8th Grade

Here is part 2 of Section 2 of Chapter 5. I am expecting to see all of Chapter 5 Section 2 in your notebook on Tuesday.

Mr. C

5-2 part 2

Uniting in Peaceful Protest
all colonies united
Formed the Stamp Act Congress in 1765
Sent a petition to King George III and Parliament

Petition- formal written request to someone in authority signed by a group of people
Parliament ignored the petition
Colonies then boycotted British goods
Boycott- refusal to buy goods from someone or somewhere
British trade fell 14%
1766 Britain repealed the Stamp Act
Repeal- cancel or undo
Parliament added a clause that said they had the right to raise taxes in “all cases whatsoever”

The Townshend Acts
1767 Parliament opened debate of taxation in colonies
“Cowards, you are afraid of the Americans, you dare not tax America”
Townshend responded back by passing the Townshend Acts
Tax on glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea
Amounts were low but colonists still objected to the tax
Matter of principal

Searching Without Reason
Townshend Act also set up new ways to collect taxes
Custom officials sent to stop smuggling
Writ of Assistance- allowed for inspection of cargo without giving a reason
Not popular with colonists
Also allowed for searching of personal property without reason

Colonial Protests Widen
All colonists effected by the Townshend Act agreed to boycott all products taxed by this act in hopes that Britain would repeal this Act as well

Sons of Liberty
Mob like groups from Boson to Charleston that resorted to public protests and hanging of likenesses of British tax collectors
Most famous Son of Liberty- Sam Adams (not the beer, the cousin of John Adams


Daughters of Liberty
Paraded, organized petitions and boycotts and protested
“It is better to wear a homespun coat than to lose our liberty”

Some Sons and Daughters of Liberty threatened colonial merchants if they continued to buy from Britain

New Colonial Leaders
Massachusetts
Sam Adams
Failed business man
Poor public speaker
Good organizer
Arranged protests and strikes against British

Mercy Otis Warren
Taunted British officials in public plays
Abigail Adams

Virginia
George Washington
Patrick Henry
“Give me liberty or give me death”
Great speaker
Inspiration to Thomas Jefferson
Quartering Act
Colonists had to provide housing, candles, bedding and beverages soldiers
Britain revoked this act quickly after it was widely disobeyed

Boston Massacre
Britain sent 2 regiments of soldiers to protect customs officers.
Soldiers risked beatings and public insult
A Bloody Night
March 5th 1770
Colonists started insulting and throwing snowballs, ice, and oyster shells at British soldiers
Soldiers got scared as crowd grew and one fired a shot at the crowd
Riot breaks out and when smoke clears, 5 colonists lay dead.
Colonists took and blew it out of proportion for propaganda purposes and started calling it the Boston Massacre
Started showing up in newspapers (Paul Revere), and in pamphlets, and letters in other colonies
Soldiers arrested and tried in court. Defended by John Adams. They were found not guilty
Committee of Correspondence- regularly written letter informing the other colonies about goings on in Massachusetts

Temporary Calm
The same day as “massacre” Parliament rescinded most of the Townshend Act
Quartering Act rescinded
As were most of the rest of the taxes the colonists disagreed with
Kept tea tax
Most colonists liked this…tea tax was ok
Relationship between Britain and colonies calmed but underlying issues were unresolved. Representation!