Transcript Tensions Grow Between the Colonies and Great Britain

Tensions Grow Between the
Colonies and Great Britain
What British actions angered the
colonists in the 1700s?
10.1 Introduction
• The 1750s and 1760s, the colonists helped
Great Britain fight a war against France and
the Native Americans.
• This left Great Britain in a lot of debt
– Started taxing the colonists
– Angered colonists because they were not
represented in Parliament
• This led to propaganda, protests, and boycotts
10.2 The French and Indian War
• Great Britain and France both claimed the Ohio River Valley
– British wanted to farm
– French wanted to trap
• The war started in 1754 and lasted almost 10 years
• Many Native Americans sided with the French (i.e. the
French and Indian War), but some did side with the British
• French were winning at first, until British captured Quebec
in 1759
• French lost control of Canada by 1760
• The treaty in 1763 gave Canada and other land to the
British
– Also gave them a lot of debt
10.3 The Proclamation of 1763
• After the war, colonists started to move west
– Native Americans would attack the settlers that were
taking over their land
• Many died
• Proclamation of 1763
– American Indians could have the land west of the
Appalachian Mountains
– Settlers could have the land east of the Appalachian
Mountains
• Many colonists ignored the law, they didn’t like
being told what to do
10.4 The Quartering Act
• British stationed soldiers in the colonies after the war
– Protection
– control
• Britain expected colonists to pay for the protection
• 1765 The Quartering Act
– Colonists had to provide soldiers with a place to live
• Food
• Fuel
• transportation
• Colonists treated soldiers badly
10.5 The Stamp Act
• In need of more money to pay off debt, the Stamp Act
of 1765 was passed
– A tax (extra money) was to be paid on all printed papers
• Including: newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, etc.
– When the tax was paid, the item would be stamped
• Colonists were angry because they didn’t want to pay
more for everyday items
– They also had no say in these laws
• Many colonists protested and rebeled
– The Stamp Act Congress was formed to voice complaints to
Great Britain
– Great Britain repealed the Act, but passed the Townshend
Acts instead
• Townshend Acts called for taxes on all imported goods
– Goods brought into the country, particularly for sale
10.6 The Boston Massacre
• Many colonists were angered by the taxes
• They would taunt the British officials and tax collectors
– March 5, 1770
• Group of colonists started calling a soldier names and throwing
stuff at him
• Other soldiers came for back-up
• A shot was fired, followed by others leaving 5 dead
• This event was called the “Boston Massacre” by the
colonists, even though the colonists were not innocent
– As the news spread, many more colonists became
outraged by this event
• Committees of Correspondence were created for communication
among the colonies
10.7 The Boston Tea Party
• Great repealed their taxes on everything but
tea
– The colonists then started boycotting British tea
– In response, the British passed the Tea Act which
stated that colonists could only buy tea from
Great Britain
• In protest, the colonists boycotted tea and on
December 6, 1773 a group of colonists
dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston
Harbor
10.8 The Intolerable Acts
• Boston Tea Party led Parliament to pass new laws
– Coercive Acts vs Intolerable Acts
• The Acts
– Boston Port Act
• Closed Boston Harbor
– Administration of Justice Act
• British officials could only be tried in Britain
– Massachusetts Government Act
• British took over the government
– The Quebec Act
• Extended Canada
– Quartering Act
• 1774 First Continental Congress
– Discuss complaints about Great Britain
– All colonies but Georgia participated