ships/Warehouses
Quartering Act (1765) l Mass. Citizens must house Brit. soldiers
Questions l What laws are the British trying to enforce again dealing with imports and exports? l Why did Britain not really enforce the laws from above in the mid 1600 s until 1763? l What are the taxes paying for?
Stamp Act (1765) l tax on printed matter l Newspapers/legal documents/ playing cards
Stamp Act Repealed (1766)
Declaratory Act (1767) Parliament- full authority and AC have to follow all laws passed by them
Townshend Acts (1767) l places duties on tea/lead/glass/dyes l writs of assistance : gen. warrants – search for smugglers
Questions l Why would the colonists be upset with the writs of assistance?
Tea Act (1773) British East India Co – gets tea monopoly l THIS WAS NOT A TAX ON TEA!!!! l
Question l Even though tea was actually cheaper due to this Act, why would the colonists protest it?
Intolerable Acts (Coercive) (1774) l 4 laws-punish Boston and Mass. l 1. closed port of Boston l 2. Royal Martial Law l 3. Brit. Officials – commit crime, tried in GB l 4. New Quartering Act