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Caterina Hoffman 4/07/2021 Revolution Timeline (P2) Sugar Act 1764 An indirect tax (paid at the port, not in the store) Offenders were tried in admiralty courts where there was no jury and the guilty needed to prove their innocence Prime Minister George Grenville issue...

Caterina Hoffman 4/07/2021 Revolution Timeline (P2) Sugar Act 1764 An indirect tax (paid at the port, not in the store) Offenders were tried in admiralty courts where there was no jury and the guilty needed to prove their innocence Prime Minister George Grenville issued the Sugar Act The colonists protested resulting in the lowering of the tax To raise revenue to pay for the war debt and the troops stationed in the new territory First tax passed by Parliament to raise revenue (not to regulate trade) Increased the tax on sugar imported from the West Indies Quartering Act 1765 New York's legislature rejected this law and the British Parliament suspended it Some colonials refused to support As a result of the lack of colonial support for the troops during the French and Indian War Required the colonies to provide shelter and supplies for troops Stamp Act 1765 Protests Attacked stamp agents hanging them in Effigy and attacking their homes  Colonists who refused to abide by the boycott could be tarred and feathered Women worked in groups to make their own clothing Sons and daughters of the liberty openly protested the Stamp Act Nonimportation agreements Stamp Act Congress Those who did not abide by the Stamp Act would be tried in admiralty courts with no jury in which they would have to prove their innocence. Stamp Act Congress Held in New York City Nine colonies sent delegates Drew up a petition of grievances, which was sent to the crown The petition basically ignored by Great Britain Step toward colonial unity The colonists boycotted (non importation agreements) British goods, leading Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act Prime Minister Grenville argued that the colonists were "virtually represented" in Parliament Colonists argued this was "taxation without representation" Colonists do not want representation in the British Parliament; they believed only their legislatures who truly represented them could tax them to raise revenue. Colonists rejected taxes to raise revenue that came from the British Parliament where they were not represented British believed the stamp tax to be fair as they had been paying a much higher price To raise revenue to pay for the new military troops in the area  direct tax: stamps required on all legal and commercial documents and some trade items; this affected all colonists Declaratory Act 1766 Because the Stamp Act was repealed the Declaratory Act was passed This act affirmed the power of the Parliament over the colonies "in all cases whatsoever" Townshend Act 1767 The boycott led to a repeal of these taxes except for the tax on tea Protest led the British to station troops in Boston Smuggling continued Named after prime minister Townshend In reaction, the colonists boycotted British goods (non importation agreements) An indirect tax payed at ports, unlike the stamp tax, but still controversial because its purpose was to raise revenue Colonists were upset because these were not taxes to regulate trade, but rather taxes to raise revenue Import taxes on lead, glass, paper, paint, and tea To pay the salaries of royal governors and judges(to control them) Boston Massacre 1770 Sam Adams got Paul Revere to make an engraving of the Boston "Massacre" to stir up anti-British sentiment  Thousands of British troops were stationed in Boston to establish law and order due to all the protesting 11 colonial casualties 5 of which died including Crispus Attucks The British soldiers were put on trial but only two were found guilty of manslaughter A mob of 60 colonists verbally and physically attacked about 10 British troops who in return opened fire on them Committees of Correspondence 1772... Its purpose was to build unity, spread information, and maintain resistance to British policy Laid the foundation to call the first continental congress Spread through Massachusetts and ultimately to other colonies Exchange of letters to maintain resistance against British Policy Started by Samuel Adams, the leader of the Sons of Liberty, in Massachusetts Tea Act 1773 Resulted in tea "parties" The colonists saw this as a trick to get them to accept the Towshend tea acts The tea was actually cheaper (because it was only subject to the Townshend Act) than smuggled tea Gave the British East India Company a monopoly on colonial tea market Boston Tea Party 1773  Resulted in the Boston Port Act, which shut down the Boston Port Harbor until the colonists compensated the company for the lost tea Colonists dressed up as natives boarded 3 ships in the Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor Other protests occurred like in Annapolis where they burn the ships with the tea The Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams, was responsible for the Boston Tea Party In reaction to the Tea Act/Tax Intolerable Acts 1774 Quartering Act expired and renewed These laws increased support for calling the first Continental Congress Other colonies are concerned about the Boston Port Act The Boston Port Act shut down the Boston harbor until the colonists reimbursed the company for damages The colonists called them the "Intolerable" Acts Massachusetts lost some of its charter rights Town meetings were restricted British officials who killed colonists would be sent to Britain for trial Boston was put under martial law Acts were meant to punish Boston and Massachusetts Quebec Act 1774 Colonists concerned about... Right to trial by jury and representative assembly was threatened Guaranteed the French's right to be Catholic who lived right on the  border of the British Protestants Expanded Quebec's border to the Ohio River, upsetting land speculators The British pass this legislation to better govern Quebec The colonists thought this legislation was part of the Intolerable Acts in reaction to the events in Boston Extended Quebec's border to the Ohio River The French allowed to keep their customs which included not having a representative assembly or trial by jury Guaranteed the right to be Catholic First Continental Congress 1774 Famous delegates George Washington Samuel Adams Patrick Henry Promoted intercolonial activity Agreed to meet again if their grievances were not addressed by Great Britain Not a true Congress, meaning it did not have legislative powers: more of a convention than a congress The Congress appealed to Britain to address its grievances John Adams, a delegate from Massachusetts, promoted a more revolutionary course for the congress, which it was not ready for yet Held in Philadelphia  Created the Association which was a complete boycott on British goods No importing, exporting, or consumption Drafted the Declaration of Rights for the crown and the parliament which Britain rejected. 55 delegates from all colonies except Georgia Lexington and Concord 1775 Almost 300 British casualties compared to 60 American casualties At Concord the colonists fought from a fortified position, forcing the British to retreat At Lexington, the British came across colonial minute men resulting in eight colonial fatalities British forces sent to Concord looking for weapons and also John Hancock and Sam Adams, the leaders of the Sons of Liberty